constitution

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

Manoj Jha writes: My surname does not frame my politics. I am a teacher and citizen, too

February 06, 2026 7:09 am

In a republic as diverse and unequal as ours, the temptation to retreat into identity certainties is understandable. But yielding to that temptation comes at a steep cost. It diminishes citizenship, flattens political imagination, and forecloses principled disagreement

'Cannot be compromised': Rajasthan High Court steps in as couple faces death threats for marrying against family wishes

January 30, 2026 11:21 am

Rajasthan high court news: The Rajasthan High Court was hearing the couple's plea alleging they married but were facing threat by their family members.

Yogendra Yadav writes | Let’s recover the lost meanings of ganarajya to face the political challenge of our time

January 27, 2026 3:30 pm

A search for the ethical ideals embedded in the idea of ganrajya invites us to uncover the swadharm of our republic. And that would lead us to a stark conclusion: What we confront today is not just a backsliding of our democracy, not just a mutilation of our Constitution. We face nothing short of a determined onslaught on the swadharm of our ganarajya

On Republic Day, a reminder: Politics, government and society can erode the Constitution – or protect it

January 26, 2026 11:15 am

Civil society shows us how laws function in practice. Academic and public debate elucidate norms before they can be litigated. Combined, these spaces make up the ecosystem that decides whether constitutional promises live on

On Republic Day, let’s celebrate a living project renewed by we the people

January 26, 2026 12:42 pm

It is worth reflecting on constitutional authority as a collective and ongoing project of public engagement, rather than as an initiative solely of the state and merely witnessed by the people as imperial technologies of governance once sought to produce.

51 protagonists, 15 historic locations, 120 minutes: How the Constitution was made into a play

January 23, 2026 9:56 pm

The play has been created by Artistic Humans, a Mumbai startup founded by Mahajan to produce plays, curate festivals, design artistic and learning-based workshops, among others.

We must get rid of colonial legacy of Governors addressing legislative assembly

January 23, 2026 7:49 pm

By digressing from the speech or walking out of the Assembly during the special address protocols, Tamil Nadu and Kerala Governors have shown disregard for the constitutional provisions and allegiance to the Centre

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