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 Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand is nearing its one-year mark on January 27, having significantly streamlined marriage ...

Uttarakhand has carved his name in history by becoming the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Starting today, January 27, 2025, the UCC will standardize personal laws ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Uttarakhand, a small northern Indian state governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, is set to pass a bill to replace religion-specific civil laws with ...

In a land where the most simple of marriage laws — that the bride must be 18 years of age — is defied by tens of millions every year, the uncommon hurry to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for 1.30 ...

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code processes over 500,000 online applications with zero privacy complaints, leveraging robust ...

It is time we understand that while all our energy was diverted towards preserving its diversity, the country’s unity took a catastrophic hit Such has been the intensity of dialogues surrounding the ...

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 ...

"Are you living secretly, in some secluded cave? You are brazenly living together without there being a marriage. Then what is the secret?" the Uttarakhand High Court remarked, as it took strong ...

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday elaborated on the rules under the freshly implemented Uniform Civil Code, saying polygamy has been banned for all religions in the state and ...

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party had already made its stand clear on the UCC on June 15. The Congress on Saturday stuck to its stated ...