The Uniform Civil Code refers to a common set of laws that will subsume customary laws across faiths and tribes and govern a gamut of issues.

Uttarakhand is set to become the first Indian state post-independence to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Monday, after completing extensive...

By John Dayal (UCA News) -- India’s bishops, as much as its civil society, possibly missed an ominous warning in a report in the Kathmandu-based...

The amended rules, examined by the Law Department, were discussed and finalised during the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Baghdad, Iraq AP  —  Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that...

Iraq’s parliament has reportedly passed several laws including the one that will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine....

British government’s new rules on inheritance tax will risk viability of family farms in the future, says farmers’ union chief

Human rights activist John Nakuta says the anti-gay marriage act signed into law by presindent Nangolo Mbumba can be challenged in court, since it is...

The International Conference on Girls’ Education in Muslim Societies concluded without the participation of the Taliban, emphasizing the importance...