Constitution
- 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…
- India
Modi govt weakening Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Modi government of weakening the Constitution whose foundation is social justice and said its policies have reversed previous Congress governments’ initiatives on…
- India
Indian Constitution not merely a legal document, but a living promise: SC judge
New Delhi: Senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath on Wednesday said India’s Constitution is not merely a legal document but a “living promise”. Speaking at a function organised by the Supreme…
- India
BJP supporters have no respect for Constitution: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, September 16, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters for condemning the Supreme Court verdict on the Waqf Amendment…
- India
Congress to hold national legal conclave on Saturday
New Delhi: The Congress will on Saturday deliberate on the Constitutional challenges and the way forward at a national conclave. The event comes amid the party’s continuous refrain that the Constitution is…
- India
Preamble of the Constitution unalterable: V-P Dhankhar
New Delhi: Commenting on the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday that the Preamble of any Constitution is its soul, and the Preamble of the Indian Constitution…
- India
Congress to hold ‘Save Constitution’ rally in Ranchi today
New Delhi: The Congress Party is set to organise a “Save Constitution” rally in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Tuesday. The rally will be held at the historic Old Assembly Ground and aims to…
- Opinions
The Enemy Within: A manufactured foe or de facto adversary? Part Three and final
As I have argued in the past the politician’s capacity to work in the national interest or according to his conscience, is seriously compromised by the fact that democracy is a game…
- Opinions
The Enemy Within: A manufactured foe or de facto adversary? Part Two
Was this a case of judicial overreach, or a case of ensuring Governors acted within their Constitutional powers, did not abuse their powers? Two lawyers, Dushyant Dave, Supreme Court, and Shrimati Venkatachari,…
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The Enemy Within: A manufactured foe or de facto adversary?
The enemy within is, on the one hand, a manufactured enemy, i.e., he is not really an enemy, but it suits the powers that be to label him as one. This can…