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'NCW ready to submit its opinion on triple talaq if SC asks'

The apex court has fixed a six-day schedule for hearing, in which three days are available for those challenging triple talaq and three days for those defending it.

May 17, 2017, 16:36 PM IST

Women can pronounce triple talaq, ask for very high 'mehr', AIMPLB tells Supreme Court

The AIMPLB on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that triple talaq was a "sin and undesirable" act.

May 17, 2017, 11:40 AM IST

Centre will come out with new law for Muslims if triple talaq is held invalid, unconstitutional: AG to SC

The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will come out with a law to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if triple talaq is held invalid and unconstitutional by the court.

May 15, 2017, 13:59 PM IST

Triple talaq: Will hear issues related to polygamy, 'nikah halala' later, says SC

The Supreme Court, which is hearing bench of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq, on Monday said that it will also hear issues related to 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims.

May 15, 2017, 11:13 AM IST

Supreme Court asks if triple talaq is fundamental to Islam; polygamy among Muslims may not be debated

The Supreme Court on Thursday raised a question if 'triple talaq' is fundamental to Islam.

May 11, 2017, 23:21 PM IST

Will not intervene if 'triple talaq' is integral part of Islam: CJI

The Supreme Court began the hearing on triple talaq and nikah halala today.

May 11, 2017, 17:14 PM IST

How triple talaq case reached Supreme Court – Must Read

Shayara Bano is the petitioner who moved the Supreme Court on the 'triple talaq' issue.

May 11, 2017, 14:58 PM IST

Is triple talaq fundamental to Islam? asks Supreme Court; Centre maintains it`s unconstitutional

The Muslim women who have filed the petitions have challenged the practice of triple talaq in which the husband, quite often, pronounces talaq thrice in one go.

May 11, 2017, 11:09 AM IST

Triple talaq: Five judges of 5 different religions on Supreme Court's bench; hearing begins today

The Supreme Court had on March 30 said that the Muslim practices of triple talaq, nikah halala, and polygamy are issues that are "very important".

May 11, 2017, 08:54 AM IST

Triple talaq: Muslim marriages are contracts, can't be unilaterally cancelled by husbands, says Allahabad HC

A five-judge Constitutional bench will begin in hearing of a batch of pleas challenging constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims from May 11.

May 09, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

Amid raging debate over triple talaq, woman divorced via letter in Meerut

PM Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath have advocated for the rights of Muslim women and called for the abolition of the triple talaq and nikah halala.

May 06, 2017, 09:24 AM IST

Muslim woman wants to give triple talaq to husband, cites unnatural sex, domestic violence as reasons

SC will begin in hearing of a batch of pleas challenging constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims from May 11.

May 04, 2017, 11:25 AM IST

Triple talaq: Supreme Court allows Salman Khurshid to be amicus curiae

A five-judge Constitutional bench will begin in hearing of a batch of pleas challenging constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims from May 11.

May 03, 2017, 12:35 PM IST

Muslim woman gets triple talaq through speed post; appeals to PM Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath for help

Triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy violate Muslim women's right to equality and dignity, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.

Apr 27, 2017, 10:44 AM IST

Triple talaq row: Nikah halala victim speaks about her ordeal – Know what she said

The evil practices like triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy are ruining many lives of Muslim women in the Indian society.

Apr 15, 2017, 13:55 PM IST

Hindu Mahasabha urges Muslim triple talaq victims to embrace Hinduism to get justice

Amid the raging debate over ban on triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy, Hindu Mahasabha has now appealed to the Muslim women, who are victims of such evil Sharia practices, to embrace Hinduism to get justice.

Apr 14, 2017, 11:49 AM IST

Aligarh woman sits on dharna outside husband's home after triple talaq, father claims in-laws demanding money

Amid growing clamour for banning evil Sharia tradtions like triple talaq, polygamy, nikah halala, a Muslim woman from Aligarh is sitting on a dharna outside her in-laws' residence after her husband divorced her with 'triple talaq'.

Apr 12, 2017, 16:02 PM IST

Triple talaq, polygamy are 'patriarchal values', such practices impact dignity of Muslim women: Centre to Supreme Court

The AIMPLB today said that practice of triple talaq will be abolished in 18 months.

Apr 11, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

Triple talaq: AIMPLB says will do away with practice in 18 months, no need for govt intervention

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday said that practice of triple talaq will be phased out in eighteen months.

Apr 11, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

Muslim women unite against triple talaq; now, Nida Khan from Bareilly writes to UP CM to end her suffering

While the larger Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is due to adjudicate upon the legal aspects of triple talaq and polygamy, a large number of Muslim women have raised their voice against what they call 'cruel' Islamic traditions in order to end their suffering.

Mar 30, 2017, 14:56 PM IST