Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami encourages the youth to confront misinformation surrounding the state's ...

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 ...

What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? The UCC seeks to establish a standardized set of laws governing matters such as marriage, ...

Bhimrao Ambedkar, Kanhaiyalal Munshi and Minoo Masani were all prolific writers and firm advocates of a Uniform Civil Code as a fundamental right for all Indians. One nation one code: How Ambedkar ...

The truth however, is that very few really understand or rather, care to understand what a uniform civil code encompasses. There are two examples already available within the country -- Goa and ...

The push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, exemplified by Uttarakhand's enactment, is framed as secular progress. However, critics argue true equality requires dismantling inequities within ...

On February 7, the Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, becoming the first legislature in independent India to pass a law that proposes common rules on marriage ...

Enforcement Of The Uniform Civil Code Will Accelerate The Dream Of Equality Among Women Irrespective Of Their Caste And Religion: Karnataka HC It is definitely entirely in the fitness of things that ...

Exiled writer Taslima Nasrin spoke at the Delhi Literature Festival, linking terrorism with Islamic practices, and criticized Islam's lack of evolution over 1,400 years. She emphasized the need for ...

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has set up a five-member panel, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. The committee will submit its ...

The Karnataka High Court has urged both the Parliament and State Legislatures to make a concerted effort to enact a law that would bring about a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

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