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

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

Conditions include providing proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years, and written permission from a civil servant ...

The regulation requires medical justification from the first wife and proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years for ...

Jakarta's new regulation on polygamy for civil servants seeks to reduce divorce rates while ensuring strict oversight.

A recent Jakarta gubernatorial decree providing technical guidelines on polygamy for the city’s male civil servants has ...

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 ...

A recent decree aimed at regulating polygamy among Jakarta’s male civil servants has sparked a backlash as critics are calling for the practice to be abolished entirely, citing its ...