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Rajya Sabha had also rejected the opposition-sponsored motion to send the amendment to select committee with 104 votes against it as compared to 85 in favour.

The POCSO Amendment Bill that was already approved by the Rajya Sabha, defines child pornography and also makes it a punishable offense. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said this Bill aims at making offences against children gender neutral
 

President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the triple talaq bill passed by the Parliament, turning it into a law that makes instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence. Rains in Vadodara have forced the airport to be shut and several trains have also been diverted. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country. 

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.
 

Speaking to reporters after the session Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill would also lead to a decline in accidents for which the Rajya Sabha gave its nod.

The Code on Wages Bill, 2019, which seeks to amend and consolidate the laws relating to wages and bonuses has been passed in the Lok Sabha. The Bill is expected to benefit 50 crore workers
 

Doctors and students across the country held protests on Wednesday (July 31) against the National Medical Commission Bill 2019 passed in the Lok Sabha. A hospital in Bengaluru had doctors to attend to emergency cases
 

The Triple Talaq Bill, which failed in the Rajya Sabha last time, has been passed this time, scrapping the custom followed by the Muslim community. It was the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice. Top headlines from across the country on MyNation in 100 seconds.

A Bill was introduced by the Rajasthan government to curb incidents of 'honour killing' in the state

 

 Triple Talaq Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha with 99 votes for it. At the same time 84 people voted against the Bill in the Upper House. This is a big win for the Narendra Modi government

BJP president Amit Shah has asked party MPs to ensure their presence in Parliament so that draft legislations are backed by maximum number of lawmakers
 

The BJP is banking on the support of the BJP, Shiv Sena to ensure that the Triple Talaq bill sees the light of day at a time when the opposition seems to be adamant in their stance against it.

 
 

Speaker of Karnataka Assembly Ramesh Kumar has resigned in the immediacy of the new chief minister BS Yediyurappa proving his majority and the financial bill passed. He had earlier hit the headlines for taking the harsh step of disqualifying all the rebel MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition for the end of the term, till May 2023.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has attacked Azam Khan for his comments against women. While participating in the debate on the Triple Talaq Bill on July 25, Khan made a comment, in which he said, "I am so fond of you. I feel like gazing into your eyes"

Moving the bill for consideration, Union Minister for law and justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said that since January 2017, 574 such cases have been reported by the media, reading out from newspaper