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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicGender justice

Topic: gender justice

Forget UCC, amending the Special Marriage Act can do more for gender justice

Everyone needs to understand that a sort of UCC already exists in the form of the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

Uttarakhand UCC delivers status quo for wives & mothers, while promising ‘gender justice’

Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code claims to ensure gender justice by abolishing discriminatory practices among Muslims, but fails to address other unjust laws.

Uttarakhand UCC Bill does a lot of things. Achieving true ‘uniformity’ is not one of them

The Uttarakhand UCC Bill has failed to achieve its intended goal of uniformity. Instead, it appears to be an exercise in shoddy replication of existing laws and selective criminalisation.

CJI Chandrachud’s call for gender justice is timely and hopeful

It would be interesting to see to what extent the court pays heeds to the counsel of its new leader.

On Camera

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.