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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.

Waqf debate: Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain challenges govt to bring UCC for all religious centers

Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the MP also asked why Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath passed Waqf bill of 1995 with consensus if this law was draconian.

Uttarakhand UCC will make it easier for live-in couples to find houses: Implementation panel chief

State’s ex-chief secretary Shatrughan Singh asserts law has ‘no intention to look into bedroom’ and safeguards would ensure live-in couples from elsewhere came to Uttarakhand for safety. 

‘UCC will never be a secular law,’ says panelist during discussion on constitutional principles at JLF

4 panellists participated in a session on democracy & equality. They warned that fundamental rights remain 'constrained by the state power' & said India is a democracy 'in retreat'.

UCC was debated more in the Constituent Assembly than in Uttarakhand. Why it’s a problem

Contrary to popular perception, Uttarakhand will not be the first, but the second state in the country with a UCC.

All BJP-ruled states will bring UCC, Shah tells RS; asks Congress if it supports Muslim personal law

Amit Shah also accused Congress of ‘appeasement politics’ and said BJP will not allow reservation on basis of religion even if it has one MP in each House of Parliament.

Govt constitutes 23rd Law Commission. A look at its terms of reference & matters likely to be taken up

Previous Commission's term ended on 31 August. However, the Centre is yet to appoint the members of the 23rd Law Commission.

As Modi renews call for ‘secular civil code’, here’s what Supreme Court has said about UCC over the yrs

Referring to ‘secular civil code’ in his I-Day speech, Modi said it is ‘collective responsibility of Indians to realise vision of Constitution makers’ & SC ‘advocates for this change’.

Behind Modi’s push for a ‘Secular Civil Code’ in Independence Day speech, a bid to trap Oppn

NDA allies remain guarded on UCC, though JDU's KC Tyagi says Bihar CM had made his stand clear in 2017. TDP, too, yet to make a statement. RSS welcomes PM's remarks.

In Uttarakhand UCC consultations, BJP & AIMIM found common ground — opposing live-in relationships

BJP further asserted that 'LGBTQIA: relations are not in accord with socio-cultural mores', according to a report on stakeholder consultation made public Friday.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.