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
Withdraw EPF through UPI soon as government completes testingEmployees Provident Fund Organisation subscribers will soon withdraw their provident fund corpus directly through Unified Payment Interface...
20 May, 2026, 01.41 PM 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
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
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel introduces Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 in AssemblyGujarat has introduced the Uniform Civil Code, 2026 bill. This comprehensive legislation addresses marriage, divorce, and live-in relations...
24 Mar, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Uttarakhand to implement Uniform Civil Code todayUniform Civil Code: Uttarakhand will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) from January 27, 2025, becoming the first state in India to do ...
27 Jan, 2025, 09.38 AM IST
Uttarakhand govt notifies Uniform Civil Code, sets rules for marriage registrationUttarakhand becomes the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which standardizes personal laws related to marriage,...
23 Jan, 2025, 09.27 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
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. ...
06 Feb, 2024, 12.39 PM 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
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
Bill to increase marriageable age of women to 21 years introduced in Lok SabhaThe amendments to the bill will become effective two years from the date it receives Presidential assent so as to provide sufficient opport...
21 Dec, 2021, 07.28 PM IST
DYFI slams decision to raise women's marriage ageThe Union Cabinet had on Wednesday cleared a proposal to bring in uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women and is likely to brin...
18 Dec, 2021, 05.31 PM IST
Bill likely on increasing legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years: SourcesThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday had cleared a proposal to bring in uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women, sources said on Thur...
16 Dec, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea for transfer of PILs on uniform marriage age from Delhi, Rajasthan High CourtsThe Delhi High Court had in August, 2019 issued notice to the Centre and the Law Commission of India on BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadh...
02 Feb, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Let 18 years be recognised as legal age for marriage for men too: Law panelThe age of majority, 18 years, must be recognised uniformly as the legal age for marriage for men and women alike as per Indian Majority Ac...
31 Aug, 2018, 06.54 PM IST
- Centre changed personal laws of only Hindus: SC
The Supreme Court has again pulled up the government for its failure to overhaul personal laws of the minority communities, saying that it ...
09 Feb, 2011, 04.51 AM IST