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Topic: Polygamy

Is Assam’s proposed anti-polygamy law discriminatory? Penalties & exemptions spark debate

Those concealing first marriage face up to 10 years’ jail, repeat offenders get double punishment, Bill proposes. Centre's approval may be needed for law to be enacted.

Assam’s anti-polygamy Bill is progress for Muslim women. It’s not an attack on the community

If insisting that women be treated with equal dignity is 'targeting a community', then perhaps every community ought to be 'targeted' until equality is universal.

Polygamy in Assam—what the upcoming bill proposes

Uttarakhand has already passed a law making polygamy punishable under state law. Assam Chief Minister is following the same approach.

Ex-BJP MLA’s ‘second marriage’ puts Uttarakhand BJP on back foot, Congress calls out UCC hypocrisy

BJP has now issued a show-cause notice to Suresh Rathore, accusing him of 'improper conduct' and actions that have harmed the party’s social and moral image.

Uttarakhand UCC doesn’t protect wives in polygamous marriages

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code fails to make itself modern by reinforcing the colonial provision for restitution of conjugal rights—the requirement to cohabit with one’s partner on court's order.

Uttarakhand UCC Bill proposes ban on polygamy & child marriage, criminalisation of ‘nikah halala’

Tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly, Uniform Civil Code Bill also recommends uniform marriage age for men & women across religions. Scheduled Tribes have been excluded from its ambit.

Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam govt forms committee to draft anti-polygamy law

The newly-formed committee comprises the advocate general, the director general of police and a legal remembrancer.

Liberals shy away from advocating for Muslim women. ‘Made in Heaven’ is a good first step

From Shah Bano to Amazon Prime's 'Made in Heaven' episode, the plight of Muslim women under Sharia law finally gets a stage in India.

With Assam’s thrust on ending polygamy, here’s what law says & data reveals about practice

Expert panel has submitted report to Assam govt on laws pertaining to polygamy. The practice, though declining, is still prevalent among certain communities.

It’s not just Muslims who have multiple wives in India. But practice has declined across faiths

Only 1.4% of married Indian women surveyed in NFHS-5 (2019-2021) said their husbands had another wife or wives. Practice more prevalent in tribal-dominated districts.

On Camera

India’s long war with Maoists has a huge void — no number of dead bodies can fill it

Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.