uniform civil code
- India
Assam repeals Muslim Marriage Act in major step to implement UCC
Guwahati: In a major development, the long-standing Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 was repealed by the state government on Friday. The decision was taken during a state cabinet…
- India
UCC bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
Dehradun: The Uniform Civil Code bill — which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand — was tabled in the state…
- India
Committee submits UCC draft; bill in Assembly soon, says Uttarakhand CM
Three days before the Uttarakhand Assembly will convene a special session to pass Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, the state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the UCC on Friday, February…
- India
Shinde-led Shiv Sena wants UCC to be passed in budget session
Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday demanded that a bill on the Uniform Civil Code be passed in the coming budget session of Parliament. Speaking at a news conference in…
- India
Assam will be third state to introduce Uniform Civil Code: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam will be the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to introduce a Bill seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and it will exempt the tribal communities from the ambit of…
- India
Delhi HC refuses to entertain pleas seeking Uniform Civil Code
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to entertain a batch of petitions seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying the Supreme Court has already dealt with the issue and has…
- India
‘UCC unacceptable’, All India Muslim Personal Law Board tells Law Commission
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has told the Law Commission of India that even a minute change in the basic format of Sharia will not be acceptable,…
- India
Karnataka CM assures Muslim delegation of favourable stand against UCC
Hyderabad: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured a delegation from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) that the sentiments of Muslims will be respected concerning the uniform civil code. The…
- India
In Muslim outreach, BJP’s ‘Pasmanda Sneh Yatra’ in UP from tomorrow
Lucknow: The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will be launching a ‘Pasmanda Sneh Yatra’ from Thursday to remove misconceptions and rumours being spread around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Sources in the BJP…
- India
Union Minister Athawale urges Muslims not to oppose Uniform Civil Code
Puducherry: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday appealed to Muslims not to oppose the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as the code would be for their…
- Telangana
Centre conspiring to divide people again in the name of UCC: KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said that the BJP-led Union government, which ignored development and created enmity between people, was now conspiring to divide people again in the…
- India
Cong-led UDF in Kerala announces series of programmes against UCC, Manipur violence
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Monday announced a series of programmes against the Union government’s move to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and its failure to curb the…