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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicUniform Civil Code

Topic: Uniform Civil Code

Law Commission issues notice seeking views of public, religious bodies on Uniform Civil Code

Stakeholders asked to send in their views within 30 days. This is the second time the commission has taken such an initiative in 7 years.

It’s not just Muslims who have multiple wives in India. But practice has declined across faiths

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.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says will ban polygamy in state amid bid for uniform civil code

The CM also said a team would scrutinise legal provisions along with the religious and personal aspects of Islam and other religious groups and report back to him in 60 days.

‘PM Modi did for Muslim sisters what Nehru wanted to but couldn’t’: Kerala governor on triple talaq

Arif Mohammed Khan has had frequent run-ins with Pinarayi Vijayan govt in Kerala over issues like vice-chancellor appointments & 'delaying' key bills. Excerpts from an exclusive interview.

Is Raghuram Rajan Congress’s next Manmohan, asks Urdu press as RBI ex-governor joins Bharat Jodo

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

After Uttarakhand, Himachal, BJP opts for tried & tested pre-poll promise in MP — Uniform Civil Code

BJP leaders say the move by BJP-led states to form UCC panels 'should not be seen in isolation but keeping 2024 elections in mind'. Opposition criticises it as a pre-poll gimmick.

‘BJP trying to drown out talk of inflation & unemployment’, says Urdu press on Gujarat UCC panel

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Uniform Civil Code raked up before polls to hide governance failures, says Muslim body

AIMPLB compared efforts to implement UCC to prohibition, which was also a part of the directive principles of state policy but not made into a law in the country.

Egalitarian Uniform Civil Code formulation by BJP is the concern, not UCC itself

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

India’s liberals must decide: Oppose UCC because of BJP or uphold secular principles?

My fear is that secular liberals, disgusted by the Hindu triumphalism that will probably accompany the Uniform Civil Code, will forget their secularism and oppose the move.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?