Day: July 25, 2019

Woman alleges husband gave her 'triple talaq' over phone

Intense debate in LS over triple talaq bill

9:26 pm July 25, 2019

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed an intense debate over the triple talaq bill with the opposition charging the government of targeting one community with the proposed legislation and the government asserting the draft law is meant for gender justice. The Congress and other opposition parties demanded the bill be sent to the […]

Unable to pay credit card bills, man jumps to his death

9:24 pm July 25, 2019

New Delhi: Unable to pay his credit card bills, a 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of a building in Shahdara’s Jagatpuri area, police said on Thursday. On Monday at around 3 am, Suresh Kumar took his minor daughter along and went to the terrace of the building. Holding his daughter […]

DU student commits suicide in east Delhi

9:18 pm July 25, 2019

New Delhi: A 20-year-old Delhi University student allegedly committed suicide at his rented accommodation in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area, police said on Thursday. Divyansh, a resident of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh, was a third-year B.Com student at the varsity and he hanged himself from a ceiling fan, they said. Police said as per a […]

LS nod to bill which criminalises instant triple talaq

9:15 pm July 25, 2019

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Thursday gave its nod to a bill which seeks to penalise the practice of instant triple talaq by a voice vote. Several amendments moved by the Opposition were defeated. The clause in the bill which criminalises the practice with a jail term of upto three years for the husband was […]

RBI panel for hike in collateral free lending, MUDRA loan limit to Rs 20 lakh

9:09 pm July 25, 2019

New Delhi: A committee constituted by the RBI has recommended increase in the collateral free lending limit to Rs 20 lakh for MSMEs and self-help groups, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The committee has also recommended revision of loan limit sanctioned under MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) to Rs 20 lakh from Rs […]