Registration of muslim marriages, divorces in Assam a must nowThe Assam assembly has passed a bill mandating the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces. This new legislation ensures marriages wi...
30 Aug, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish Muslim marriages, divorce actThe Assam Assembly has passed a bill to repeal a 1935 law that registered Muslim marriages and divorces. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...
29 Aug, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Assam govt tables bill to register Muslim marriages and divorcesThe Assam government on Thursday last introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims reasoning that it had...
28 Aug, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Assam govt tables bill to abolish Muslim marriages, divorce actThe statement of objectives of the repealing bill states, "There remains a scope of registering marriages of persons below 21 years (in cas...
23 Aug, 2024, 12.24 AM IST
Nikah without a qazi! Assam approves new law for mandatory registration of Muslim marriages, divorcesThe Assam cabinet has approved a proposed law requiring Muslims to register marriages and divorces with the government, bypassing the role ...
22 Aug, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
"We will protest and fight if they repeal the marriage and divorce for Muslims laws," says AIUDFThe Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is set to introduce a controversial bill in the upcoming state assembly se...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Assam to bring law to mandate govt registration of Muslim marriages and divorcesThe bill aims to ensure that all marriages and divorces within the Muslim community are formally recorded and regulated by the state author...
22 Aug, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Assam cabinet approves Muslim Marriage Registration BillThe Assam Cabinet approved the Muslim Marriage Registration Bill 2024, making government registration mandatory and illegalizing child marr...
21 Aug, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
Assam government to bring law soon for life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed plans to introduce a law for life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases. Announced at a BJ...
04 Aug, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
Assam will become a Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, stated on Friday that the Muslim population in Assam is increasing by at least 29 to 30 percen...
20 Jul, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
"No Muslim organisation promotes child marriage": Lucknow Imam on Assam's decision to repeal Muslim Marriages ActOn Thursday, the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rul...
19 Jul, 2024, 04.58 PM IST
Assam government repeals Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration ActThe Assam government has decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act from 1935 to prevent child marriage and ...
18 Jul, 2024, 08.34 PM IST
Nothing religious about UCC; not bringing it through back door: Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma said, “In UCC there are no customs, precedents. UCC does not deal with ways of worship and is not connected to one’s faith. There is ...
28 Feb, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Assam speeds up UCC work, to repeal act on Muslim MarriageAssam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in X, "On 23.2. 2024, the Assam cabinet made a significant decision to repeal the age-old ...
24 Feb, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
Assam takes big step towards UCC, repeals Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration ActAssam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said, "A very important decision has been taken in line with that. The Assam Muslim Marriage & Divorce ...
24 Feb, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
UCC panel studied reforms in Muslim-majority nationsThe Uttarakhand committee on Uniform Civil Code conducted an extensive examination of several nations, including those with Muslim-majority...
08 Feb, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Why the Triple Talaq verdict will not trigger an instant revolutionMany have long deplored the persistence among Indian Muslims of the practice of talaq-e-biddat, in which a man unilaterally dissolves his m...
27 Aug, 2017, 06.59 AM IST