The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the bill making instant triple talaq a criminal offence, with 99 members voting for it and 84 against. The legislation follows a 2017 Supreme Court ruling that declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill last week. How the government got its numbers Before the final vote, the House defeated an Opposition motion seeking scrutiny of the bill by a Select Committee of the House, by 100 votes to 84. The BJD backed the bill, while the JD(U) and theRead More