Indian Consititution
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Fact Check: Lionel Messi holding copy of Indian Constitution? Here's the truth behind viral photo
Fact Check | Dec 16, 2025, 10:36 PM ISTFact Check: A photo going viral on social media shows Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi holding a red-and-black, pocket-sized copy of the Indian Constitution during his visit to India. Let's find out the truth.
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Why 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were added to the Preamble: History, context and controversy
Explainers | Jun 27, 2025, 05:22 PM ISTThe current Preamble defines India as a "Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic". The original text simply read "Sovereign Democratic Republic". The terms "socialist" and "secular" were added via the 42nd Amendment during Indira Gandhi's Emergency rule in 1976.
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CJI Gavai calls Yogi Adityanath one of India's most powerful and hardworking chief ministers
Uttar Pradesh | May 31, 2025, 09:25 PM ISTCJI Gavai praised the Indian Constitution for uniting the nation during crises and lauded CM Yogi Adityanath as one of the country's most powerful and hardworking leaders at the inauguration of new legal infrastructure in Allahabad High Court.
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Constitution of India supreme, its three pillars hold equal importance: CJI BR Gavai
India | May 18, 2025, 11:54 PM ISTBR Gavai expressed his happiness over the nation's progress, stating that India has not only become stronger but has also advanced socially and economically, and continues to move forward on these fronts.
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Fact Check: No, Rahul Gandhi was not carrying Chinese constitution at his rallies, claim false
Fact Check | May 20, 2024, 09:26 AM ISTA photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social media with a claim that he is holding a copy of the Chinese constitution at his election rally instead of the Indian constitution.
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Constitution Day 2023: Why do we celebrate Samvidhan Diwas?
Lifestyle | Nov 26, 2023, 07:12 AM ISTConstitution Day is celebrated to make the people of the country aware of the Constitution. It was decided to celebrate Constitution Day so that every citizen of the country becomes aware of the constitutional values.
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Statements made in Dharam Sansad not Hindutva, says Mohan Bhagwat
India | Feb 07, 2022, 11:43 AM ISTBhagwat said the ethos that represents our Constitution was Hindutva, which was the same as national integration. He said the concept of national integration didn't need uniformity because "to be different is not being separate".
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Indians must live up to ideals of Constitution, says Delhi Lt Guv Najeeb Jung
India | Aug 14, 2015, 06:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: In what can be seen as a message to the ruling AAP, which has often termed his orders "unconstitutional" in the bitter ongoing tussle between the two, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today
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Don't denigrate Parliament through words or deeds: Naqvi to MPs
National | Dec 30, 2014, 11:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Underlining role of parliamentary democracy in protecting Constitutional rights, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today urged the MPs not to “denigrate” Parliament through their words or deeds.He stressed that democracy should not be