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    · May 01, 2023 · 11:38 am
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    · Oct 27, 2022 · 06:48 pm
  • Delhi High Court calls for a Uniform Civil Code in India, asks Centre to take necessary steps

    Delhi High Court calls for a Uniform Civil Code in India, asks Centre to take necessary steps

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    · Jul 09, 2021 · 05:27 pm
  • Demands for a uniform civil code are back and women’s groups continue to oppose it. Here’s why

    Demands for a uniform civil code are back and women’s groups continue to oppose it. Here’s why

    Aarefa Johari
    · Dec 29, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • ‘Clear breach of international standards’: Experts debate the ban on Bangladeshis marrying Rohingya

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    Two laws govern Hindu marriages in Pakistan – but neither addresses divorce adequately

    Tahir Mehdi
    · Oct 25, 2016 · 09:30 pm
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    Women's rights shouldn't get lost in the uniform civil code vs personal law debate

    Saumya Saxena
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