Defending the Hindu Code Bill during the parliamentary debate on the matter in 1955, when it was passed to become a law in ...

Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC, launched by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, standardizes personal laws related to marriage ...

Uttarakhand celebrates 25 years, showcasing progress under chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Key reforms include the ...

Last week, on 9 th December, a Member of Parliament from the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) introduced a private member bill on India’s Uniform Civil Code (‘UCC’) in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of ...

India’s UCC stirs echoes in Pakistan, where fears of state overreach over minority rights feel all too familiar ...

Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar today expressed shock over news that Jalaluddin Chhagun Baba has been working to convert thousands of Hindus to Islam through his center in ...

The Uniform Civil Code also effectively outlaws bigamy and polygamy by limiting marriage to situations in which “neither party has a spouse living at the time.” Muslim bodies across the country, ...

India’s ruling party targets unmarried couples living together with new law. February 8, 2024. 5 min. ... are part of the controversial new Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, ...

What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? Should anyone be worried about it being implemented in India? Should Hindus, Muslims or the Christians or any one else be worried about it? This has been debated ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again called for a replacement of India’s religion-based laws with a uniform civil code, a move that’s been opposed by some minority groups.

India's next general election has to be held by May 2024 and follows commanding wins for BJP in 2014 and 2019. Critics say the party's campaign playbook has been to polarise voters along religious ...

Item 1 of 3 Jewellery is seen on a bride's hand as she holds a purse during a mass marriage ceremony, in which, 51 Muslim couples took their wedding vows, in Mumbai, India, January 14, 2024.