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Parliament Rejects Resolution Seeking Funds To Modernise Madrasas
Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected a resolution which sought creation of a special fund for modernisation of madrassas in view of educational and social backwardness of Muslims, especially women.
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BJP May Have No Muslim Face In Parliament After Rajya Sabha List
The party has announced 22 candidates for the upper house elections to be held on June 10, and none of them is a Muslim.
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Social Media Should Be Accountable for Women’s Safety in Cyberspace: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in Rajya Sabha said that it was important to make social media accountable to ensure that women were made safe everywhere, including cyberspace.
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"Proud To Be Hindustani Muslim": Ghulam Nabi Azad's Rajya Sabha Farewell Speech
Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad during his retirement speech in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday summed up his more than four-decade-old political career in few Urdu couplets and a brief speech.
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"Against NRC, Muslims Must Be In Citizenship Law": BJP Ally Akali Dal
The Shiromani Akali Dal is "totally against the NRC" and wants Muslims to be included in the list of refugees seeking citizenship under the citizenship law, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral told NDTV today
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed parliament on Wednesday after being cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 99 against, amid violent protests in several parts of the Northeast. The controversial legislation was cleared by the Lok Sabha two days earlier with the support of 334 MPs in the house where the government enjoys a brut...
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"Sardar Patel Will Be Angry If He Meets Narendra Modi": Congress Leader
Attacking the ruling BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma referred to the Hindu belief in reincarnation to take a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be very upset at PM Modi over the citizenship bill if they met, the Congress leader remarked to the amusemen...
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"Muslims Needn't Worry": Amit Shah In Parliament On Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Home Minister Amit Shah, tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, said Muslims of the country need not fear, "they are and will remain citizens of the country".
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with 125 voting for it and 99 against, two days after its passage in the lower house. The controversial legislation was tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which had a majority mark of 105, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill has been slammed by rights groups as well as opp...
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US Commission Statement On Citizenship Bill Not "Accurate": Government
India has said the statement made by a committee of the US government on religious freedom after the Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was "regrettable". The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) had asked the US government to "consider sanctions against the Home Minister and other principal leadership" for tryin...
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears 1st Step At Midnight After Fiery Debate: 10 Facts
The Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha around midnight on Monday after nearly 7 hours of heated discussions, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. It will be presented in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the opposition criticism that it violates the constitution's core principles of equality...
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Triple Talaq Bill Only One Part Of Many Attacks On Muslim Identity Since 2014: Asaduddin Owaisi
The Triple Talaq bill should be seen only as one part of many attacks on Muslim identity since the NDA government came to power in 2014, AIMIM president Asauddin Owaisi has claimed.
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Bill On 'Triple Talaq' Clears Rajya Sabha, Centre Says 'Historic Day'
The contentious bill to ban 'Triple Talaq', which failed the Rajya Sabha test last time, sailed through the upper house today aided by a series of walkouts and abstentions. The bill, which sought to end the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice, saw stiff opposition when it was presented in the Lok Sabha.
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Parliament Rejects Resolution Seeking Funds To Modernise Madrasas
Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected a resolution which sought creation of a special fund for modernisation of madrassas in view of educational and social backwardness of Muslims, especially women.
-
BJP May Have No Muslim Face In Parliament After Rajya Sabha List
The party has announced 22 candidates for the upper house elections to be held on June 10, and none of them is a Muslim.
-
Social Media Should Be Accountable for Women’s Safety in Cyberspace: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in Rajya Sabha said that it was important to make social media accountable to ensure that women were made safe everywhere, including cyberspace.
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"Proud To Be Hindustani Muslim": Ghulam Nabi Azad's Rajya Sabha Farewell Speech
Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad during his retirement speech in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday summed up his more than four-decade-old political career in few Urdu couplets and a brief speech.
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"Against NRC, Muslims Must Be In Citizenship Law": BJP Ally Akali Dal
The Shiromani Akali Dal is "totally against the NRC" and wants Muslims to be included in the list of refugees seeking citizenship under the citizenship law, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral told NDTV today
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed parliament on Wednesday after being cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 99 against, amid violent protests in several parts of the Northeast. The controversial legislation was cleared by the Lok Sabha two days earlier with the support of 334 MPs in the house where the government enjoys a brut...
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"Sardar Patel Will Be Angry If He Meets Narendra Modi": Congress Leader
Attacking the ruling BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma referred to the Hindu belief in reincarnation to take a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be very upset at PM Modi over the citizenship bill if they met, the Congress leader remarked to the amusemen...
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"Muslims Needn't Worry": Amit Shah In Parliament On Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Home Minister Amit Shah, tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, said Muslims of the country need not fear, "they are and will remain citizens of the country".
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament, Soon To Be Law Amid Protests
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with 125 voting for it and 99 against, two days after its passage in the lower house. The controversial legislation was tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which had a majority mark of 105, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill has been slammed by rights groups as well as opp...
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US Commission Statement On Citizenship Bill Not "Accurate": Government
India has said the statement made by a committee of the US government on religious freedom after the Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was "regrettable". The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) had asked the US government to "consider sanctions against the Home Minister and other principal leadership" for tryin...
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears 1st Step At Midnight After Fiery Debate: 10 Facts
The Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha around midnight on Monday after nearly 7 hours of heated discussions, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. It will be presented in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the opposition criticism that it violates the constitution's core principles of equality...
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Triple Talaq Bill Only One Part Of Many Attacks On Muslim Identity Since 2014: Asaduddin Owaisi
The Triple Talaq bill should be seen only as one part of many attacks on Muslim identity since the NDA government came to power in 2014, AIMIM president Asauddin Owaisi has claimed.
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Bill On 'Triple Talaq' Clears Rajya Sabha, Centre Says 'Historic Day'
The contentious bill to ban 'Triple Talaq', which failed the Rajya Sabha test last time, sailed through the upper house today aided by a series of walkouts and abstentions. The bill, which sought to end the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice, saw stiff opposition when it was presented in the Lok Sabha.
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Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Triple Talaq Bill In Big Win For Modi Government
Parliament today passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The upper house earlier rejected the motion to send the contentious triple talaq bill - that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence - to select committee for further scrutiny. The passage of the bill was supported by a non-aligned Biju Janata Dal, while N...
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
