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Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha passes bill criminalising instant triple talaq; Rajya Sabha nod to RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Fp Staff •Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha passed the instant triple talaq bill. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minority Affairs Minister, says that the Opposition is against the triple talaq Bill because they are afraid of losing a certain set of votes. The Bill is in lines with the constitutional commitment. The Bill will protect Muslim women, he adds.
Will ensure next Maharashtra CM is from Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray-led party says in mouthpiece Saamna
•The Shiv Sena, which is an ally of the BJP-led Maharashtra government, has said the next chief minister of the state will be from Uddhav Thackeray's party
Eradication of social evils like triple talaq, nikah halala imperative to ensure equal rights for women, says President Ram Nath Kovind
•In Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind said eradication of social evils like triple talaq and nikah halala is a must to ensure equal rights for women.
'Centre will implement NRC on priority in areas affected by infiltration': President Ram Nath Kovind at joint sitting of Parliament
•In his Parliament speech, President Ram Nath Kovind said the Centre will implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in areas affected by infiltration.
Parliament Updates: Rajya Sabha convenes for the first time since LS polls; Modi introduces Council of Ministers in House
Fp Staff •Parliament LIVE Updates: "To ensure equal rights for women, it is important to do away with practices like triple talaq and Nikah-Halala," Kovind said. He also stressed upon the need to ensure women's security. He said that the government has brought in several tough legislation to ensure a safer atmosphere for women, and going forward, it will also ensure proper implementation of existing laws on women's security.
Narendra Modi's outreach to Opposition in victory speech shows he is interested in crafting legislative history
Karthiksubbaraman •It was Narendra Modi looking to write his way into the history books as a leader with significant legislative accomplishments.
How Narendra Modi won West Bengal: Collapse of Left Front vote, Mamata's tactical errors, PM's brand delivered victory
Sreemoy Talukdar •The BJP has organisational deficiencies in the state, lacks a local leader who may take on Mamata in mass appeal and still remains alien to the urban Bengali middle-class
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Election Results 2019: 17th Lok Sabha Elections full coverage state, party and constituency-wise
Fp Staff •Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Election Results 2019: 17th Lok Sabha Elections full coverage state, party and constituency-wise: The Janata Dal (Secular)'s lone winner in the Karnataka Lok Sabha election, Prajwal Revanna, is reportedly going to give up his Hassan seat so that his grandfather, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, who has lost by a significant margin from Tumkur, can seek election from the seat, said reports.
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa Election Results 2019: 17th Lok Sabha Elections Full Coverage State, party and Constituency wise
Fp Staff •Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa Election Results 2019: 17th Lok Sabha Elections Full Coverage State, party and Constituency wise: The Congress suffered a shocking defeat in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as the results of the Lok Sabha election came in on Thursday.
Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates: BJP breaches half-way mark in Arunachal Pradesh
Fp Staff •Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Assembly Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates|Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday thanked the people, particularly women, for their overwhelming support to BJD in the assembly polls.