Constitution Of India
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Bihar voter list revision row: Election Commission cites Article 326 to justify move | What it says
India | Jul 09, 2025, 03:34 PM ISTAmid protests led by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav against the special revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls, the Election Commission defended the exercise by posting Article 326 of the Constitution, which guarantees voting rights to adult Indian citizens.
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RSS leader Hosabale suggests removing 'socialist', 'secular' from Preamble, rakes up Emergency
India | Jun 27, 2025, 11:51 PM ISTRSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said the words 'socialist' and 'secular' were added to the Constitution's Preamble during the Emergency and that they were not part of the original one drafted by BR Ambedkar.
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'Law is not blind': Supreme Court unveils new 'symbol of justice' with blindfold removed | See pic
India | Oct 16, 2024, 09:04 PM ISTThe statue of Lady Justice has been redesigned to reflect a modernised version of justice in India. In the previous version, 'Lady Justice' was portrayed with a blindfold over her eyes. The new statue, however, has open eyes, symbolising that "justice is no longer blind".
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Kerala government includes preamble to the constitution of India in revised school textbooks
Education | Jan 17, 2024, 06:41 PM ISTFor the first time, Kerala school textbooks for classes 1 to 10 will include preamble to the Constitution of India. This significant move aims to create awareness about the significance of the Constitution among youngsters. Check details here.
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Watch: President Kovind leads nation in reading Preamble to Constitution of India
News | Nov 26, 2020, 06:36 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind led the nation in reading the Preamble to the Constitution of India on the occasion of Constitution Day, which is celebrated on November 26.
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Nation should be governed by Constitution, not fatwas, says CM Yogi in his Bihar rally
News | Oct 31, 2020, 08:20 AM ISTLUCKNOW: In his campaign of Bihar, CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said, the country would be governed by the Constitution and not by ‘fatwas’.
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Constitution in danger, hatred for each other is growing: Yashwant Sinha
National | Jan 27, 2020, 10:00 AM ISTFormer union finance minister Yashwant Sinha, who is presently on a 3000 km Gandhi Peace March, has said that the country's Constitution is in danger as attempts are being made to divide the country on religious lines.
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India needs no lesson on religious freedom: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
India | Jun 29, 2019, 06:23 PM ISTIf at all one has to grade the countries, the most secular country in the world is India, he said in his address at the convocation of the Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology in Hyderabad.
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Happy Republic Day 2019: Why it is celebrated? History, Importance, Story Behind It
Books & Culture | Jan 25, 2019, 02:05 PM ISTHere's everything you need to know about Republic Day 2019 in details.
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B'day special: Dr BR Ambedkar - the architect of Indian constitution
India | Apr 14, 2016, 08:56 AM ISTDr. BR Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was the Architect of the Indian Constitution. Born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was the fourteenth child of his parents, Bhimabai Sakpal
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Pranab Mukherjee warns against deviation from Constitutional principles
India | Feb 11, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today warned that any deviation from the Constitutional principles and provisions would weaken the democratic fabric of the country and “jeopardise” social, economic and political well being of citizens.In his
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Missing words “ secular and socialist “ from Preamble in govt ad kick up controversy
India | Jan 28, 2015, 08:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Republic Day advertisement, featuring the Preamble of the Constitution, issued by the Union ministry of Information & Broadcasting caused an online uproar as the words ‘secular' 'socialist' were missing.The ad used the
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Constitution is the 'Holy Book' in democracy: Mamata Banerjee
National | Dec 08, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTKolkata: Reacting to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's remark that only a formality remained before declaring Bhagwad Gita as the national scripture, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the Constitution was the
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Bureaucrat can't be victimized for criticising government: SC
India | Sep 24, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: A bureaucrat cannot be victimized for criticising government before a judicial forum, as it does not amount to service misconduct, the Supreme Court has said while slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh
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Deletion of Constitutional provision; SC asks Centre to reply
India | Jul 05, 2013, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 5: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking deletion of a provision in the Constitution that treats Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists as Hindus for all legal
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Constitutional amendment for GST by year-end: Chidambaram
World | Jan 23, 2013, 07:37 PM ISTSingapore, Jan 23: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday hoped that parliament would by the end of this year approve the constitutional amendment needed to introduce the goods and services tax (GST) regime.Addressing a business event
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Netaji's life epitome of sacrifice and service: Pranab
India | Jan 20, 2013, 03:42 PM ISTKolkata,Jan 20: Calling him a “real icon” of India, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said several important features of our constitutional system were part of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's vision.“He (Bose) is a