NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially divisive plan to ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he wanted to press ahead with a national common civil code of law, a proposal bitterly opposed by Muslim activists as an attack on their faith.

The Indian government has initiated the process to establish a uniform personal code replacing religion-based family law, but religious leaders including Christians are reticent. The Law Commission of ...

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), the biggest political outfit of Muslims, said it would respond negatively to the Uniform Civil Code. Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul ...

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 ...

An Indian state on Wednesday passed a common civil code to replace religious laws, with supporters saying it protected women's rights but critics fearing it heralds a countrywide rollout by the Hindu ...

India's ruling party introduced contentious legislation Tuesday to create a common civil code in a northern state, including for marriage, reigniting a polarising debate weeks before national ...

The BJP launched its manifesto, wading into a polarising debate by reaffirming its stand on a uniform civil code which would standardise laws for personal matters ...

It is time we understand that while all our energy was diverted towards preserving its diversity, the country’s unity took a catastrophic hit Such has been the intensity of dialogues surrounding the ...