Curtains down on Assam's high-voltage campaign for April 9 assembly pollsThe campaign for the Assam Assembly elections has ended. Voters will decide the fate of 722 candidates on April 9. The BJP and Congress tra...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
"Positive talks on UCC and 'One Nation, One Election' underway": ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi has identified the Uniform Civil Code and One Nation One Election as significant unfinished priorities for the...
06 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
No takers for Pakistan's 'false-flag' allegation on Pahalgam attack at UNSC session, tough questions posedAt a closed-door UNSC meeting, Pakistan faced tough questions regarding terrorism and escalating rhetoric, with members questioning the inv...
06 May, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
Temples would be built in Mathura, Varanasi after NDA returns to power with 400-plus seats: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said grand temples would be built in Varanasi and Mathura and the Uniform Civil Code w...
18 May, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
NDA needs more than 400 seats in LS elections to implement UCC in country: HimantaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma outlines NDA's goals, asserting over 400 Lok Sabha seats needed for Uniform Civil Code (UCC) imple...
11 May, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
We do not subscribe to the policies of NDA, not afraid of the Centre: Mizoram CM ZoramthangaThe Mizoram Chief Minister, Zoramthanga, has noted that his party is not afraid of the NDA government at the center. He said the state gove...
24 Jul, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
UCC joins Article 370, Ram Temple as key issues for BJP in 2024 electionsPrime Minister Modi has put the issue of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at the forefront of BJP's agenda for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Th...
28 Jun, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
Owaisi slams Modi on triple talaq, asks why "getting inspiration from Pakistan"Triple talaq was abolished in Egypt 80-90 years ago. If it is necessary, then why has it been abolished in Pakistan, Qatar and other Muslim...
28 Jun, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Opposition instigating Muslims on UCC, SC wants it implemented: PM Narendra ModiIn a virtual interaction with lakhs of booth-level BJP workers from Bhopal on Tuesday, the prime minister urged them to inform the masses t...
27 Jun, 2023, 10.50 PM IST
BJP committed to implementing CAA, matter of time its rules are framed: Himanta Biswa SarmaAsked why the rules for the Act had not been framed yet, Sarma pointed out that there were people protesting against the CAA and thereafter...
12 Nov, 2022, 07.36 PM IST
Triple Talaq: Law panel studies practices of Muslim nationsThe Supreme Court is looking into the constitutional validity of triple talaq and polygamy after several women's groups challenged the Musl...
24 Jan, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Muslim personal law needs reform, but UCC is not a solution: Zakia SomanLet there be a secular law also. Let the citizen choose whether she wants a phera or a nikah or some other ceremony.
23 Oct, 2016, 12.55 PM IST
No one can change personal law: Khalid Rasheed Firangi MahaliA 2015 study, released by the BMMA that has been working for over a decade for the abolishment of the practice, showed that nearly one in 1...
23 Oct, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
Digvijay Singh favours holding talks with Pakistan"We can't decide our neighbour. We must accept that Pakistan is our neighbour and work towards improving ties with it. Dialogue is the only...
23 Oct, 2016, 12.02 AM IST
Triple talaq violates Quran & Sunna, apart from Constitution: Arif Mohammad KhanNajma Heptulla, along with Muslim Personal Law Board leaders played a key role in "pressuring the Rajiv government" to do the U-turn in the...
20 Oct, 2016, 12.20 AM IST
Government will reach out to Muslims before taking decision on triple talaq: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAIMPLB has said that the Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court against the practice of triple talaq was a “conspiracy” to implement a uniform...
17 Oct, 2016, 12.06 AM IST
Abolish triple talaq and polygamy, Centre tells Supreme CourtInvoking secular practices, the Centre said one section of women in society could never be worse off than the other
08 Oct, 2016, 01.37 PM IST