UP okays triple talaq draft bill

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to endorse the Centre’s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognisable and non-bailable offence. The draft law, which provides for three years’ imprisonment and a fine to a Muslim man trying to divorce his wife by uttering “talaq” three times, got the UP government’s approval on Tuesday. —

AFP People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal activists wear elephant masks during a protest, calling on the government for an end to elephants rides, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —