India outlaws Muslim instant divorce rule in step towards 'women empowerment'

Indian politicians have approved a bill to end the Muslim practice of instant divorce two years after the Supreme Court ruled that it violated constitutional rights of Muslim women.

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India's parliament on Tuesday passed a law against the controversial Muslim practice of "instant divorce", making it a criminal offence punishable by up to three years in prison.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist government pushed through the bill despite stiff resistance from several opposition parties and a previous failed attempt to move the bill in the upper house.

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