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The words “Secular” and “Socialist” were inserted into the foundational identity of the Republic. No Parliamentary debates. Hence, no point of contention or agreement. Simply forced.
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In yet another instance of spreading the anti-India narrative, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared, "We are fighting against the BJP, RSS and the Indian State itself", further emphasising that this is not a political struggle.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar , on Friday (13 December), expressed deep anguish over what he described as an orchestrated campaign against him in the media.
सितंबर 2019 से जम्मू -कश्मीर में फारुख अब्दुल्ला की नेशनल कांफ्रेंस और महबूबा मुफ्ती की पीपुल्स- डेमोक्रेटिक फ्रंट पार्टी लगातार कश्मीर घाटी के निवासियों के सामने धारा 370 का हटाना इस प्रकार दिख रही है जैसे की केंद्र सरकार ने इस राज्य को गुलाम बना लिया हो !
Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, spiritual head and Dewan at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, criticized the opposition's claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party seeks to alter the Constitution.
Supreme Court on Thursday (Feb 15), delivered a significant judgment striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme, which allowed anonymous donations to political parties.
Republic Day: The women who contributed in crafting Indian Constitution worked in several areas like fighting child marriage and working tirelessly to uplift people belonging to weaker economic, financial, and social positions
The Making of the Indian Constitution: The Indian Constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly took almost three years to draft the Constitution, holding eleven sessions over 165 days.
B. R. Ambedkar was opposed to declaring India's social and economic structure in the Constitution. That's why he didn't put it on the preamble.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha leader of Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has claimed that the new copies of the Constitution that were distributed to the MPs in the new Parliament building have no presence of words like "socialist and secular", mentioned in India's Preamble.
It is interesting to note that both former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. BR Ambedkar were not in favor of including two words - Socialist & Secular, while the Constitution was being drafted by the Constituent Assembly.
The India vs Bharat controversy started with the G-20 dinner invite of the President written with ‘President of Bharat’ and speculation of a name change of country in an upcoming special session of Parliament.
The Congress party's attempt to criticize the move of the Modi government over the name change of India to Bharat seems to have backfired after sharing the wrong copy of the Preamble that contained numerous spelling errors.
Sanjay Raut said that the country’s Constitution had incorporated both ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ and nobody had any problems for all these years with the usage of India, “so who has given them the right to make the name change” now.
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order directing the Nepal government to temporarily register marriages of same-sex couples. The single bench of Judge Til Prasad Shrestha issued an interim order.
The Law Commission set about to examine the issue afresh as it solicited views and suggestions on Uniform Civil Code from the public and recognized religious organisations. A notice issued by the Commission said those interested and willing may present their views within 30 days.
AIUDF MLA and party General Secretary Rafiqul Islam said that the Assam government can't shut down private Madrasas in the state. He said that the private Madrasas in Assam are working with permission.
A group of "pet lovers" including the so-called animal activist Yogita Bhayana gate-crashed former union minister Vijay Goel’s seminar on the menace of stray dogs at Constitution Club to register their protest. Two women, one of which was Yogita Bhayana was seen slapping a woman and got slapped in return.
The CJI-led bench referred the Nebam Rabia judgment, which puts restriction on Speaker’s power to decide disqualification if disqualification is pending, to a seven-judge bench.
“On this occasion, YSRTP is happy to gift a book on Indian Constitution to KCR. We hope it opens his eyes and compels him to respect and implement the Constitution,” added YS Sharmila.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Economist, educationist and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr Ambedkar fought all his life to remove discrimination, degradation and deprivation from society.
The CJI DY Chandrachud-led Constitution bench, comprising Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha, asked the Shinde camp that if the MLAs of the Shinde camp had objections to Uddhav's alliance with the Congress-NCP, why did they stay with the Uddhav government for three years?
Is Indian Judiciary Trail Blazing the Path Charted by Pakistan Army?
The incumbent BJP-led Union Government has exhibited sensitivity and taken a humanitarian action by facilitating the release of most of the Bandi Singhs on merit and under provisions of the law and the Constitution.
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda is set to move the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 which seeks amendment in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Chhattisgarh.
