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Uniform Civil Code: History Made! Uttarakhand to implement UCC today. Key changes and what they mean

Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in Uttarakhand today, January 27, 2025, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. This will make Uttarakhand the the first state in independent India to put ...
Reuters

Explainer: What is India's civil code and why does it anger Muslims?

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Uttarakhand, a small northern Indian state governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, passed a bill to replace religion-specific civil laws with a ...
The Diplomat

The Uniform Civil Code Bill in India: What’s at Stake?

It is a controversial issue in Indian politics as minorities and opposition parties see it as a vehicle for Hindu majoritarianism. Earlier this month, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ...
UCA News

Indian state breaks ground with Uniform Civil Code

In a landmark move that has sent ripples through India's complex social and legal landscape, Uttarakhand has become the first state to implement a common civil code since independence, marking a ...
The Diplomat

India’s Assam State to Introduce Uniform Civil Code

The Assam government has firmed up plans for enacting a uniform civil code (UCC). Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that the state cabinet had discussed the uniform civil code and ...