Assam tables Uniform Civil Code bill in AssemblyAssam has introduced a Uniform Civil Code Bill. The legislation aims to ban polygamy and standardize marriage and succession laws. It also ...
26 May, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Assam Assembly introduces UCC bill, third state after Uttarakhand, GujaratAssam has introduced its Uniform Civil Code bill in the Assembly. This move follows similar legislation passed in Uttarakhand and Gujarat. ...
25 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal seeks early oath date for his MLA swearing-in ceremony ahead of HajjAIUDF President Badruddin Ajmal has requested the Assam Assembly Speaker for a convenient date to take his oath as an MLA. He is scheduled ...
18 May, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
Paying extra for MF-PMS? Here’s what investors get and what they may lose on returnsPMS-style mutual fund advisory can fetch you a curated selection of funds with allocation and execution embedded. This convenience faces a ...
18 May, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
First big move in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma govt to table UCC Bill on May 26; enforces 20% fuel cutAssam's new cabinet has approved the Uniform Civil Code bill, set for assembly presentation on May 26. The government is also implementing ...
13 May, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
10 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Ronald Reagan: ‘There is no greater happiness for a man than approaching a door at the end of a day knowing…’ - What many marriages today need most, explained by former US PresidentQuote of the Day by Ronald Reagan suggests that true happiness in marriage often comes from emotional comfort, companionship, and knowing s...
09 May, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Bill to raise legal marriage age to 21 for women lapses as 17th Lok Sabha dissolvesCiting provisions of law and Constitution, former Lok Sabha Secretary-General and Constitution expert P D T Acharya told PTI that with the ...
08 Jun, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
SC dismisses plea seeking uniform minimum age of marriage for men and womenA bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala said the matter fell under the domain of the ...
27 Mar, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
Delhi HC sends to SC plea seeking uniform minimum age for marriage for men and womenOn January 13, the apex court transferred to itself the petition filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, which was pending befor...
31 Jan, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
Minimum age for marriage raised from 16 to 18 in England, WalesUntil now, girls and boys aged 16 and 17 could get married as long as they had parental consent. The Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill, t...
27 Apr, 2022, 08.34 PM IST
RSS affiliate to launch nationwide campaign for raising Muslim women's marriageable agePitching for reforms in the Sharia law for giving equal rights to women of the minority community, the outfit's campaign will also seek to ...
05 Mar, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Personal laws need to be reviewed, harmonised with landmark court rulingsThe Cabinet's recent proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women to 21 years has focussed attention on the need to review the m...
25 Dec, 2021, 11.43 PM IST
Centre 'relied upon Supreme Court's 2017 ruling to propose 21 as uniform marriage age'In the judgement, the Supreme Court had observed that "law cannot be hidebound and static. It has to evolve and change with the needs of so...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.31 AM IST
Fixing age of marriage interference in personal liberty, says AIMPLBThe AIMPLB has urged the central government to refrain from fixing the age of marriage and termed it as interference in personal liberty. I...
21 Dec, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
Congress to oppose govt's plan to 'rush through motivated bill' on women's marriage ageThe SP, Left Parties, IUML, AIMIM too are among parties who have already opposed the proposal. Some Muslim outfits too have opposed it, all...
20 Dec, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Government to soon take decision on minimum age of marriage for girls: PMThe prime minister said the girls' gross enrolment ratio in education has turned higher than that of boys for the first time in the country...
16 Oct, 2020, 08.58 PM IST