Assam is set to be the third state in India to implement UCC, marking a significant step in realisation of the constitutional vision under Article 44 as Directive Principle of State Policy.
Family booked for dowry harassment, but Mohammed Danish faces up to three years in jail for contravening state’s civil code on dissolution of marriage and conditions for remarriage.
Party manifesto vows to protect ‘civilisation, culture & rights’ of the people, to free encroached land from ‘Bangladeshi Miyas’—a pejorative term for Bengali-speaking Muslims.
India's religious diversity is vast, with personal laws reflecting faiths. Instead of a UCC, codifying all personal laws may better uphold rights and constitutional values.
State was responding to PIL by petitioners Almasuddin Siddiqui and Ikram, who said UCC violated fundamental rights of Muslims & other citizens as guaranteed under the Constitution.
For years, the beauty marketing around weddings has assumed that beauty begins and ends with the bride. Everyone else is an accessory. But that idea feels outdated now.
Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.
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