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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicUniform Civil Code

Topic: Uniform Civil Code

Our take on Manipur, Uniform Civil Code, Modi’s US visit—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Uniform Civil Code in currently unappealing: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday stuck to its stated stand on the uniform civil code (UCC) saying it is undesirable at this stage...

‘Can’t be forced, need wider consultations’ — how Opposition reacted to Modi’s UCC pitch

Uniform Civil Code has been one of BJP's three key poll planks for over two decades. The other two were abrogation of Article 370 & construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

‘Personal laws of a community seriously violate women’s rights’ — Hindu Right press on need for UCC

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

‘Manipur absent’ from list of places to visit & ‘row over rice’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Raising marriageable age for women, ban on polygamy — what’s in Uttarakhand’s draft UCC

Constituted last year by Pushkar Singh Dhami govt, expert panel has also looked at live-in relationships & inheritance laws. Draft likely to be submitted to govt mid-July.

AIMPLB has let down Muslim women every time. It’s not just UCC and triple talaq

AIMPLB’s own existence lies in preserving patriarchal interpretation of sharia, even though they lack legal or official approval. They can be likened to khap panchayats.

How Manipur victims ‘reach out’ to PM Modi, a coup to ‘spice’ things up & ‘Uniform Cricket Code’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Hussain Obama, Modi UCC pitch, Bakr-Eid goat—TV channels’ unhealthy obsession with Muslims

What Indians newspapers don’t do is chase after ‘Musalmaan’ like India TV news. And the stories can be anything as long as Muslims are involved and can be named.

UCC is Modi’s nuclear button—split Indian politics between Hindu-lovers, Muslim-appeasers

BJP under Vajpayee feared the damage to India's social fabric if Muslims were made to feel their religious beliefs were being targeted. Modi doesn't share this concern.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.