Triple Talaq In Rajya Sabha

Trinamool Congress lawmaker Derek O'Brien today slammed the government over what the opposition has called the "hurried" passage of bills in the ongoing parliament session. The attack comes a day after the contentious bill to ban 'Triple Talaq' sailed through the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha.

A tweet by Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti condemning the bill that criminalises the practice of instant 'Triple Talaq' sparked a war of words with National Conference's Omar Abdullah on Tuesday evening, shortly after it was passed by Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a minority.

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.

The bill to ban Triple Talaq, opposed bitterly since the idea was floated in the first term of the Narendra Modi government, unexpectedly passed the Rajya Sabha test today. Despite the shortage of numbers in the NDA, the opposition crumbled. While the stand of the non-aligned parties helped the bill, what further aided it was a huge hole in the opp...

The Narendra Modi government's flagship bill to ban instant Triple Talaq passed smoothly through the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, aided by a long list of absentees, abstentions and walkouts. Prominent among them was Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party, whose two lawmakers abstained despite their party leader's repeated assura...

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday night about the flood in Bihar in which 127 people have died in the last few weeks. PM Modi's call came the evening before the contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq takes the Rajya Sabha test.

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...

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...

As many as 17 opposition parties wrote to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu today to express anguish over the "hurried" passage of bills in the present parliament with little or no scrutiny. Terming it as a gross departure from established practice, they claimed that 14 bills had been passed in the current Lok Sabha with barely a second look.

The contentious bill that would criminalise instant triple talaq was passed by the Lok Sabha today. The battle over the bill -- which provides for a jail term for Muslim men who can get an instant divorce by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- raged through the day.

Triple Talaq Bill Updates: The bill to ban instant Triple Talaq is being discussed in the Lok Sabha. The Bill has been taken up for consideration amid opposition from Congress and other parties. Opposition is against the bill in its current form, contending that it would end up victimising Muslims.

A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...

A fresh bill to make instant Triple Talaq illegal, which got stalled in the upper house of Parliament and lapsed, has been cleared by the cabinet. The bill will be introduced in the coming budget session of parliament which begins on Monday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

The government will bring a bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq again in Parliament, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Monday.

Trinamool Congress lawmaker Derek O'Brien today slammed the government over what the opposition has called the "hurried" passage of bills in the ongoing parliament session. The attack comes a day after the contentious bill to ban 'Triple Talaq' sailed through the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha.

A tweet by Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti condemning the bill that criminalises the practice of instant 'Triple Talaq' sparked a war of words with National Conference's Omar Abdullah on Tuesday evening, shortly after it was passed by Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a minority.

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.

The bill to ban Triple Talaq, opposed bitterly since the idea was floated in the first term of the Narendra Modi government, unexpectedly passed the Rajya Sabha test today. Despite the shortage of numbers in the NDA, the opposition crumbled. While the stand of the non-aligned parties helped the bill, what further aided it was a huge hole in the opp...

The Narendra Modi government's flagship bill to ban instant Triple Talaq passed smoothly through the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, aided by a long list of absentees, abstentions and walkouts. Prominent among them was Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party, whose two lawmakers abstained despite their party leader's repeated assura...

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday night about the flood in Bihar in which 127 people have died in the last few weeks. PM Modi's call came the evening before the contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq takes the Rajya Sabha test.

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...

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...

As many as 17 opposition parties wrote to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu today to express anguish over the "hurried" passage of bills in the present parliament with little or no scrutiny. Terming it as a gross departure from established practice, they claimed that 14 bills had been passed in the current Lok Sabha with barely a second look.

The contentious bill that would criminalise instant triple talaq was passed by the Lok Sabha today. The battle over the bill -- which provides for a jail term for Muslim men who can get an instant divorce by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- raged through the day.

Triple Talaq Bill Updates: The bill to ban instant Triple Talaq is being discussed in the Lok Sabha. The Bill has been taken up for consideration amid opposition from Congress and other parties. Opposition is against the bill in its current form, contending that it would end up victimising Muslims.

A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...

A fresh bill to make instant Triple Talaq illegal, which got stalled in the upper house of Parliament and lapsed, has been cleared by the cabinet. The bill will be introduced in the coming budget session of parliament which begins on Monday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

The government will bring a bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq again in Parliament, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Monday.