Triple talaq bill

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave his assent to the Triple Talaq Bill, making the practice of giving instant triple talaq orally a criminal offence with provisions of a jail term of up to three years.The…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) NDA partner Janata Dal (United) on Thursday opposed the contentious Triple Talaq Bill which was moved by the government in the Lok Sabha.Participating in the discussion over The Muslim Women (Protection of…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Moving for consideration and passage, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that a contentious Bill that advocates three years jail for a husband who goes for Triple Talaq was needed to provide…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government is likely to take Triple Talaq Bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Congress is all set to oppose the Bill in the current form saying it should consult with the community…

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other MPs on Monday took oath in the 17th Lok Sabha which will see the passing of the Union Budget and some key legislations including the Triple Talaq Bill being on top of…

Npnews24 online Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party and BJP ally Janata Dal (United) said it will not support the BJP-led NDA government at the centre on the issue of triple talaq in the Rajya Sabha. “Janata Dal-United is…

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS)- Ahead of the Central government's move to move the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, the Opposition parties on Monday held a meeting and decided to demand that the bill be referred to the select committee for…

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS): Calling the Triple Talaq Bill passed by the Lok Sabha as "arbitrary, excessive, and violative of fundamental rights", rights activists and organisations on Thursday appealed to Rajya Sabha members to "withdraw the…

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 that makes instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat a criminal offence, with a jail term of up to three years with a…

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS): BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday likened the practice of triple talaq with long abolished 'sati-pratha', saying the practice of divorce among Indian Muslims is not related to Islam but is a social…