Constitution

AIADMK MP threatens to commit suicide if no Cauvery Management Board is formed

Navaneethakrishnan had on Wednesday said that all his party MPs should quit if nothing was done.

Mar 29, 2018, 10:01 AM IST

We need to resist: Siddaramaiah calls for CMs of southern states to oppose Modi government proposal

Concern and unity are growing in the south over the Modi government's proposal to divide Central funds on the basis of 2011 census.

Mar 23, 2018, 11:46 AM IST

Full text of letters MK Stalin wrote to PM Narendra Modi, 10 Chief Ministers warning of unfair financial allocations to states

Stalin had warned of grave discontent in the states that would be penalised for successfully controlling their populations.

Mar 21, 2018, 14:14 PM IST

Discontent and unrest: MK Stalin's warning to PM Narendra Modi on money share of states

Stalin has also written to the Chief Ministers of 10 states that will be affected by the Centre's decision, asking them to oppose the Centre. There isn't a single BJP or NDA CM on this list.

Mar 21, 2018, 13:47 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi's Republic Day message: Renew pledge to protect Constitution

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that there should be liberty to express one's views freely without fear of verbal or physical intimidation and violence.

Jan 25, 2018, 23:34 PM IST

BJP, RSS hell-bent on changing Constitution, alleges Congress in new video

The Congress on Monday unleashed a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), accusing it of being hell bent on changing the Constitution of India. In a video released on microblogging site Twitter, the Congress claimed quoted several RSS ideologues on their opinion about the Constitution.

Jan 22, 2018, 12:16 PM IST

Is questioning independence of a constitutional body itself not unconstitutional?

The recent decision by the Election Commission to disqualify 21 MLAs of the ruling AAP in Delhi has raised serious questions.

Jan 21, 2018, 11:10 AM IST

Dalit groups attempt to block Anant Kumar Hegde's car over controversial remark on Constitution

Several Dalit groups on Saturday staged protests and attempted to block Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde's car in Karnataka's Bellary over his remarks on Indian Constitution. 

Jan 20, 2018, 19:24 PM IST

Anantkumar Hegde apologises, says Constitution is supreme, can't go against it

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde on Monday had urged people to "claim with pride that they are Muslim, Christian, Lingayat, Brahmin, or a Hindu".

Dec 28, 2017, 11:41 AM IST

Revisiting the Constitutional validity of Article 35-A

The integration of the poeple of Jammu and Kashmir with the larger Indian narrative is essential.

Dec 27, 2017, 21:03 PM IST

Opposition cries 'shame' in Parliament after Modi's minister says 'here to change Constitution'

Congress, SP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House shouting slogans seeking removal of Hegde and forcing Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the proceedings till 1200 hours.

Dec 27, 2017, 12:15 PM IST

Union minister Hegde hints at removing 'secular' from Constitution

Union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde has hinted that Constitution which contained the word "secular" would be amended.

Dec 26, 2017, 12:57 PM IST

Religious minorities better in Indian than in Pakistan, Bangladesh: Taslima Nasreen

The 55-year-old writer alleged that atrocities are committed against Hindus and Buddhists in Bangladesh.

Dec 17, 2017, 22:47 PM IST

Tripura speaker recognises six TMC deserters as BJP MLAs

The BJP, which failed to open its account in Tripura in the 2013 Assembly polls, now has six MLAs, with Speaker R C Debnath recognising the lawmakers, who deserted the TMC, as members of the saffron party, a top official said on Sunday. 

Dec 10, 2017, 18:58 PM IST

Make Constitution meaningful: Kovind

"The Constitution empowers the people as much as people empower the Constitution and what they have done to uphold the Constitutional values," the President said.

Nov 26, 2017, 19:45 PM IST

No compromise on fundamental rights, says Chief Justice of India

The National Law Day is marked on November 26.

Nov 26, 2017, 19:15 PM IST

UGC directs varsities to commemorate Constitution Day on Nov 26

From reading out the Preamble in morning assemblies to organising lectures on fundamental duties, the varsities across the country have been asked to conduct a series of activities in the run up to the day.

Nov 25, 2017, 16:29 PM IST

Congress suggestions on Patidar quota as per Constitution: Kapil Sibal

Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that his party's suggestions on providing quotas to Patidars in poll-bound Gujarat was "as per the Constitution".

Nov 22, 2017, 21:13 PM IST

Catalan parliament Speaker walks free from Spanish jail

The speaker of Catalonia`s Parliament, who had presided over votes to allow a separatist referendum and the region`s declaration of independence from the rest of Spain, left jail on Friday after raising bail as stipulated by a Supreme Court judge who set paying a financial bond as a condition for her release.

Nov 11, 2017, 08:44 AM IST

A debate in parliament can't take away judiciary's power, asserts Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday has asserted its authority under Constitution saying that the Parliamentarian debates cannot take away its powers.

Oct 26, 2017, 15:18 PM IST