Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC, launched by Chief ...

Critics are calling for the practice to be abolished entirely, citing its discriminatory nature and harmful impact on women ...

Nigerian comedian and actor, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, popularly known as Okey Bakassi, has claimed that polygamy is the best form of marriage for Africa. According to him, monogamy isn’t ...

In contrast, resource-defense polygamy, where one sex — usually but not always the male — guards territories to attract mates, is highly unstable and often reverts to monogamy. “This research not only ...

The Marriage Act defines polygamy as “the state or practice of a man having more than one wife simultaneously”. The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows that 10 percent of married womennine ...

Bird species were categorized into three mating systems—monogamy (strong and durable sociosexual bonds), resource-defense polygamy (weak and transient bonds) and lekking (absence of social bonds).

In contrast, resource-defense polygamy, where one sex -- usually but not always the male -- guards territories to attract mates, is highly unstable and often reverts to monogamy. "This research ...

The Uniform Civil Code, effective in Uttarakhand, prioritizes personal rights and regulates marriage, divorce, and ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded Uttarakhand for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), likening its spirit to the ...