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She ended the letter with a line from poet Muhammad Iqbals Sare Jahan Se Accha -- Majhab nahi sikhata, Aapas mein bair rakhna,\ (Religion does not teach us to bear ill-will among ourselves). (Photo: ANI)India
Minority communities facing 'horrendous acts of mobocracy': Nusrat...

Four years ago, Mohd Ikhlaq, 52, was killed by a mob of villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri on suspicion of cow...

25 July 2019 8:45 PM IST

Speaker Ramesh KumarIndia
Independent K'taka MLA R Shankar, 2 others disqualified by Speaker

Karnataka rebel MLA R Shankar disqualified by Speaker 2 days after fall of Kumaraswamy government.

25 July 2019 8:19 PM IST

Moving the bill for consideration, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the legislation was a must for gender equality and justice as despite an August 2017 Supreme Court verdict striking down the practice of instant triple talaq, women are being divorced by talaq-e-biddat. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)India
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill; Congress, TMC, JD(U) walked out

The Bill, which was passed with 302 votes in favour and 82 against in a division, will now be tabled in Rajya Sabha.

25 July 2019 6:54 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee addressing the press conference (Photo: ANI)India
Mamata urges PM Modi to call all-party meeting on public funding of...

Lok Sabha Election 2019 was held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019.

25 July 2019 6:49 PM IST

There have been over 36 scams in the state in Nitish Kumars term. We demand that an investigation be conducted in this regard by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Devi, the former chief minister of Bihar told reporters. (Photo: ANI)India
Rabri Devi accuses Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi of corruption, demands...

Chants of 'shame' and 'resign' were aimed at Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi respectively.

25 July 2019 5:55 PM IST

Sadhvi Pragya on whom there are several serious accusations has been set free, Mufti said. (Photo: ANI)India
PDP not to support government on RTI bill in Rajya Sabha

Jammu and Kashmir has its own RTI Act 2009. No question of supporting the RTI bill in Rajya Sabha,' the PDP also said.

25 July 2019 5:53 PM IST

Tamil Nadu politician M. VaikoIndia
Vaiko, four other leaders take oath as Rajya Sabha members

When the House met for the day, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu called for oath or affirmation of the new members.

25 July 2019 5:10 PM IST

He said that the Bill is in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution as it discriminates between Muslim women and women of other religion. (Photo: ANI)India
Bring laws for all communities, not just Muslims: Cong leader on...

The Bill which has been tabled is another way to jail Muslims,' Congress MP from Kishanganj, Mohammad Jawed said.

25 July 2019 5:02 PM IST

Nobody wants to see a husband and wife getting separated but if such a situation occurs, a couple takes the decision after due consent and trust. You cannot take decisions on their behalf by imposing such a law, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh added. (Photo: ANI)India
JD(U) walks out of LS after opposing Triple Talaq Bill

JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh said instead of imposing such a law, the government should spread awareness among that...

25 July 2019 4:27 PM IST

On June 19, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao had announced that the government has decided to construct a new Assembly and Secretariat at the old site after the Centre denied permission for construction at Bison Polo Ground. (Photo: ANI)India
TDP holds 'Chalo Secretariat' protest against Assembly, Secretariat...

The state govt has abruptly decided to demolish the buildings. We firmly oppose it,' TDP's Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy...

25 July 2019 4:20 PM IST

Shashi TharoorIndia
Shashi Tharoor appears before Delhi court over his 'scorpion on...

The court was hearing a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajeev Babbar.

25 July 2019 4:15 PM IST

Speaker Ramesh KumarIndia
Still going through resignations: Karnataka Speaker on rebel MLAs

The Congress-JD(S) coalition government fell on Tuesday as it lost the trust vote in the Assembly.

25 July 2019 4:00 PM IST

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