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secular There may be some discussions, but ‘govt hasn’t initiated any legal process to remove the words’, says Meghwal; cites an SC order dismissing pleas in this regard

No current plan to remove ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ from Preamble: Law Minister

July 25, 2025 9:19 am

The minister’s statement comes a month after RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said at an event that a discussion was merited on the words “socialist” and “secular”, which were added to the Preamble during the Emergency.

Zohran Mamdani was born into privilege. Can he really speak for the working class?

July 01, 2025 12:14 pm

Many progressive leaders come from families with social capital, and that doesn’t make their work meaningless. But what it does require is transparency, and a willingness to confront how that access has shaped their political journey

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari (right) with RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale in New Delhi.

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale questions ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble: Why the words were inserted in 1976

June 27, 2025 2:42 pm

Multiple legal challenges have been filed over the years against the inclusion of the words. Just last year, the Supreme Court upheld them in a verdict. Here is why.

Debate over eating meat gets heated in Spanish politics

July 09, 2021 10:32 am

Since coming to power in early 2020, Pedro Snchez's center-left Socialists and the ministers representing the coalition's junior partner, the far-left United We Can, have clashed over how to respond to issues like transgender rights, spiraling rent prices, tax hikes and social benefits for the most vulnerable Spaniards.

Secular socialist

September 15, 2020 12:08 am

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh may be remembered most for MGNREGA, which he piloted as minister in UPA 1 government.

Recognising private property, gay marriage, Cuba aims to build socialism instead of communism

July 22, 2018 7:44 am

Laying out the new constitution to lawmakers on Saturday, the secretary of the council of state, Homero Acosta, said it included the recognition of private property, something long stigmatized by the Communist Party as a vestige of capitalism.

Hollande visits ‘ailing’ partner for first time

January 18, 2014 1:35 am

The 59-year-old Socialist has neither confirmed nor denied the magazine reports of an affair with film actress

Spain's right heads for crushing election win

November 20, 2011 12:30 am

"Spain chooses a govt to confront crisis storm," blared front page of leading daily El Pais.

CPN-Marxist Leninist splits ahead of PM election in Nepal

August 06, 2010 1:50 pm

Hours before the fourth round of voting to elect a new PM in Nepal,a smaller communist party having nine members in Parliament has split.

Chavez says may break Colombia ties in rebel spat

July 17, 2010 9:07 am

Chavez threatened to break ties with Colombia after Bogota accused him of tolerating the presence of leftist rebels,escalating tension between the ideologically opposed neighbors.

In run for Vice-President, Radhakrishnan in pole position as numbers tilt in NDA favour

Political Pulse1 hr ago

While the numbers seem to be stacked in favour of the ruling BJP-led NDA in the Vice-Presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, in which the NDA’s candidate C P Radhakrishnan is pitted against the Opposition INDIA alliance’s nominee Justice (retired) P Sudershan Reddy, the decision of the BJD and the BRS to abstain from voting may further boost Radhakrishnan’s prospects.

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