"Religious freedom is guaranteed; thus, the Uniform Civil Code negates fundamental rights," said Jamiat chief Maulana Arshad Madani (photo: IANS)

Nation

Uttarakhand UCC: “If tribes exempt, why not Muslims?”

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (right, in saffron waistcoat and hands together in a namaskar) placed the state's new 'uniform civil code' proposal before the state Assembly on 6 February 2024 (photo courtesy @pushkardhami/X)

Nation

Uttarakhand UCC: All live-in relationships must be registered

Muslim women assemble to oppose the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Ahmedabad, November 2016 (photo: Getty Images)

POLITICS

After Ayodhya, the UCC dog whistle again

Delhi High Court (photo: IANS)

Nation

Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea seeking introduction of Uniform Civil Code

Illustration by: P. Suresh

Nation

Nagaland Assembly passes resolution for exemption from UCC

Leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind addressing a press conference (photo courtesy: JIH)

Nation

"Vague and unclear" UCC "lightning rod for polarisation": Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to Law Commission

Jawaharlal Nehru (photo: Getty Images)

Nation

Nehru's Word: Laws and traditions in India suppress women, hence the Hindu Code Bill

Representative image of Uniform Civil Code (photo: IANS)

India

Justice is crucial, not just uniformity, say women's groups in Goa

An illustration of the letters 'UCC' on the end of a fishing rod, strung like bait (illustration: P. Suresh/National Herald)

POLITICS

Why the Uniform Civil Code is a red herring

Illustration: P Suresh

India

The Hidden Agenda: Not So 'Uniform' Civil Code

Muslim women protest against the Modi government’s triple talaq bill in Kolkata on 10 January 2019. (Photo: Getty Images)

India

Uniform Civil Code: Does the Woman Even Matter?

A huge crowd in northeast (photo: IANS)

Nation

Cutting across the political divide, most NE parties stand united against Uniform Civil Code

Ghulam Nabi Azad (photo: IANS)

POLITICS

UCC not possible in India: Ghulam Nabi Azad