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Several universities swap ‘India’ for ‘Bharat’ on degrees, marksheets
Hyderabad: Several state and central universities across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and other states have decided to replace the word “India” with “Bharat” on degrees, marksheets and official documents, driven by a campaign run…
- Opinions
How Nehru, Azad and Ambedkar answered the politics of grievance
The constitutional answer to the politics of inherited grievance is neither obscure nor difficult to discover. It lies in the circumstances in which the republic itself was conceived. One of the great…
- Hyderabad
The architecture of memory: How Partition lives in India
The history of modern India is not merely a history of institutions, elections, constitutions and governments. It is also a history of memory. Nations, no less than individuals, carry wounds. Some heal…
- Opinions
The quiet drift of India’s constitutional jurisprudence
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, recently remarked at Oxford that the Supreme Court is developing a “Swadeshi Jurisprudence” rather than relying solely on “imported concepts.” He made the observation while…
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In a dysfunctional state, predators thrive and futures suffer
We learnt that in the afternoon of February 28, 2002, in Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad, a crowd armed with swords, iron rods and petrol bombs gathered outside a cluster of homes. Inside,…
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Let there be clarity: When a Muslim member backed cow slaughter ban in 1948
New Delhi: Amid calls from sections of the Muslim community that cow should be declared a national animal, a look at the Constituent Assembly debates shows that two Muslim members had sought…
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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,…
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President Murmu pays tribute to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary
Gandhinagar: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday, April 14, paid homage to Dr B R Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary at Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian…
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Judiciary: Delay… deference… drift
In a constitutional democracy, criticism of institutions, particularly the judiciary, must be articulated with restraint, precision and fidelity to constitutional principle. Yet, restraint does not entail silence. Certain developments, when viewed cumulatively…
- India
Constitution made it possible for ‘untouchables’ to rise: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai delivered a powerful lecture at the Oxford Union in the UK, hailing the Indian Constitution, making it possible for “untouchables” to hold one…
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Gandhi family has habit of amending Constitution: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, December 14, tore into the Gandhi family for repeatedly amending the Constitution and murdering its spirit for personal interest, vote bank politics and arrogance.…
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Constitution debate: PM Modi makes strong pitch for ‘United Bharat’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, December 14, lauded the power of ‘Nari Shakti’ in shaping the Constitution and made a strong pitch for ‘united Bharat’ in realising the country’s…
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Replica of Constitution vandalised in Maha’s Parbhani: Collector’s office attacked
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Violent protests took place in central Maharashtra’s Parbhani city on Wednesday, December 11, after an individual tore a replica of the Indian Constitution placed in front of the BR Ambedkar…
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India born out of love, not hate: SC Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
India is a country that was born not of hate, instead, the country’s foundation is based on love, Supreme Court justice Sudhanshu Shulia said on Tuesday, December 3. His remarks came during…
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TN Governor’s remarks on secularism sparks row; Oppn demands dismissal
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, while addressing an event in Kanyakumari made a sensational statement saying the concept of secularism is European and India does not need it stirring controversy. “What does…
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