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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicShah Bano

Topic: Shah Bano

After Organiser, VHP bats for common population policy, wants 2-child norm for all in UCC

VHP leader Surendra Kumar Jain also talks about need to check 'demographic imbalance'. Organiser editorial had linked this to areas with 'significant Muslim population growth'.

Triple talaq crusader Shayara Bano hails SC’s alimony verdict. ‘Need same law, same justice’

For Shayara Bano, the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing Muslim women to seek alimony under Section 125 of the CrPC is ‘historic’ and a ‘new beginning’.

From Shah Bano to marriage laws: What SC said about maintenance for Muslim women

Top court says divorced Muslim women can demand maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of CrPC as well as the Muslim Women (Protection on Divorce) Act, 1986.

India’s hijab supporters will lose even if they win SC battle. Because the real war is political

In a highly polarised time, cornered minorities tend to lean back and protect the roots and fundamentals of what is so dear to them. Politically, it can often be a bad trap.

How Muslim feminists were divided in their fight against divorce laws — between clergy & BJP

In ‘Divorce and Democracy,’ Saumya Saxena writes how the Bebaak Collective and BMMA differed in their support for Shayara Bano.

Five reasons why we should remember Rajiv Gandhi today, his birth anniversary

India’s seventh prime minister was genial, a moderniser, and despite events such as the Sikh riots, believed in secularism.

Why Muslim women will blame Congress for no progress on the triple talaq bill

The Congress’ position on the bill remains ambiguous with none of its leaders either endorsing or rejecting the amendment.

Who really influenced Rajiv Gandhi to act against Shah Bano judgment?

Both the Hindu right and liberals blame Rajiv Gandhi for the Shah Bano flip-flop, accusing him of indulging in minority appeasement.

Ahead of budget session, consensus still eludes triple talaq bill

While the govt is in no mood to budge on the criminal provisions of the bill, the opposition will not relent in their demand for legislative scrutiny.

Muslim women may stand to lose more from proposed law criminalising instant triple talaq

Triple talaq should be made a non-cognisable & bailable offence; it cannot be treated differently from adultery and bigamy.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.