The report highlights how, unlike many other nations, there is no restriction on any religious sects in India.
Bombay Lawyers Association has filed a plea in the Bombay High Court against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for their remarks against the Judiciary and Collegium System.
In the video of the interview, the retired judge said the right to frame laws lies with Parliament and the apex court cannot frame laws as it does not have the right to do so.
Home Minister Amit Shah held meeting with CMs of Maharashtra & Karnataka on the border dispute between the two States in New Delhi. Amit Shah said that both the CMs took a positive approach in the meeting
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took note of religious conversions by saying that an anti-conversion law should be made to stop such acts. He was speaking at the inauguration of an Educational and Multipurpose Skill Development Center.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is known as the Messiah of the Depressed Classes because of his pivotal work for their upliftment. But Dr. Ambedkar means more than just that for India.
SC while hearing a batch of petitions challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra governments' laws allowing bull-taming sport Jallikattu and bullock cart races, was told that Constitution recognizes cruelty to animals as an activity which ought not to be perpetuated.
Kiren Rijiju said that the government is making efforts to collect legal glossaries published in regional languages, digitize them and make them available to the public in a searchable format.
"As the term 'Vanvasi' clearly signifies that the true custodians of forests is the 'Vanvasi community', since all their daily activities are largely dependent on the forests and the jungle ecosystem."
SC said the Constitution has vested enormous powers on the "fragile shoulder of the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners", while the Apex court remembered the contribution of late T N Seshan.
The breaking India forces, who do not believe in social equanimity, unity, and integrity as per the constitution, work day and night to destroy the organisations working on the ground to make the dreams of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and his drafting team of our constitution a reality.
TMC's Akhil Giri recently passed objectionable and personal remarks regarding President Droupadi Murmu. Giri's statements rose a toll not only on himself but also on the West Bengal ruling party, Trinamool Congress.
The Supreme Court heard as many as 40 petitions and most of the pleas, including the legal one filed by Janhit Abhiyan in 2019, challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution Amendment Act. The Centre in 2019 through this amendment Act introduced provisions for EWS reservation in admissions and jobs.
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba ousted four ministers from his cabinet after their party- the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) walked out of the coalition and made an alliance for November elections with the opposition.
A intellectual from Kashmir and human rights activist raised the issue of Islamabad's repeated attempts to change the status of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by amending the 1974 Interim Constitution. Junaid Qureshi also urged the council to prevent Pakistan from carrying out any changes to the status of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Supreme Court of India has directed the Agra Development Authority to immediately stop all commercial activities within a 500-metre radius from the peripheral wall of the iconic Taj Mahal. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and AS Oka told the Agra Development Authority to ensure compliance with its order in relation to the 17th-century white marble mausoleum.
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday (Sept 23) will hear the writ petitions filed against President Bidhya Devi Bhandari against her decision not to authenticate the Citizenship Bill. "The hearing is set to start from today," confirmed Supreme Court spokesperson, Bimal Paudel.
According to Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.
Droupadi Murmu on has taken oath as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath of office of the President to her in the Central Hall of Parliament. The 64-year-old has become the first tribal and the second woman to hold the top constitutional post.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday took a jibe at "outgoing president" Ram Nath Kovind and accused him saying that he fulfilled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s political agenda at the cost of the Constitution.
National Monuments Authority has recommended two sites; Sankalp Bhumi Banyan tree campus in Vadodara and Pratap Rao Bhosle High School of Satara, associated with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar the Father of Indian Constitution and a great social reformer, to be declared as Monuments of National importance.
At a press conference at the Chief Minister’s Office, the senior CPI(M) leader announced that he is stepping down, but also added that his remarks were “misconstrued".
The plea filed by Swami Jeetendranand, a religious leader, challenged the constitutional validity of Sections 2, 3, 4 of the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions Act) of 1991.
Dr. PV Kane was born in Maharashtra's Chiplun in a Chitpavan Brahmin family, hence, was brought up in a Sanskrit friendly environment. When he grew up, he edited several Sanskrit scripts and later after studying law joined the Bombay High Court as an advocate.
