NDTV

Congress Leader Seeks Clear Definition Of Uniform Civil Code From Centre

Amid the debate over Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, Senior Congress leader and former union minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said the government should clearly give the definition of ...
The Hindu

The unseemly politics of the Uniform Civil Code

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and is blaming the Opposition for trying to “instigate” Muslims on the issue. In 2017, the Supreme Court struck down triple ...
Sixth Tone

China Has a Civil Code Now. What Does That Mean?

The National People’s Congress approved China’s first-ever civil code on Thursday, the final day of the “two sessions” political meetings in Beijing. The document — a collection of laws related to ...
Hindustan Times

Explained: The Goa civil code, the new model for a uniform civil code

On Sunday, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant held up the Goa civil code as the model that other states can emulate. In March 2022, the Supreme Court told the central government to respond to a public ...
Al Jazeera English

India’s BJP-ruled Uttarakhand implements ‘totally biased’ common civil code

Introduction of Uniform Civil Code to replace India’s patchwork of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance is a longstanding BJP goal. Uttarakhand's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, centre, ...
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Uttarakhand implements Uniform Civil Code

The Uniform Civil Code came into effect in Uttarakhand on Monday, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurating a manual of rules for the code and also launching an online portal for its ...