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Triple Talaq - What is it? and Why is it being emphasized upon?

Image Source: DNAIndia The "Triple Talaq" is an impotant topic discussed in India media currently. This post is aimed to explain what it means and why is it being emphasized upon, in a simple way. What is Triple Talaq?  The word "Talaq" is Arabic meaning "to divorce". Hence, triple talaq essentially means uttering the word talaq, thrice, by the husband to his wife. This is an Islamic based means of divorce and is banned in Muslim-majority countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How does it work? As per the Koran(Quran), only after four serious attempts at reconciliation, is a Muslim husband permitted to utter the first divorce, which is followed by a three-month waiting period called iddah. If the couple resolve their marital dispute within this period, then the divorce gets cancelled, resuming the old life. During this three-month period, the second talaq can be uttered as well. If even after iddah, the couple do not...

Telegram Messenger App Features - Explained !

Source: Ifttt “What? Another messenger already! “ – This might be the question that came to your mind when you saw the title of this post and “Yes” is the obvious answer along with some neat tricks and tips that make this messenger stand out from the rest (WhatsApp, Line, Allo, etc). For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Telegram was found by two Russians (although the app has nothing to do with Russia) and the company is headquartered in Berlin. There are many reasons why people prefer Telegram over other messengers and the following 10 are some of them. 1. Inbuilt App-Lock  This is one feature that people use a lot with this messenger. It also has an “Auto-Lock” switch that can be set from 1 minute up to 5 hours duration. If the passcode lock for the app is enabled, then there is a switch called “Allow capture” which allows or prevents taking screenshots of the messenger app. Taking a screenshot of the app is not allowed by that switch when it turned on, re...

Custom ROMS for Android - Explained !

Image Source: Quora Many of you might have come across the term "Custom ROMS" or "Custom Firmware" for the android device you own. As much as you would like to install them, it is difficult for you to install a custom Rom, provided you are a noob  when it comes to this. This post is aimed to explain what a ROM and its associated terms are, with respect to Android , precisely. ROM: A custom ROM (Read-Only Memory) for android has a firmware programmed into it. This firmware is the software that is built from Google's source code of android OS (operating system). The source code was projected into open development by Google in the form of Android Open Source Project (AOSP). A custom ROM is essentially, the "modified" version of the stock Android source code released every year by Google, the benefits of which are theming (not just different launcher themes, but theming the whole elements of OS, even official whatsapp ,etc), rooting and much...