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Topic: Polygamy

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.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says will ban polygamy in state amid bid for uniform civil code

The CM also said a team would scrutinise legal provisions along with the religious and personal aspects of Islam and other religious groups and report back to him in 60 days.

SC agrees to form constitution bench to hear petitions on polygamy, nikah halala

The court's direction came while dealing a petition seeking the declaration of polygamy and nikah halala, practised among Muslims, as illegal and unconstitutional.

Second marriage lawful but is cruel to first wife, says Karnataka HC

A high court bench said this while hearing a case where a woman, Ramjanbi, sought dissolution of marriage after her husband married another woman, as per Sharia law.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.