Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attended an event organised by the National Convention of the All India SC/ST Railway Employees Association in Nagpur. During his address at the event, he revealed the details of recruitment in Railways in the last decade.
The petition challenged the legality of adding the words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' to the Preamble through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976, arguing that including these words exceeds the Parliament's power to amend the Constitution under Article 368.
“The Congress wants to rewrite India’s Constitution as a blank slate. They plan to remove all the laws and articles written by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This is why Rahul Gandhi recently predicted the end of reservations,” Maharashtra BJP posted on its X handle while sharing two short videos.
The petition contended that Dr BR Ambedkar had rejected the incorporation of these words as the Constitution cannot thrust upon the citizens certain political ideologies by taking away their right to choose.
Chidambaram asked what's the point of debating over the rights and wrongs of the emergency 50 years later, while stressing that lessons have been learned from the past.
Addressing a public meeting organised by the Congress in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi urged workers of his party and of the Aam Aadmi Party to work together and ensure victory for their alliance on all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.
Responding when asked what he has to say on Opposition's hatred towards him, PM Modi said that he doesn't pay attention to all this. "I think they started hating way before I existed and they will continue to do so even after I am finished."
A video of Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social media in which he is seen talking about abolishing the Constitution if he comes to power. Fact check has found the claim made in the viral video to be false.
Rajnath Singh lashed out at Congress and accused it of creating "fear psychosis" over the issue of Constitution and reservation and said that the BJP government will never change the Preamble or tinker with the reservation.
Chirag Paswan, president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), who is contesting election from Hajipur Lok Sabha seat as an NDA candidate said that there is no threat to the Constitution nor reservation as long as he is alive.
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi claimed that if BJP returns to power at the Centre, then it will tear the Constitution which gives rights to the poor, Dalits, tribals and OBCs.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, hours after the high court refused to grant him protection from coercive action by the federal anti-money laundering agency.
Rahul Gandhi highlighted the ideological battle in the Lok Sabha elections, positioning the Congress as defenders of democracy. He refuted claims of a one-sided contest, drawing parallels to past elections.
The French parliament on Monday overwhelmingly supported a measure to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution by a 780-72 majority. The 2022 overturning of the Roe v Wade ruling by the US Supreme Court prompted France to push the measure.
With the vote on Monday, Article 34 of the French Constitution now specifies that “the law determines the conditions by which is exercised the freedom of women to have recourse to an abortion, which is guaranteed". The move has been hailed as historic by women rights activists.
The words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution under the 42nd Constitutional amendment moved by the Indira Gandhi government in 1976 during Emergency.
After approval in the National Assembly, the bill now requires a vote in the French Senate, where a conservative majority has questioned the need for constitutionalisation of abortion rights. After this, the bill needs to be approved by a three-fifths majority of a joint session of the parliament.
As Article 370 undergoes significant shifts, the constitutional history of Jammu and Kashmir unfolds, revealing a complex interplay of legal frameworks, political necessities, and challenges.
President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in the Supreme Court premises on the occasion of Constitution Day. Since 2015, November 26 is observed as Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
On Constitution Day, Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on BJP and RSS alleging that a "systematic and strident attack on the Constitution” is visible and the present government is crushing all freedoms.
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