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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Expert panel has submitted report to Assam govt on laws pertaining to polygamy. The practice, though declining, is still prevalent among certain communities.
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.
The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.
Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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