The Gujarat government on Tuesday appointed a five-member committee to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code for the state, ANI reported. The panel will submit its report to the state government in 45 ...

The Uniform Civil Code will come into effect in Uttarakhand on January 27, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday. Home Secretary Shailesh Bagauli said the chief minister will launch the ...

Underscoring that the Uniform Civil Code or UCC will strengthen the spirit of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hailed it as "Secular Civil Code", a day after Uttarakhand became the ...

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi reaffirmed on Sunday his call for a “secular civil code,” underscoring the strong support his administration demonstrated for the introduction of the code since ...

Today, let’s explore whether any state in the Union of India has the authority to enact and enforce a Uniform Civil Code. Article 44 of the Constitution is part of the Directive Principles of State ...

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 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 ...

An Indian state announced on Monday it had begun implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, stoking fear among minority Muslims of a looming nationwide rollout by the ruling party.

The Uttarakhand government is slated to implement Uniform Civil Code on January 27 — becoming the first state in India to enforce the law. The law was notified earlier this week and contains ‘legal ...