Uniform Civil Code

Modi govt to implement Uniform Civil Code soon? Centre seeks Law Commission's suggestions

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has maintained that one cannot have a uniform civil code in a pluralistic and diverse country like India.

Jul 01, 2016, 16:17 PM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi says no to Uniform Civil Code; attacks RSS, rakes up Hindu Undivided Family tax rebates

In a major development, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday clarified his stand on Uniform Civil Code.

Jun 21, 2016, 12:03 PM IST

Hindu majority needed to save democracy in India, Uniform Civil Code important: Subramanian Swamy

Dr Swamy had said that the population of Hindus must remain above 80% of the country’s total population at all times.

May 26, 2016, 10:09 AM IST

'Ban oral talaq, burqa': Sharia made by Allah, so can't be abolished - this is nonsense, says Markandey Katju

 Former Press Council of India Chairman and Supreme Court of India judge Markandey Katju sparked yet another controversy on Tuesday.

May 03, 2016, 10:25 AM IST

Taslima Nasreen bats for uniform civil code

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has batted for adopting a uniform civil code based on equality, asserting that it was imperative to do away with religious laws in order to achieve gender parity.

Mar 18, 2016, 13:18 PM IST

Islamic Educational Board of India against Uniform Civil Code

Islamic Educational Board of India on Wednesday opposed any move towards a Uniform Civil Code, saying no government has any right to interfere in the matters of religious jurisprudence.

Dec 09, 2015, 23:32 PM IST

DNA: SC refuses to interfere on Uniform civil code

Supreme Court declines PIL on Uniform Civil Code asking the apex court to issue directive to the centre to frame law on the same.

Dec 08, 2015, 09:26 AM IST

SC rejects PIL on uniform civil code seeking end to 'discrimination' faced by Muslim women

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking direction to parliament to enact a uniform civil code to put an end to alleged discrimination being faced by Muslim women.

Dec 07, 2015, 12:53 PM IST

Naidu raises issues of uniform civil and criminal code in Rajya Sabha

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday raised the issue of uniform civil and criminal codes in the Rajya Sabha, saying BR Ambedkar wanted such codes in the country.

Nov 30, 2015, 19:50 PM IST

Naidu bats for women's quota bill, uniform civil code

Participating in a debate on `Commitment to Constitution` in the Lok Sabha, Naidu also pitched for a common civil code and inter-linking of rivers.

Nov 27, 2015, 16:02 PM IST

Muslim men misinterpreting Quran to have more than one wife: Gujarat HC

The high court also stated that time has come for the country to embrace the uniform civil code as such provisions are in violation of the Constitution.

Nov 05, 2015, 23:47 PM IST

Opposition to uniform civil code an 'insult' to judiciary: VHP

 VHP on Wednesday said opposition to the introduction of a uniform civil code in the country was an "insult" to the judiciary, and alleged that Congress was doing so for its vote bank politics.

Oct 14, 2015, 22:47 PM IST

Uniform Civil Code: What is hindering its execution?

Underlining “total confusion” owing to personal laws governing religious practices, the Supreme Court sought to know from the government Monday whether it is willing to bring the Uniform Civil Code

Oct 13, 2015, 22:38 PM IST