Uniform Civil Code

Uniform Civil Code: Why it is a quest for social equality in modern India and not a Hindu versus Muslim debate

In a nation striving for social cohesion, the Uniform Civil Code emerges not as a suppression of religious identity but as a beacon of progress towards gender equality and societal harmony

Uttarakhand passes Uniform Civil Code Bill: How succession laws will change

The Uniform Civil Code Bill, passed by Uttarakhand, mandates equal property rights for sons and daughters and treats legitimate and illegitimate children as equals. It also makes no distinction between self-acquired and ancestral property

What does the Uttarakhand UCC Bill say about live-in relationships, marriages?

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill mandates the registration of live-in relationships for residents and lays down punishment – jail term, fine, or both – for failure to do so. The code also states the marriageable age for women and men

Uniform Civil Code Bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly: How was the draft prepared?

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami presented the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the state Assembly today. The code which proposes uniform civil laws for all communities was prepared by a five-member panel headed by former Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai

Ban on polygamy and more: What Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code bill will enforce

The Uniform Civil Code bill will be tabled in the Uttarakhand Assembly today (6 February). The draft submitted to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami recommends a ban on practices like polygamy and iddat. It also suggests a fixed age for marriage for men and women, and seeks to legalise live-in relationships

Why BJP deserves credit for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

Success belongs to those who make sacrifices. It does not belong to naysayers, and definitely not to those who tried to scuttle the effort in every way

BJP’s legal goodies before 2024: Cure for netas’ ‘chest pain’ to deshdroh, love jihad to mob lynching

This round of legal reforms are clear in its intent: decolonising, modernising and citizen-friendly. One cannot rule out a further couple of rounds of more audacious legal reforms before the Election Commission announces the poll dates

GhoseSpot | Rediscovering Pranab Mukherjee's pivotal role in Indian democracy through daughter Sharmistha's lens

Pranab Mukherjee was arguably the most highly regarded Congressman across party lines in recent times

Modi is already 10-1 ahead before 2024 polls, can the Opposition catch up?

The BJP looks too far ahead, its rivals too demoralised to go into the 2024 general elections with any degree of competitive parity

Uniform Civil Code complications may not be insurmountable if Parliament has a genuine desire

Unwavering respectful obedience to ‘status quo’ is not an all-time virtue for a progressive state and its society