Pakistan's parliament has passed the eagerly awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 restricting marriage below 18 years of age, meanwhile, the Council of Islamic ...

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill: The UCC seeks to establish a unified legal framework applicable to all religious communities in India, covering aspects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments in Madhya Pradesh on the necessity of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for India resonates with the understanding that uniformity is not conformity.

The implementation of a Uniform Civil Code has featured heavily in the BJP’s election manifestos over the years, whose conservative Hindu-nationalist ideals stand in stark contrast to the ...

Hyderabad: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in India and polygamy will come to an end. He made the statement while addressing the ...

Members of Jamiat Ulama-i-Maharashtra listen to the speech of their leader during protest gathering against a uniform civil code law in India, in Mumbai, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

In Brief. The idea of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, replacing religious and customary laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance, is sparking debate with proponents advocating ...

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a directive principle of state policy enshrined in Article 44 of the Constitution of India. Article 44 states that “The State shall endeavour to secure for the ...

The Uniform Civil Code also effectively outlaws bigamy and polygamy by limiting marriage to situations in which “neither party has a spouse living at the time.” Muslim bodies across the country, ...