Issues and Challenges of Uniform Civil Code and Live-In Relationships

04 Sep 2024

Imagine a knock on the door at midnight, not because you are charged with sedition or tax evasion but because you are in a live-in relationship and haven’t registered it. This could happen to you in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Under Section 378 of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code, those who are in a...

Sexual harassment case: SC issues notice to Delhi govt on pleas of 7 women wrestlers

25 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court issued notice to the Delhi government and others on the pleas filed by seven women wrestlers who alleged that their FIR is not being registered regarding sexual harassment against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The apex court said that these allegations are serious and need to...

Congress to raise issues on inflation, unemployment during Parliament budget session

31 Jan 2023

Mallikarjun Kharge, President of Congress on Tuesday said that they would raise the issues of inflation, unemployment, and border dispute with China during the Budget session of Parliament."We wanted to participate in the President's maiden address but arrived here late due to the weather conditions, for which we apologise. In...

Opposition leaders claim not allowed to raise issues; walks out of Lok Sabha

08 Dec 2022

On Thursday, the second day of the Winter Session of Parliament, leaders of the opposition parties staged a walkout of the Lok Sabha, claiming they had been denied the right to bring up a number of concerns, including the one involving the governor of Tamil Nadu, R. N. Ravi. Speaker...