Constitution
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Saharanpur mosque demolition: A state siege on minority rights
On September 5, 2026, a century-old mosque situated within the District Magistrate’s Collectorate complex in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was completely razed in a pre-dawn operation commencing at approximately 5 am by local…
- Sports
IOA approves constitutional changes, EC strength unchanged
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday, September 8, approved some changes in its constitution that would bring it in line with the National Sports Governance Act (NSGA) at its…
- India
Athawale seeks sedition charges over anti-reservation demands
Mumbai: Union minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale on Sunday, August 23, demanded that sedition cases be registered against those opposing or seeking abolition of reservation, which he…
- News
Constitutional values face serious challenges: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, August 15, said India’s constitutional values, democratic institutions and social harmony have faced “serious challenges” over the last 10 years, as he called for…
- Hate Crime
Majoritarian sentiments can’t impair constitutional rights: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on August 6 had directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the father of two adult sisters who voluntarily converted to Islam to jointly pay Rs 25 lakh…
- Top Stories
New Class 9 NCERT book defines judiciary as impartial institution
New Delhi: Months after a Class 8 NCERT textbook courted controversy for allegedly maligning the judiciary, a new Class 9 textbook describes it as an “impartial and independent institution that safeguards citizens’…
- India
PM Narendra Modi calls emergency a dark period for democracy
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 25, said Emergency was a direct assault on the Constitution as the period witnessed the suspension of civil liberties, curbs on freedom of…
- India
UP cops serve rulers, not Constitution: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has come down hard on the Uttar Pradesh Police, saying a large section of its officers are more loyal to whoever is in power than to the Constitution,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka ranks 5th among most corrupt states, warns Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa
Mandya: Expressing serious concern over rising corruption levels in the state, Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa on Thursday, May 21, said that Karnataka has been ranked fifth among the most corrupt…
- India
CJI Surya Kant: Constitution belongs to every citizen, not just cosmopolitans
New Delhi: Constitution belongs to all citizens equally and is not a privilege of a few cosmopolitans who can afford cost-bearing processes and engage the best of the brains, Chief Justice of…
- Hyderabad
Vande Matram cannot be treated on par with national anthem: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, May 7, objected to the Union Cabinet’s decision to grant “Vande Mataram” the same statutory protection as the national anthem “ Jana Gana Mana,” saying the…
- India
Questioning religious practices will break religion, civilisation: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, May 7, remarked that if individuals start questioning certain religious practices or matters of religion before a constitutional court then there will be hundreds of…
- India
Supreme Court refuses to legislate on hate speech, tells Parliament to act if it deems fit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 29, ruled that existing laws are sufficient to deal with hate speech and that no legislative vacuum exists that would warrant judicial intervention, declining…
- India
Will Constitution not rescue believer who is not allowed to touch deity: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 21, asked the chief priest of the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple if the Constitution will not come to the rescue of a believer who is…
- 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,…
