Bill banning Triple Talaq is aimed at securing justice to women: Vice President
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has hailed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, passed in the Rajya Sabha the other day, and said that it was aimed at securing gender rights and justice to women.
Triple Talaq Bill will empower Muslim women : Manipur CM
Imphal, Jul 31 (UNI)Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said India is moving in the right direction as the Triple Talaq bill aims at ensuring gender dignity, justice and equality.
Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq bill, Modi calls it victory of gender justice
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS): After facing a hurdle in the Upper House the last time, the contentious Triple Talaq bill on Tuesday finally passed the test of the Rajya Sabha amid walkouts by various political parties which brought down the majority mark.
NDA looks to pass triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): After the Right To Information (RTI) Amendment, 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is looking to pass the triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday despite lacking the required number in the lower house of the parliament.
Lok Sabha passes bill to criminalise instant triple talaq
New Delhi, Jul 25 (IBNS): The contentious bill to criminalise instant triple talaq was passed in the Lok Sabha amid a walkout by the opposition Congress party.
Hope the Triple Talaq Bill gets passed in the Parliament: DCW chief Swati Maliwal
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati Maliwal has expressed hope that the 'Triple Talaq bill " would be passed in Parliament on Friday.
New Triple Talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): A new and fresh bill to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims has been tabled in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the parliament).
New Triple Talaq Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi, June 21 (UNI): A new and fresh bill to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Will come to power and scrap triple talaq bill, says Congress; BJP calls it 'appeasement politics'
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Drawing sharp criticism from the ruling BJP for its alleged "appeasement politics" ahead of the General Elections, Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev said her party will come to power and scrap the triple talaq bill, which aims to end the practice of instant divorce to wives in Muslim community orally, media reports said.
Parliament Session: Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die, Citizenship Bill and Triple Talaq Bill lapse
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : In a major development, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on the last day of the budget session on Wednesday which resulted in the lapse of the much-debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018.
Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die, Citizenship Bill and Triple Talaq Bill lapse
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on the last day of the budget session on Wednesday resulting in the lapse of the much debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018.
Citizenship Amendment and Triple Talaq Bills to lapse if not passed by Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, seeking to grant citizenship to minorities from few neighbouring countries seeking refuge in India and The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 for abolishing the triple talaq system, will lapse if they do not get passage in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the last day of the Budget session.
Triple talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha; Congress, AIADMK walk out
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The revised version of the triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, was passed in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Congress blocked Triple Talaq bill due to vote-bank politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): Slamming the Congress, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has alleged that the opposition party indulged in vote-bank politics while blocking the Triple Talaq Bill, which received the cabinet's nod on Wednesday.