No political party in power took this short step despite SC goading NEW DELHI: When the Constitution was just a year-old, law minister B R Ambedkar had stoically met the charge that the Hindu Code ...

It is a controversial issue in Indian politics as minorities and opposition parties see it as a vehicle for Hindu majoritarianism. Earlier this month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...

The idea of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, replacing religious and customary laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance, is sparking debate with proponents advocating for ...

The Assam government has firmed up plans for enacting a uniform civil code (UCC). Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that the state cabinet had discussed the uniform civil code and ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - 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 ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

The Indian State of Uttarakhand passed the first-of-its-kind Uniform Civil Code Wednesday, which imposes common rules for all communities on marriage, divorce, inheritances, land, property and live-in ...

The High Court of Karnataka has appealed to Parliament and state legislatures to move forward with the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it a crucial step toward realising the ...

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (November 3, 2025) addressed a special session of the Uttarakhand Assembly organised as part of silver jubilee celebrations of the formation of the State. She hailed ...

The Uniform Civil Code seeks “one nation, one law” to govern citizens’ personal lives, but religious minorities fear hidden costs. In February, the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand passed a ...

The Delhi High Court has observed that the recurring conflict between personal laws permitting child marriages and statutory provisions under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ...