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Usually, there is a lottery system for the selection of Haj pilgrims. However, I would like to suggest that single women pilgrims be excluded from this system, Modi further added. (Photo: ANI)

PM bans bias: Muslim women can now go for Haj without male guardian

Addressing the nation through 39th edition of 'Mann ki Baat', the PM said around 1,300 women applied for Haj without a...

31 Dec 2017 5:27 PM IST

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

Triple talaq ban alone can't help us: Muslim women seek ban on...

'I welcome the move but men will now take advantage of law and indulge in polygamy openly,' says 33-yr-old Rizwana, a...

30 Dec 2017 9:31 AM IST

Under the proposed law, instant triple talaq in any form will be illegal and void, be it through a pronouncement by the husband, or in writing, by email, SMS or on WhatsApp.

Talaq ban bill can be made more effective

Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, while moving the bill, said 300 cases were reported in the present year.

30 Dec 2017 12:13 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee stays mum on triple talaq bill

The Bill banning Triple Talaq was extensive debated before being passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

29 Dec 2017 3:14 AM IST

Under the proposed law, instant triple talaq in any form will be illegal and void, be it through a pronouncement by the husband, or in writing, by email, SMS or on WhatsApp.

Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill

LS on Thursday passed a bill making instant triple talaq illegal with up to 3 years in jail, fine for the husband.

29 Dec 2017 2:49 AM IST

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the law is about justice and respect for women and is not about any religion or community, adding that the practice of instant triple has continued despite the Supreme Court order terming it void. (photo: ANI | Twitter)

Several parties speak up against triple talaq bill

The bill makes instant triple talaq illegal and void and has a provision for awarding a jail term of up to three years...

29 Dec 2017 12:30 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah leaves after the Winter Session of the Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

New era of hope for Muslim women: Amit Shah hails triple talaq bill...

He congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the entire BJP-led NDA government for the passage of the bill.

28 Dec 2017 9:20 PM IST

Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017. Muslim women hail it as a victory. (Photo: ANI)

Lok Sabha passes bill that criminalises instant triple talaq

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had tabled the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 in the...

28 Dec 2017 7:31 PM IST

Law Minister said that the main question before the house is that when Islamic countries have regulated provisions of triple talaq then can India, which is a secular nation, remain silent on the issue. (Photo: PTI)

Govt tables triple talaq bill in LS, says it's about women rights, not...

The Law Minister informed the House that at least 100 triple talaq cases have come to light after the SC banned it in...

28 Dec 2017 5:05 PM IST

On Sunday, the AIMPLB also requested the government to withdraw and withhold the bill on triple talaq, claiming that it is against women and children, and if implemented, would destroy many families. (Photo: ANI)

Govt using triple talaq' for political interests: Muslim personal law...

A bill which seeks to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaq was tabled in Lok Sabha by Ravi Shankar Prasad on...

28 Dec 2017 4:36 PM IST

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the law is about justice and respect for women and is not about any religion or community, adding that the practice of instant triple has continued despite the Supreme Court order terming it void. (photo: ANI | Twitter)

Triple Talaq bill introduced in LS, Ravi Shankar calls it historic...

Bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of 3 yrs for the husband, was introduced in...

28 Dec 2017 1:37 PM IST

It is ironic that the BJP, when raising the issue of triple talaq, is claiming to speak for the interests of Muslim women when its leaders like Yogi Adityanath are busy demonising the Muslim community. (Representational image)

Ahead of triple talaq bill introduction, Muslim man divorces wife

However, UP Police said they can't do anything as the woman has not filed a complaint against her husband as of now.

28 Dec 2017 10:16 AM IST