Highlights 1 Modi praised Muslim women for their fight against triple talaq. In his fourth Independence Day speech today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Muslim women battling the practice of triple talaq and said the entire country supports them. "I want to tell them that they will succeed as the whole country supports them in this significant step towards women's empowerment." A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on May 18 on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the practices of triple talaq among Muslims after six-days of marathon hearings. Parties including the Centre, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board, and others had made their submissions on for and against the practice.

Source: India Today August 15, 2017 04:05 UTC