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Will introduce 'law' if SC strikes down Triple Talaq: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): With the hearing over Triple Talaq entering its third day today, the Centre on Monday assured the Supreme Court that it will come out with a law to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if Triple Talaq is upheld as invalid.
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Male Muslims cannot universally dissolve marriage: Najma Heptullah
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Manipur [India], May 13 (ANI): Hailing Supreme Court's decision of examining whether the practice of triple talaq is 'is fundamental to religion' and whether 'it falls in the category of enforceable fundamental rights, Manipur Governor, Najma Heptullah on Saturday dubbed
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Triple talaq row: Cannot abolish 'Islamic process', says cleric
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Kanpur [India], May 13 (ANI): Criticising senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid's 'objectionable' statement on the Islamic divorce system of triple talaq being constitutionally unjustifiable, Muslim cleric Maulana Sajid Rashidi said it cannot be abolished, as it is
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UP: Woman gives talaq over dowry abuse
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): While petitions are being heard over the practice of triple talaq, a Muslim woman on Friday took to the Shariyat to divorce her husband after being mistreated by him and his family over a tussle regarding the exchange of dowry.
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Triple talaq about gender discrimination, not religion or politics: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai [India], May 12 (ANI): With the Muslim community's practice of triple talaq being discussed in the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday dubbed the issue as one that breaches gender equality.
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Ousted BSP leader cries foul, says Mayawati called Muslims 'traitors&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Coming down heavily on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, ousted party leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui on Thursday accused the former of labelling the Muslims as 'traitors' after debacle in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
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Triple talaq hearing: AIMPLB confident of verdict 'as per Constitutio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Ahead of the commencement of the Supreme Court's hearing of petition pleas challenging the practice of triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday said it was confident that the verdict would be given keeping
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Supreme Court to begin hearing on validity of triple talaq today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today commence its marathon hearing over a batch of pleas by Muslim women rejecting their religious convention of practicing triple talaq.
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Muslim women recite Hanuman Chalisa to end triple talaq
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Proving yet again that India has its 'unity in diversity', Muslim women in Varanasi were seen reciting Hanuman Chalisa ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing of the batch of pleas filed to end triple talaq.
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RSS responsible for India's division: Imam Barkati
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Nurur Rehman Imam Barkati on Wednesday alleged that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was the one which helped the British when East India Company was ruling India, adding that if any Muslim would support the right-wi
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Triple Talaq: Ahead of mega SC hearing, here is all you need to know
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): As India continues to witness heated debates and dramatic developments on the controversial Islamic tradition of Triple Talaq, the Supreme Court on Thursday is set to begin its marathon hearing over the batch of pleas by Muslim women condemning the custom.
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Need to change mentality, not Shariyat: Muslim cleric
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): After as many as 25 leaders from the Muslim Community, under the umbrella of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the triple talaq issue, Muslim cleric Imam Umer lyasi on Wednesday said there was a need to change the mentality, n
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