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

A uniform civil code threatens to homogenise this rich cultural tapestry and suppress the unique identity of minority communities. Personal laws, shaped by religious and cultural practices, ...

Pakistan's parliament has passed the eagerly awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 restricting marriage below 18 years of age, meanwhile, the Council of Islamic ...

Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage, the 21st Law Commission had concluded in 2018. Fresh move on Uniform Civil Code: Opposition sees red ...

Modi has in recent weeks personally pushed for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) that, in theory, would replace this maze of personal laws with a common set of rules for marriage, divorce, succession ...

Uniform Civil Code – Uniform Civil Code proposes to formulate and implement uniform personal/civil laws which are applicable to all the citizens equally irrespective of their religion, ...

Uttarakhand, a small northern Indian state governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, passed a bill to replace religion-specific civil laws with a Uniform Civil Code ...

File: Indian Muslim women participate in a rally to oppose the introduction of a ‘uniform civil code’ in 2016 (AFP via Getty) In the foothills of the Himalayas, a picturesque Indian state ...

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The Uniform Civil Code seeks “one nation, one law” to govern citizens’ personal lives, but religious minorities fear hidden costs. Christian women pray at an Easter service in Phulbaney ...