Uttarakhand will today become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), announced Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The BJP leader said that the UCC will bring uniformity ...

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday elaborated on the rules under the freshly implemented Uniform Civil Code, saying polygamy has been banned for all religions in the state and ...

In addition to its legal significance, the Shah Bano case also impacted the dispute regarding the Babri Masjid, and national ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Uttarakhand, a small northern Indian state governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, passed a bill to replace religion-specific civil laws with a ...

The government said the changes are meant to introduce "flexibility". The Uttarakhand government has filed a 78-page affidavit in the high court saying that a few provisions of rules under the Uniform ...

The Uniform Civil Code seeks “one nation, one law” to govern citizens’ personal lives, but religious minorities fear hidden costs. In February, the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand passed a ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in a small Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday approved landmark legislation to ...