After Bihar, will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM become a factor in West Bengal too?AIMIM is targeting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls after a notable performance in Bihar. The party faces challenges from electoral roll...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
State govts taking steps towards UCC implementation based on Constitution: Union ministerUnion minister George Kurian said some states are moving towards Uniform Civil Code. Uttarakhand enforced it in January 2025. Gujarat passe...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: EC launches 24x7 helpline, email to report poll-related law and order issuesWest Bengal voters can now report election-related law and order issues through a new dedicated helpline. The toll-free number 18003450008 ...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Bengal will reply to bombs with votes, form double-engine govt: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah stated West Bengal will respond to violence with votes. He predicted a BJP 'double-engine' government in the ...
13 Apr, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
BJP West Bengal Assembly Election Manifesto 2026: Cash dole, jail for corrupt, & UCC dictate Amit Shah’s ‘sankalp patra’The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its election manifesto for West Bengal. Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the document as a p...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Uniform Civil Code bill to be tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly todayOn Sunday, the Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the final draft of the UCC, which proposes uniform civil laws for all communities in the state.
06 Feb, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
Extended deadline to submit suggestions to Law Commission on UCC endsOn July 14, the law panel extended the deadline for the public to send their views on UCC till July 28, saying the decision was taken follo...
28 Jul, 2023, 10.09 PM IST
Nagaland government opposed to implementation of UCC: MinisterThe Nagaland government has appealed to the Law Commission of India for an exemption from the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Nagaland Minister f...
25 Jul, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Law Commission extends deadline for submitting views on UCC till July 28"In view of the overwhelming response from the public on the subject of Uniform Civil Code and numerous requests received from various quar...
17 Jul, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Uniform Civil Code is political exercise aimed to take way focus of debate from key issues: AIMIM chief Asaduddin OwaisiOwaisi's response came while addressing media at Hyderabad on Friday as he submitted party's response to the Law Commission along with the ...
17 Jul, 2023, 02.52 PM IST
Don't open Pandora's box: ex-law minister M Veerappa Moily to PM Modi, Law Commission on UCCUCC refers to a common set of laws that are applicable to all the citizens of India that is not based on religion and dealing with marriage...
05 Jul, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Deliberations on uniform civil code: House panel calls law ministry officials, law commissionThe 30-member panel chaired by senior BJP leader Sushil Modi will hold two rounds of meetings on July 3, one each with the law commission a...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
Law Commission has received 8.5 lakh responses so far on UCC: Chairman Ritu Raj AwasthiIf need be, the commission might call upon any individual or organisation for a personal hearing or discussion, the present law panel had s...
28 Jun, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
Raising concerns over Uniform Civil Code, over 30 tribal bodies to meet in Ranchi on SundayThe representatives of the tribal organisations will gather under the banner of the Adivasi Samanwai Samiti. The 22nd Law Commission of Ind...
24 Jun, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
Congress opposing UCC for vote bank politics, succumbing to pressure from fundamentalists: BJPThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Indian National Congress of indulging in vote bank politics over the issue of the i...
15 Jun, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
Different personal laws affront to nation's unity: Centre to Delhi HCIn the affidavit, the Centre also said the petition is not maintainable as formulation of the UCC is a "matter of policy", which has to be ...
08 Jan, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
Scrap all community-based laws before bringing in UCC, says Nitish Kumar's Bihar governmentBihar CM Nitish Kumar has written a letter to the chairperson of Law Commission Justice B S Chauhan on Uniform Civil Code.
13 Jan, 2017, 12.51 AM IST