constitution

Bill clause for removal of ministers in custody for 30 days likely to be retained in panel report

July 02, 2026 2:55 am

The report is likely to retain the most contentious clause proposing the automatic removal of Prime Minister, Chief Ministers or other ministers from office if they are arrested and detained for 30 consecutive days for serious offences.

Congress, CPI move Bombay High Court challenging Maharashtra Special Public Security Act

June 19, 2026 6:39 pm

Maharashtra Special Public Security Act faces a legal challenge in the Bombay High Court over concerns about free speech, association rights, and executive powers.

Revisiting the First Amendment, which created the architecture of state control in India

June 19, 2026 7:24 am

The consequences of the First Amendment have been far from benign. It dealt a crushing blow to the nascent forces of Indian liberalism, creating the constitutional plumbing for a vast armoury of repressive and coercive laws, including sedition

Ram Madhav writes: Should converted tribals retain reservation benefits? The debate is on

May 29, 2026 2:57 pm

Current demand rests on the Kartik Oraon’s Joint Parliamentary Committee and Lokur Committee reports, besides SC observations, insisting on identifying STs as those with a traditional faith, culture, customs, rituals, and practices. Those converting to other religions abandon most of these and hence should be de-listed, the argument goes

‘Fraud on Constitution’: High Court freezes University of Kashmir hiring over ‘cheap political’ backdoor entries

May 28, 2026 2:22 pm

The successive governments in state, have consistently adopted unique modus operandi to deny citizens equality and equal opportunity in matters of employment, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court noted.

Regulatory cholestrol is a silent tax clogging India's economy

May 15, 2026 1:36 pm

The administrative state’s proliferation of Non-Act/Non-Rule instruments since Independence defies the spirit of our Constitution and undermines a single source of truth for our laws. Three reforms are overdue and urgent

Yogendra Yadav writes: To reclaim the Indian republic, we need a shared language and humility

February 17, 2026 9:27 am

From Mahatma Gandhi’s Sevagram Ashram, thoughts on “Hindu Nationalists”, fraternity, and constitutional values

Committee hearing: Joint polls do not violate Constitution’s basic structure, says former CJI Gavai

February 13, 2026 4:13 am

P P Chaudhary said all six former CJIs that the committee has met — Gavai, U U Lalit, Ranjan Gogoi, J S Khehar, DY Chandrachud and Sanjeev Khanna — have said that the Bills do not violate the Constitution.

If integration of Kashmir is to mean anything, it must include people, not just territory

February 06, 2026 4:50 pm

Kashmiris are not an internal enemy to be managed, monitored, and mistrusted. We are citizens who are entitled to privacy, liberty, and equality under the law

Hate speech is testing the Constitution. India needs clear rules, not louder rhetoric

February 06, 2026 11:13 am

As divisive speech becomes routine in public life, the Supreme Court faces a constitutional moment — balancing free expression with dignity, equality and fraternity

Congress given 38 minutes, BJP gets over 3 hours to speak on the no-confidence motion

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

The Telugu Desam Party has moved a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. Here's the amount of time each party is allowed to speak on the issue. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Kanhaiya joined JNU to become a professor: Family members

February 21, 2016 2:20 pm

New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's family members, who are in the national capital to meet him, said Kanhaiya joined JNU as he wanted to be a college professor. Kanhaiya's grandfather said Kanhaiya was very much serious about being a professor and that was the reason he joined JNU. He added that they think his life is in danger and he should be given a tight security. Kanhaiya's brother said they have firm believe in the Constitution and the judiciary. He added that he is sure that Kanhaiya will be released soon.

We will restart Madeshi movement in positive direction, says Madeshi leader

February 10, 2016 3:42 pm

Nepal, Feb 10 (ANI): Sanyut Madeshi Andolan Samity leader, Matrika Prasad Yadav, resolved to restart the Madeshi movement which was called off earlier this week after five months of prolonged agitation by the Madeshi community. The Southern Terai region of Nepal was simmering with protests for the past five months as the ethnic Madeshis felt their interests were marginalized in the newly formed constitution that was promulgated in September last year. The Madeshis have been demanding redrawing of boundaries of new provinces, fixing of electoral constituencies on the basis of population and proportional representation in the newly adopted constitution. Political instability in Nepal led to huge economic losses to the country as all the border trade points were blocked by the protesters choking supply of essential commodities.

Congress, BJP lock horns over Arunachal Pradesh row

January 27, 2016 9:09 am

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for the political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh. He said that it is a “murder of constitution and democracy”. He said the duly elected government was not disturbed for many years, but as BJP came into power, it “gave money and destabilised” the state government. He accused BJP chief Amit Shah of political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh. Echoing similar sentiments, Congress legal cell head KC Mittal said the imposition of President rule in Arunachal Pradesh is totally uncalled for. He added that when the matter was in the Supreme Court, then the Centre should have not interfered. Mittal believed that this is not a constitutional crisis and has been totally made up. BJP leader Siddharthnath Singh, on the other hand, said the Congress just wanted to politicise each and every matter. He said the state government was taking cognizance of the matter and they are taking it seriously.

Three killed in fresh violence in Nepal

January 22, 2016 8:00 am

Nepal, Jan 22 (ANI): Three people were killed in southern Nepal on January 22 when police fired on protesters trying to disrupt a rival group's political gathering amid a deepening crisis over a new constitution. Nepal has been in turmoil since adopting its first republican constitution last September, with protesters in the lowland south saying the charter deprives them of a fair say in how the country is run. They have prevented supply trucks from entering from India and choked the landlocked Himalayan nation with a fuel shortage. Two people were killed at Rangeli, 215 km southeast of Kathmandu, when police fired at ethnic Madhesi activists to stop them from disrupting a gathering organized by the youth wing of Prime Minister K.P. Oli's political party. Eight others were also injured in the firing. It was the first deadly incident in more than a month.The United Madhesi Front, which is leading the protests, wants state boundaries to be redrawn to give their communities more power. The Front said this week that talks with government negotiators that started two weeks ago had become "meaningless".

For reservations on the basis of religion, you will have to first amend the Constitution

January 15, 2015 9:00 am