Daily Bulletin: Triple talaq bill to be tabled in RS today; rescue ops in Meghalaya mine to continue with hi-tech equipment; day's top stories

Triple talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today The triple talaq bill is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, after the Lok Sabha passed the bill amid ruckus and an Opposition walk-out. The lower House had refused to refer it to a select committee. The BJP and Congress have issued whips to their MPs to be present in Parliament on Monday, even as the Congress said it will not allow the passage of the proposed legislation in its present form. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal said that the party would join hands with others to prevent the bill from getting passed in the House. The bill seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce in the Muslim community. [caption id=“attachment_4912111” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File photo of the Parliament of India. PTI[/caption] Efforts to rescue miners trapped in Meghalaya mine to continue  The multi-agency operation launched on Sunday to rescue the 15 miners trapped in a 370-foot-deep coal mine here did not yield much results as the divers from the Indian Navy and NDRF could not reach the bottom of the pit, officials said. “Six divers from the Indian Navy and NDRF went down the shaft of the mine and reached a depth of about 80 feet from the surface of the water. They spent over two hours searching for traces of the miners in the shaft,” East Jaintia Hills district Superintendent of Police (SP) Sylvester Nongtynger told PTI. The SP said the divers could not detect anything on Sunday and on Monday, they would be using hi-tech equipment, including a remotely operated vehicle, to search for the miners. He added that the horizontal holes, where the miners were stuck, were suspected to be at the bottom of the shaft. The officer said pumps were expected to be pressed into service on Monday, in an attempt to lower the water level at the mine shaft. Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina wins fourth consecutive term in office Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina cruised to victory for a fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh’s general election on Sunday, following a tense vote that saw at least 17 people killed in poll-related violence and demands of a fresh election by the opposition, according to media reports. The ruling Awami League-led coalition won over 260 seats in the 300-member House. Independent candidates won in two seats, PTI reported. The election was postponed in one seat due to the natural death of a candidate. The Election Commission confirmed the complete result of the constituency in southwestern Gopalganj from where Hasina won bagging 2,29,539 votes, while her BNP opponent got only 123 votes. Filmmaker Mrinal Sen’s funeral will be held on 2 January Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen died at his south Kolkata residence on Sunday, following old age complications, family sources said. The 95-year-old, a widower, is survived by his son Kunal. Sen, who was ailing for a long time, breathed his last at his Bhowanipore home around 10 am after a cardiac arrest. His funeral is scheduled to be held on 2 January after his son comes back from abroad. Google to start rolling out new spam protection features on Android Spam protection is finally going to be started on Android devices after being in development for six months. The change is currently limited to only a few users and a wider rollout will follow soon. Google had said that when the feature is activated some information regarding spam messages will automatically be sent to its servers. At the moment it’s not known how this spam feature will work. Fuel rates see record drop Petrol price was at its lowest levels this year when prices were reduced by 22 paise per litre on Sunday. Diesel rates are at the lowest since March when it was cut by 23 paise. Petrol price in Delhi was cut to Rs 69.04 per litre from Rs 69.26 while diesel rates came down to Rs 63.09 from Rs 63.32 a litre, according to the price notification of state-owned oil firms. Petrol prices have been on a decline since 18 October. In all, petrol price has fallen by Rs 13.79 per litre since 18 October. Diesel prices have declined by‎ Rs 12.06 per litre in two and half months. With inputs from agencies