Constitution
- India
Women’s quota bill would have undermined democracy, Constitution: Aaditya Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday, April 18, said that the passage of the women’s quota bill would have ensured a “total defeat of democracy”, alleging that the legislation,…
- Featured News
Constitution Amendment Bill 2026: The architecture, arithmetic of exclusion
The framers of the Indian Constitution deliberately bequeathed a document that was “silently pluralistic,” avoiding the rigid, often incendiary, ethnic categorisations found in other postcolonial charters. Instead, they opted for a functional,…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea challenging validity of Rajasthan’s anti-conversion law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 13, agreed to hear a plea challenging the validity of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025. A bench of Chief…
- India
Constitution illustrator Nandalal Bose’s grandson dropped from Bengal voter list
Kolkata: The 88-year-old grandson of Nandalal Bose, the renowned illustrator of the Constitution of India, said that his and his wife’s names are missing from the voter list after the Special Intensive Revision…
- World
US citizenship case worries H-1B families
Washington: A US Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship has raised concerns among Indian professionals on H-1B visas and other temporary permits. The Trump administration told the court that children born to…
- World
US Supreme Court to hear birthright citizenship case
Washington: The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a closely watched case on birthright citizenship, which tests President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict automatic citizenship for children born to certain non-citizens…
- Telangana
HC to decide maintainability of pleas on Bhadrachalam temple ritual changes
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, March 23, stated that it must first determine the maintainability of petitions challenging changes in ritual practices at the Bhadrachalam Sri Rama Temple since 2012.…
- Telangana
Telangana gig workers union demands inclusion of minimum wage in draft bill
Hyderabad: TGPWU on Monday, March 23, has urged the government to include the Right to Minimum Wages in the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Draft Bill. In a statement addressed to the…
- Hate Crime
Will burn Mohammed’s effigy: Hindutva chief after student leader burns Manusmriti
Patna: Tensions escalated in Bihar’s Patna district after a student leader, Manish Kumar, burned the Manusmriti during the UGC Regulations protests on Wednesday, March 18. After the video of the incident circulated,…
- India
Owaisi questions legitimacy of BJP MP chairing no-confidence motion
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, March 10, raised a point of order in Parliament, questioning the legality of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal…
- India
Untouchability in Karnataka: Shops shut amid last rites of Dalit armyman
Bagalkot: Relatives of a retired Dalit army serviceman have alleged untouchability after shops and hotels in a Karnataka village closed their shutters when they arrived for his last rites on February 25. Hanumantappa…
- Kerala
Union Cabinet approves renaming of Kerala as Keralam
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday, February 24, approved a proposal of the Kerala government to change the name of the state to Keralam, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The decision,…
- India
Kerala to be renamed ‘Keralam’ as Union Cabinet likely to give nod
New Delhi: The bill to rename Kerala to “Keralam” is likely to be approved by the central government in a Cabinet meeting scheduled on Tuesday, February 24. The Kerala Legislative Assembly had…
- India
Humanity the only religion: Maharashtra sarpanch declares village caste-free
Mumbai: Soundala village in Maharashtra‘s Ahilyanagar district convened together and declared itself “caste-free,” claiming to live as per the Preamble of the Constitution. At a special Gram Sabha on February 5, sarpanch…
- India
Constitution stands as shield of people’s rights: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, January 26, said the Constitution is every Indian’s greatest weapon and shield as his party asserted that its resolve to protect the Constitution is…