Kovind: It is important to do away with Triple Talaq and Nikah-Halala

President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall today The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha began on Monday in which the newly elected members took an oath The election of the Speaker was held on WednesdayPresident Ram Nath Kovind addressing joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament Today India is among the countries in the world that have most number of startups pictwittercompM0vLVezRrmdash ANI ANI June 20 2019He also said that the people of India have given a clear mandate to accelerate the countrys development journey which started in 2014 He added that the Narendra Modi government is moving ahead to create a strong secure and inclusive IndiaPresident Ram Nath Kovind To ensure equal rights for women it is important to do away with practices like Triple Talaq and NikahHalala pictwittercomgLEQmmJ7Lfmdash ANI ANI June 20 2019In his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament in the historic Central Hall the President noted that women came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the general electionsThe Rajya Sabha will begin its proceedings from today after the address of the PresidentThe Parliament session will continue till July 26 The Economic Survey will be presented on July 4 followed by the Union Budget for 2019 20 on July 5Top five news stories of the dayDrunken goons thrash Alt Balajis film crew Mumbai cops extort Rs 50000Four drunk goons allegedly assaulted the crew of Alt Balajis upcoming show Fixxer on Ghodbunder Road on Wednesday The cast mdash Mahie Gill Tigmanshu Dhulia Shabbir Ahluwalia and Karishma Sharma mdash escaped but director of photography Santosh Thundiyil required six stitches to his head while director Soham Shah was beaten so badly he had convulsions Read full storyMumbai Forensic lab returns Rajesh Marus fingers which were stuck in MRI machineThe family of Rajesh Maru who died in a freak accident in the MRI room of Nair Hospital in January 2018 has received his fingers that were stuck in the machine for a few days and later kept at Kalina Forensic Library for almost 18 months The 32yearold died after being sucked into the MRI machine while he was helping an ailing relative Read full storyMumbai Crime Jilted lover burns girls fathers bike in VasaiThe Vasai Manikpur police on Wednesday arrested a 22yearold for allegedly setting three bikes on fire The bikes were parked near Krishna Township in Vasai East when the incident recorded in a CCTV camera nearby took place The video footage shows a man wearing a windcheater and shorts walking into the residential complex and setting one bike parked between two others on fire by removing the petrol tube of the bike He fled the spot immediately after Read full storyMumbai Rains No need to worry water reserve stock will last till July 31 says BMCThere will not be additional water cut in the city as reserve stock has enough water to last till July 31 civic officials have said The assurance comes even as water level in the lakes are depleting due to the delay in monsoon arrival in the state Read full storyMumbai Prepare to cough up Rs 10000 fine for illegal parking from July 7Is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC looking at making parking an additional source of revenue or is it just aiming at decongesting roads by putting an end to the illegal parking menace Whatever it might be from July 7 the civic body doesnt want vehicles parked on roads After increasing parking charges it now plans to identify roads in a 1km radius of public parking lots and mark them as noparking zones People found parking in these areas would be fined anything between Rs 1000 and Rs 10000 and in case of a repeat offence vehicles would be towed away Noparking boards would also be put up on arterial roads Read full storyCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates