The All India Muslim Personal Law Board says triple talaq is sinful yet valid. I personally cannot imagine any religion which can validate a sin.
—Congress leader Salman Khurshid, on the triple talaq controversy
…maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future “press briefings” and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy?
—US President Donald Trump’s tweet, suggesting cancellation of future press conferences
The commission has stated before the political parties that all the future elections will be mandatorily held with VVPAT (Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail).
—Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, on maintaining free and fair elections
We hope for Russia to play a constructive role in order for North Korea to stop with its nuclear provocations and go the way of denuclearization.
—Newly-elected South Korean president Moon Jae-in, to Vladimir Putin
I am alive, Allah has saved my life, it was a sudden blast, broken pieces of the windscreen hit me, I am injured but safe. The driver and other people sitting next to me were badly injured.
—Deputy chairman of Pakistani Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, after narrowly escaping bomb blast done by ISIS
Though I did not treat this as a dangal I had to pin her. She is a big wrestler and an Olympic champion so obviously she is more experienced. But this was a learning experience for me and I know my mistakes.
—Wrestler Divya Kakran after losing to Japan’s Sara Dosho at the Asian Wrestling Championships
