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Sabarimala women entry issue resurfaces following ex-TDB chief's allegationsAlleged disclosures by former Travancore Devaswom Board president A Padmakumar have reignited the Sabarimala women's entry controversy. Rep...- Assam passes Uniform Civil Code bill amid Opposition protestsAssam has passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill. This new law establishes a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession, and live...
- 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...
- Everybody should have access to temples, matha: Supreme CourtIn a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has asserted that all individuals deserve the right to enter any temple. Justice BV Nagarathna high...
- Cannot be three days of untouchability for women, says Justice B V Nagarathna during Sabarimala case hearingA Supreme Court judge has voiced strong disapproval of the practice of barring menstruating women from the Sabarimala temple. Justice B V N...
- Centre tells Supreme Court Sabarimala verdict was wrongly decidedThe Centre told the Supreme Court that Indian society treats women equally and places them on a higher pedestal. Solicitor General Tushar M...
- Whose rituals, whose rights? Sabarimala U-turn exposes the tension between tradition, politics, and equalityKerala's ruling LDF has reversed its stance on the Sabarimala Temple issue. The party now supports religious fundamentalism and traditional...
- Can women be stripped of their religious identity after marrying outside their faith? Supreme Court to decide in inter-faith marriage caseThe Supreme Court of India will examine a constitutional challenge alleging gender discrimination in Parsi personal laws. A Parsi woman's p...
- From registration of live-in relationship to polygamy ban: Highlights of Uttarakhand Uniform Civil CodeAmidst uproar in the Uttarakhand Assembly, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill during a special session. ...
- What's Uniform Civil Code: What does Constitution say about UCC and why it's so controversial in India?Uniform Civil Code (UCC): The debate over India's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) intensifies as proponents push for a unified legal framework, wh...
- Maharashtra govt prepares draft for women's empowerment policyIn a statement on Wednesday, the state minister for women and child development said recognising the importance of equal gender relations, ...
- HC allows Centre more time to file reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil CodeSenior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Upadhyay, said the government has to make its stand clear, whether it has recommended for drafti...
- Gender equality must, but uniform code not the answer: Catholic UnionAICU, which claims to be one of te officially recognised bodies of Catholic laity, also submitted a response to the questionnaire by the La...
- Declare triple talaq, nikah halala, polygamy inconsistent with fundamental right: Centre to SCMuslim women cannot be denied the right to equality guaranteed under the Constitution and other international covenants, the central govern...
- Centre submits issues in SC,questions practice of triple talaqThe first issue was whether the practices of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy are protected under Article 25(1) of the Constitutio...
- Its time to abolish 'triple talaq', says Venkaiah Naidu"Triple talaq is anti-constitutional, against law, against the principles of democracy and anti-civilisation. This kind of opinion is on th...
- Discriminatory practises cannot be held integral to freedom of religion: Ravi Shankar Prasad on triple talaq"We respect freedom of religion and freedom of faith which are protected by the fundamental rights. But every unreasonable or discriminator...
- 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
- Gender equality is constitutional message: Supreme CourtDuring the hearing when Jaising started dealing with the aspect that the deity at Sabarimala is "celibate" and "brahmachari", the bench ask...
- Taslima Nasreen bats for uniform civil codeThe author, who has written extensively on oppression of women, said that both Hindu and Muslim women were being discriminated against due ...
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