Read updates about both sides of the argument here. SC’s triple talaq hearingThe Centre promised to enact a new divorce law for Muslim men if the Supreme Court, as the "guardian of the Constitution", strikes down all three forms of triple talaq unilaterally pronounced by a Muslim man to his wife. Chennai’s commuting woesOpposition-backed trade unions of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) began their indefinite strike demanding wage revision, among other issues. The Rohtak rape caseFamily of woman raped in Rohtak talks about her aspirations amid mounting debt, crushed dreams. Wedding without a ‘kanyadan’Weddings usually make headlines for the fame of the parties involved, or tales of conspicuous consumption.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2017 15:55 UTC