The BJP is believed to have issued a three-line whip to its MPs asking them to be present in the Lok Sabha on Thursday when the government plans to introduce the bill that criminalises the practice of instant triple talaq.
The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday distanced itself from the remarks of Minister of State Anant Kumar Hegde who had criticised the word "secular" and said the BJP government would "amend the Constitution" to remove the word from the Preamble.
Fresh case registered against activist Snehamayi Krishna
Rahul attends North East Music Festival, hails spirit of region
Pakistan claims to kill 70 terrorists in strikes on Afghanistan
IRS officer booked in rape case in Odisha
South Africa thrash India by 76 runs in Super Eight match
Fire breaks out in high-rise in Mumbai's Kandivali area, doused; no one hurt
Man held for murdering elder brother in Latur
India restrict South Africa to 187/7 despite fine knocks from Miller and Brevis
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, US Secret Service says
Priyanka Gandhi visited Zubeen Garg's cremation ground for politics: Himanta
Two Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Odisha
Akhilesh questions removal of NSG cover, accuses BJP govt of 'playing' with his security
The central government has given its nod for a CBI probe into the alleged encounter killing of notorious Rajasthan gangster Anandpal Singh in July, informed sources said.
Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday was sworn in as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister at a ceremony here attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, among others.
