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Centre passed an ordinance imposing three year penalty on husband who gives triple talaq.

Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill after Congress, AIADMK walk out

The Bill was taken up in the House for debate amid uproar by opposition parties.

27 Dec 2018 7:18 PM IST

Speaking in Lok Sabha before moving the resolution, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the triple talaq bill, which seeks imprisonment for Muslim men accused of instant divorce, is not about politics but empowerment and justice for women. (Photo: File | Screengrab LSTV)

Triple talaq bill about justice: Govt as Oppn seeks bill be sent to...

Opposing the bill, Congress MP said real purpose of the bill was not to empower Muslim women but to 'penalise' Muslim...

27 Dec 2018 4:51 PM IST

Big day for Muslim women, govt will pass triple talaq bill: Vijay Goel

The Cabinet passed an ordinance and now the government is going to free all Muslim women from triple talaq,' said MP...

27 Dec 2018 1:33 PM IST

Lok Sabha to take up National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, today

The Bill will be moved by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda.

27 Dec 2018 12:15 PM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Lok Sabha to take up Bill to prohibit triple talaq today

BJP issued whip to be present on Dec 27 when Bill to ban instant triple talaq is taken up for discussion and likely to...

27 Dec 2018 10:47 AM IST

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Cong may move motion against BJP govt in LS

However, the Cong Party claimed that the very next day, on December 19 the portion No Madam Speaker was deleted and...

25 Dec 2018 1:22 AM IST

NCP President Sharad Pawar has told the party not to consider his name as he will not be a candidate. (Photo: ANI)

Congress, NCP pact on 40 of 48 Maharashtra Lok Sabha seats

During 2014 general elections, Congress had fielded political contenders for 27 constituencies in Maharashtra, NCP had...

24 Dec 2018 5:22 PM IST

Election in Jayanagar was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B N Vijayakumar, who was holding the seat. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Row over yatra in Bengal

The very idea of democracy will be nullified if such impediments are placed in the path of normal political activities.

22 Dec 2018 12:03 AM IST

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: PTI)

Expect self-discipline from MPs: LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

The House has not functioned properly ever since Winter Session began, as members of different parties created uproar...

21 Dec 2018 6:11 PM IST

Lok Sabha proceedings were paralysed as opposition parties stormed the Well as soon as it met and continued with their noisy protests over a number of issues. (Photo: File/AP)

Lok Sabha to take up triple talaq bill for discussion on Dec 27

Under the proposed law, giving instant triple talaq will be illegal and void; will attract jail term of three years for...

20 Dec 2018 6:23 PM IST

An ongoing trial in Phnom Penh of Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles on charges of running an illegal surrogacy business. ( Photo: AP)

Lok Sabha passes Bill that bars commercial surrogacy

The rules and regulations of the law will define close relatives, he added. The bill also has penal provision for misuse...

20 Dec 2018 3:00 AM IST

Mr Sibal, supplemented by saying this (triple talaq) is something which is not permanent or immutable. (Representational image)

Fresh bill introduced in LS to make triple talaq penal an offence

The earlier bill, passed by the Lok Sabha was still pending in the Rajya Sabha

17 Dec 2018 4:48 PM IST