Gujarat has taken a historic step towards a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as its Assembly passes the bill amid protests and political opposition. The legislation introduces a uniform framework for personal ...

The BJP-ruled Uttarakhand became the first state to implement the rules of the UCC, extending the laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance and even live-in relationships between two consenting adults.

The Supreme Court of India has expressed support for a Uniform Civil Code while reviewing a case challenging provisions of the 1937 Muslim Personal Law New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, ...

Inheriting a windfall may seem like a dream come true, but it can cause tremendous anxiety, guilt, and even leave you financially worse off. Mike and Noel, both 34 and recently married, burned through ...

Switzerland, long a haven for the ultra-rich, voted to reject a hefty tax on large inheritances on Sunday. But the debate around it shook the country's affluent residents, an expert told CNBC before ...

Swiss voters will decide in November if the country should inflict a large inheritance tax on the estates of very rich people. The Young Socialists are pushing for a plan to let the state take half of ...

In 2007, George Osborne announced the “death knell for death taxes” when he promised that only millionaires would pay inheritance tax. But more than a decade after the former Chancellor’s pledge, this ...

One of Banque Lombard Odier & Cie SA’s top bankers criticized a controversial proposal for an inheritance tax on the super-rich, saying it could trigger an exodus of wealthy families even before it’s ...

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