Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a bill in the Assembly to ban polygamy, making it an offence with up to seven years of imprisonment for first offence. With permission from ...

An anti-polygamy Bill tabled by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the Assam Assembly on Tuesday prescribes imprisonment and heavy fines for people entering into, or hiding, a second marriage while ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman, responding to concerns raised by African bishops about the practice of polygamy in ...

Polygamy remains a deeply complex and sensitive issue, especially for women who find themselves unexpectedly sharing their husband with another partner. A wife’s reaction to her husband’s decision or ...

The Assam cabinet on Sunday evening approved the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, aimed at prohibiting and eliminating the practice of polygamy and polygamous marriages across the state, ...

Sarma said the proposed law will make polygamy a punishable offence. Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly and top Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Monday criticised the BJP-led state ...

Assam is set to criminalise polygamy, with the state cabinet approving a Bill on Sunday that could send offenders to prison for up to seven years. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the ...

Assam's cabinet has approved a bill to prohibit polygamy, with penalties of up to seven years rigorous imprisonment, though exemptions apply to tribal communities and certain Sixth Schedule areas. The ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (November 9, 2025) said that the State Cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous ...

Assam's cabinet has approved 'The Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025', which imposes up to seven years of imprisonment for polygamy. (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said ...

GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet on Sunday approved a new law banning polygamy, which will be tabled in the next assembly session, to be held later this month, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.