LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday formally welcomed the decision of the Calcutta high court regarding OBC-Muslim reservation, saying that the Constitution does not allow for reservation on the basis of religion. The CM said that the Trinamool Congress govt in West Bengal was practising politics of appeasement, under which it had included 118 … Read more
Home News Priyanka Gandhi Slams BJP in Jharkhand, Says Centre Has Weakened Democracy “ BJP has weakened democracy in the last 10 years, as well as institutions like Parliament and Judiciary,” Priyanka Gandhi said while addressing a rally in Godda, Jharkhand. Ranchi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central … Read more
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, who authored the seven-judge bench’s ruling on parliamentary privilege, had used the term “founding mothers” in a separate judgment he authored in 2018. Referring to makers of the Constitution as “founding parents” takes that idea forward. Back in 2018, Chandrachud had quoted American historian Granville Austin, considered a leading … Read more
According to Ireland’s Constitution, a woman’s place is in the home. Irish voters will decide Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The twin referendums are on deleting a reference to women’s domestic duties and broadening the definition of the … Read more
Home News France Becomes First Country To Constitutionalise Right To Abortion French President Emmanuel Macron designated this step as a sign of “universal message” and “French pride.” He also revealed that a special public ceremony will be organised to commemorate the change which will take place on International Women’s Day on March 8. “French … Read more
PARIS: French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support.A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles starting at 3:30 pm (1430 GMT) should find the three-fifths majority needed for the change after it overcame initial resistance in … Read more
By Marshall Cohen | CNN In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.” The decision is paused, giving Trump a short period of time to appeal. Wednesday’s unexpected decision comes as a similar anti-Trump challenge from Colorado is pending … Read more
Bengaluru: A professor at London’s University of Westminster has claimed she was denied entry into India Sunday after she landed here for the Karnataka government’s conference on the Constitution. According to Nitasha Kaul, a professor of politics and international relations, and critical interdisciplinary at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the School of … Read more
THANE: Rights of citizens enshrined in the Constitution are under attack and this poses a significant threat to the democratic fabric of the nation, Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar chief Sharad Pawar has said. Addressing an ‘Elgar Parishad’ gathering at Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Monday, Pawar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks a couple … Read more
Now the hearing on the same will be conducted on 29 April, ruled a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy at Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry building, Kamarajar Road, in Madhurai. (ANI File Photo) Subramanian Swamy’s Plea In SC: Senior BJP leader and former … Read more