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Thursday, January 1, 2026
TopicUniform Civil Code

Topic: Uniform Civil Code

Sedition law need of the hour for country’s integrity, says Law Commission chief

The law body’s chairman also told news agency ANI that the law commission had got a ‘huge response’ over the Uniform Civil Code after the communication of its notice.

‘Will fight tooth and nail,’ says Muslim board after Modi’s UCC pitch in poll-bound MP

The AIMPLB held an emergency online meeting late on Tuesday night, and have drawn up a draft to present to the Law Commission.

‘Even Pakistan scrapped triple talaq’ — in poll-bound MP, Modi woos Pasmandas, makes a case for UCC

In MP to flag off Vande Bharat trains, PM said votebank politics spoiled lives of Pasmanda Muslims but they getting the benefits of central schemes, attacks Congress over 'scams'.

Muslim welfare compromised for vote-bank politics, says PM, bats for Uniform Civil Code

Earlier in the day, Modi flagged off five Vande Bharat trains from Bhopal, two for Madhya Pradesh which goes to polls later this year.

BJP plans Muslim outreach on Uniform Civil Code, will play up ‘3 benefits, boost to women’s rights’

Uniform Civil Code is the last major unfinished agenda of BJP — promised to voters for decades — after construction of Ram Temple and scrapping of Article 370.

Opposition is wrong in resisting UCC. It’s poor politics, runs against Constitution spirit

The whole point of reviving this proposal is to push the opposition into a photo-op with the conservative leadership. And the opposition is stepping into this trap.

BJP wary of ‘misinformation campaigns’ on UCC that could hurt its tribal vote in poll-bound states

Ahead of polls in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan & Mizoram this yr, BJP concerned about containing misinformation since, it feels, tribal communities tend to vote 'based on emotional issues'.

Indian govt has left Muslim women at the mercy of AIMPLB. Bring in UCC but consult us first

As an Indian Pasmanda Muslim woman, I have a question for the Modi govt: For how long would we remain subjected to step-motherly treatment when it comes to our rights?

‘Represents Modi govt’s desperation’ — Congress on law panel seeking to revisit Uniform Civil Code

Party communication in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh calls it 'strange' that Law Commission is seeking fresh reference when its predecessor published a paper on subject in 2018.

On Camera

Dear Amitabh Bachchan, put PM Modi in the hot seat in 2026

Why can’t we see BJP chief ministers like Devendra Fadnavis, Bhupendra Patel, Mohan Yadav or Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Chandra Majhi under attack? It's about time we recognise them.

Looking to 2026, India to bet on diversification of energy basket—not disengagement from Russia crude

US sanctions reshuffle India’s crude procurement, pushing refiners towards new intermediaries, the Middle East and Americas.

2025 was Indian Army’s year. New battalions & platoons, embracing next-gen warfare

Amidst a doctrinal shift towards joint theaterisation and greater synergy between the various wings of the forces, the Indian Army in 2025 moved further on its path to Vision@2047.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.