The new law The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 makes talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void and illegal. New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the triple talaq bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The gazette notification, published Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passedRead More

On Wednesday, a senior police officer in Barabanki faced uneasy moments when the girl student asked him if she would face the same fate as the Unnao rape survivor. New Delhi: Amid massive outrage over the car crash case of the Unnao rape survivor, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the question on the minds of all women and girls in Uttar Pradesh is whether voices against a resourceful person, who has done wrong, will be heard. In a tweet in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said, “‘If some resourcefulRead More

Parliament LIVE: Three bills — The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019; The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019; and The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019 — will be moved for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha today. The UAPA Bill comes in the backdrop of opposition parties alleging that legislations are being bull-dozed through Parliament. Meanwhile, in Lok Sabha, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019; The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2019; and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be moved forRead More

The bill introduced in the Lok Sabha seeks to do away with nomination of the president of the Indian National Congress as a trustee of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust. New Delhi: Emboldened by the passage of the Triple Talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha, and to the displeasure of the Congress party, the government may push for another legislation in the Upper House to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill introduced in the Lok Sabha seeks to do away with nomination of the president ofRead More

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that electricity would be free for those who consume less than 200 units. New Delhi: In a pre-election sop, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that electricity in the capital would be free for those who consume less than 200 units a month while those who consume between 201 and 400 units would be given a 50 per cent subsidy by the state government. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said Delhi had the cheapest electricity in the country and this wasRead More