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Federalism of Constitution must be upheld in financial matters: Kerala CM

Federalism is the foundation of the Indian Constitution as well as the basis of the country's existence and therefore, it should be kept in mind while moving forward, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said

Rebel MLAs taking oath is murder of democracy, Constitution: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena claimed administering ministerial oath to rebels MLAs, whose disqualification pleas are pending before the Supreme Court, amounted to murder of democracy and the Constitution

Country shall thrive only when citizens aware of Constitution: CJI Ramana

Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said a constitutional republic shall thrive only when its citizens are aware of what their Constitution envisages

PSU debt serviced by a state to be brought under its FRBM limit: Govt

Such borrowings shall be considered as those availed by the state itself for the purpose of issuing consent under Article 293(3) of the Constitution, says FM Sitharaman

Fight to safeguard Constitutional values to continue after Prez poll: Sinha

Sinha, who visited Hyderabad as part of his poll campaign, was accorded a grand welcome at the Begumpet airport here by TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Judiciary answerable to 'Constitution and Constitution alone': CJI Ramana

He also expressed disappointment that even after 75 years of Independence people have not understood the roles and responsibilities assigned by the Constitution to each Institution

Ex-PM Imran can face treason charges for abrogating constitution: Pak Min

Infomation Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that according to the Supreme Court's verdict, Imran Khan had violated the constitution when he was facing a no-trust motion

Reducing India to civic state bound by Constitution ignores history: JNU VC

Reducing India to a civic nation bound by a Constitution disregards its history, ancient heritage, culture and civilisation, JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said here on Friday.

Sri Lanka army says will uphold constitution, not interfere with protests

The Army's statement comes after former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka commented that the troops must not obey illegal orders inferring a crackdown on the protesters

An erosion of basic norms

As India drifts away from secularism, undermining the principles of equality enshrined in the Constitution seems to be the goal in and of itself

Liberty in subservience

This debut book by Rohan J Alva traces the history of the present Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and the spirited debates that went around it.

Sexual harassment at workplace violative of Constitution: Law Secy

Cyber crime has also opened a new way of sexual harassment which is a huge challenge, he said

Mamata calls on people to protect federal character of Constitution

She saluted the freedom fighters and jawans who have sacrificed their lives to protect the country and ensure the safety and security of the citizens

The concept of All India Services needs to be re-examined

The idea of an All India Service is at cross purposes with its actuality.

Word 'anti-national' first inserted during Emergency, says govt

Rai said this while replying to a question of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who asked whether the government has defined the meaning of 'anti-national' under any legislation

No community included in list of Scheduled Castes in last 3 years: Govt

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar provided the information in the Parliament

The case for a new constitutional order

There is a serious imbalance of power between various organs of the state, and this needs correction

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi greets citizens on Constitution Day

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday greeted the people of the country on Constitution Day, and said it is the responsibility of all to ensure that justice and rights are equal for all. Constitution Day is celebrated to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949. "Justice and rights should be equal for all so that the Constitution does not become just a paper, it is the responsibility of all of us," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Greetings to all on the Constitution Day of the country," he also said using the hashtag "#ConstitutionDay2021".

Uddhav Thackeray remembers 26/11 martyrs, founding fathers of Constitution

Uddhav Thackeray on Friday paid tributes to the martyrs and citizens, who lost their lives in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks 13 years ago

BSP to not to take part in Constitution Day programmes, says Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati on Friday asked the Central and state governments to seriously ponder if they are following the Constitution in the true spirit