Constitution stood test of time: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
Dec 16, 2024, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday narrated how the Indian Constitution "stood the test of time" in a debate in the Rajya Sabha.
Dec 14, 2024, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress today for imposing Emergency when it faced political setbacks. During his reply to the parliamentary debate on the Constitution, PM Modi stated that the Congress "will never be able to erase the taint of Emergency."
Dec 14, 2024, at 05:54 pm
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party on the floor of the Parliament by referring to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's remark where he said there "is nothing Indian about our Constitution".
Congress always prioritised personal interest over Constitution: Rajnath Singh
Dec 13, 2024, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lashed out at the Congress, beginning the government's address to the debate over Constitution in Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha.
BJP slams Congress for distributing 'blank copies' of Constitution at Rahul Gandhi's Nagpur rally
Nov 08, 2024, at 01:00 am
Nagpur: The Congress party faced criticism for allegedly distributing "blank copies of the Constitution" at Rahul Gandhi's event in Nagpur, Maharashtra, according to media reports.
Samajwadi Party MP demands Sengol to be replaced by Constitution in Lok Sabha
Jun 27, 2024, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP RK Chaudhary triggered controversy by calling for the Sengol, a historic sceptre, to be replaced with the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, media reported.
Rahul Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha member with copy of Constitution in his hand
Jun 25, 2024, at 11:34 pm
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took oath as Lok Sabha member with a copy of the Constitution in his hand.
'It was Indira Gandhi, who changed the Preamble, BJP would never do that': Rajnath Singh
May 26, 2024, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi: It was Indira Gandhi, who changed the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would neither alter the Preamble nor end reservation, Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh has said.
Is private property included in material resources of a community? Here's Supreme Court's viewpoint
Apr 25, 2024, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has doubted the argument stating private property isn't included in the material resources of a community as per Article 39(b) of the Constitution, media reports said.
Stop pooja archana in court, bow down to Constitution instead: Supreme Court judge
Mar 08, 2024, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka has recommended the legal fraternity to avoid religious programmes in court premises and bow down to the Constitution instead, media reports said.
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has alleged the words "socialist" and "secular" have been dropped from the Preamble in copies of Indian Constitution handed over to the parliamentarians on the day of shifting to the new Parliament building.
Jan 22, 2023, at 08:20 pm
Mumbai: Days after Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned the basic structure doctrine, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud said it was “like the north star,” providing invaluable guidance for the interpretation of the Constitution here and elsewhere, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh govt proposes Centre to hold panchayat polls directly
Sep 01, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Even as the government was considering to impose two-child norm for the candidature in the three-tier panchayat polls, the government in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday sent a proposal to the Centre for amendment to the Constitution for making elections of district and Block Panchayat head elections directly by the people.
Gender justice missing link of nation's progress: PM
Feb 22, 2020, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, while inaugurating International Judicial Conference here, affirmed that no country can develop without gender justice.
Three pillars of Constitution kept balance to guide the nation: PM Modi
Feb 22, 2020, at 02:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that amidst all challenges, by striking the right balance, the three pillars of Constitution -- the executive, legislature and judiciary -- have taken the country on the right path.
No separate flag for Jammu and Kashmir any more
Aug 05, 2019, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): With the Indian government scrapping the Article 370 to integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country and bifurcate the state into two, the separate flag which the region has will cease to exist from now on.
Must strive to protect foundational ethics of Constitution: Pranab Mukherjee
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday urged people of India to live up to the ideals of the country's Constitution.
Jul 27, 2017, at 01:28 am
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for amendment of the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 1954 by way of the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2017.
Important that our youth remains connected with the spirit of the Constitution, says PM Modi
Nov 25, 2016, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IBNS): Addressing a programme on Constitution day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it's important for the nation that the youth remains connected with the spirit of the Constitution.