Triple Talaq
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Muslim women will not tolerate interference in Sharia, says All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board
India | Oct 20, 2016, 07:37 AM ISTIn the backdrop of ongoing debate over change in Muslim personal law, women members of All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday said that Muslim women are safe and secure in Sharia law and that they will not tolerate any interferenc
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'Triple talaq' should be judged on yardstick of equality, says Arun Jaitley
National | Oct 16, 2016, 07:21 PM ISTThe practice of "triple talaq" will have to be judged on the yardstick of equality and the right to live with dignity, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. "Personal laws have to be constitutionally
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Stand on 'triple talaq' in sync with constitution, says Centre
India | Oct 15, 2016, 09:55 PM ISTThe central government on Saturday backed its stand on triple talaq, saying that their decision is based on the principles of gender equality, justice and is in a state of harmony with the soul of
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Take all into confidence on Uniform Civil Code: Congress tells govt
National | Oct 14, 2016, 11:53 PM ISTPrincipal opposition party Congress today said that the Uniform Civil Code in the country cannot be put into effect till all stakeholders are taken into confidence.
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Don't politicise ‘Triple Talaq’: Modi govt tells Muslim board
National | Oct 14, 2016, 05:03 PM ISTThe Narendra Modi government has asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Boad (AIMPLB) to refrain from politicising the issue of ‘Triple Talaq’ by linking it with the ‘Uniform Civil Code’.
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Triple Talaq: Modi govt does not intend to review its stand in SC, says Union Law Minister
National | Oct 13, 2016, 06:35 PM ISTUnion Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today made it clear that the central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not intend to change its stand on the issue of ‘Triple Talaq’ in the Supreme Court.
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Triple talaq being given un-Islamic interpretation: Najma Heptulla
National | Oct 13, 2016, 08:50 AM ISTFormer Union minister and Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on Wednesday said that the practice of 'triple talaq' is being given an 'un-Islamic' interpretation by certain quarters.
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Divorce, polygamy intrinsic part of Islam: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind slams govt's stand on Triple Talaq
India | Oct 12, 2016, 07:15 AM ISTJamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), one of the prominent Muslim organisations, has come out strongly against the government's stand on triple talaq, insisting that there should be no interference "in the belief and religion of any citizen".
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Centre can hold referendum on ‘Triple Talaq’ , says AIMPLB member Zafaryab Jilani
India | Oct 11, 2016, 03:03 PM ISTAll India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Zafaryab Jilani today said that 90 per cent Muslim women support the ‘Sharia Law’ and that the central government can hold a referendum on the issue of ‘Triple Talaq’.
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Triple Talaq: ‘Secular’ India can’t let women suffer under a derogatory system, says Modi govt
National | Oct 08, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTThe Narendra Modi government today made it clear that in a secular country like India , women cannot be allowed to suffer under an arbitrary and derogatory system like ‘Triple Talaq’.
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'Triple Talaq' system ‘unjust’ for Muslim women, says BJP
National | Oct 08, 2016, 05:34 PM ISTThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today supported the central government’s stand on ‘Triple Talaq’ system in the Supreme Court.
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Centre opposes triple talaq, urges SC to see practice in light on gender justice
India | Oct 07, 2016, 06:01 PM ISTThe central government today told the Supreme Court that it is against the practice of triple talaq that allows a Muslim man to divorce his wife by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ three times. The
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Ban triple talaq, punish men who give divorce arbitrarily, demands All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board
India | Oct 06, 2016, 10:20 AM ISTAll India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) has decided approach the Supreme Court seeking banning triple talaq and punish men who give divorce arbitrarily as well.
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Triple talaq not in conformity with Sharia; it is ‘unfair, unreasonable and discriminatory’: Centre to tell SC
India | Sep 24, 2016, 09:35 AM ISTThe Narendra Modi government is likely to take a tough stance against triple talaq in the Supreme Court.
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Centre set to oppose Triple Talaq in Supreme Court citing women rights
India | Sep 23, 2016, 08:15 PM ISTBatting in favour of women, the Centre is all set to will oppose Triple Talaq in Supreme Court, asserting that the issue should not be seen from the prism of uniform civil code. The Law
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‘Triple talaq’ can be regulated, feels government
India | Sep 22, 2016, 01:29 PM ISTThe government feels that matrimonial issues relating to divorce and maintenance, including the contentious triple talaq, can be regulated as it is a matter of fair or unfair religious practice.
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Centre likely to oppose Triple Talaq in Supreme Court citing women rights
India | Sep 18, 2016, 04:49 PM ISTBatting in favour of women rights, the Centre is likely to oppose the Triple Talaq practice asserting that the issue should not be seen from the prism of uniform civil code, a highly placed government
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Centre likely to oppose Triple Talaq in Supreme Court
India | Sep 15, 2016, 07:42 AM ISTThe Centre is likely to oppose the practise of triple talaq batting in favour of women's rights as it is expected to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court today. An inter-ministerial committee led by
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Triple talaq: GoM discusses govt’s stand to be taken in Supreme Court
National | Sep 15, 2016, 12:05 AM ISTA group of Union ministers today deliberated on the government’s stand to be taken in the Supreme Court on the issue of Muslim practices of polygamy, triple talaq and nikah halala.
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File response on triple talaq in four weeks: Supreme Court tells Centre
India | Sep 05, 2016, 05:00 PM ISTThe Centre has been granted four weeks’ time to file its reply on a batch of petitions on triple talaq and the plight of Muslim women, the Supreme Court said today. An SC bench comprising