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14 Opposition parties to boycott Constitution Day function in Parliament

14 opposition parties have decided to boycott the Constitution Day function after the Congress said the government was not following the Constitution

Modi govt committed to welfare of all sections of people, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Modi government is committed to the welfare and rights of every section of the country

Congress, many opposition parties to boycott Constitution Day event

The Congress and several other opposition parties have decided to boycott the Constitution Day celebrations in the Central Hall of Parliament on Friday, sources said. President Ram Nath Kovind will address the function. The Congress has decided to boycott the event and several other opposition parties have joined hands in solidarity, sources confirmed. The Congress leaders were in touch with leaders of many opposition parties for joining them in the boycott, sources said, adding DMK, Shiv Sena, RSP, NCP, SP, TMC, the CPI, CPI (M), RJD, JMM, IUML are likely to join hands and give the event a miss.

Constitution Day to be celebrated in Parliament's Central Hall on Nov 26

As part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the Constitution Day will be celebrated in the Central Hall of Parliament on November 26 and President Ram Nath Kovind will preside over the event, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference about the event, Joshi said the main event will be attended by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and various other dignitaries. The event is being organised by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and Speaker, the parliamentary affairs minister said. "Celebration of Constitution Day was started in 2015 by PM @narendramodi. This time, the main function in the central hall will be organised by @loksabhaspeaker & @LokSabhaSectt. #PresidentKovind, VP @MVenkaiahNaidu & PM @narendramodi will participate: Union Minister @JoshiPralhad," the Press Information Bureau tweeted. Asked about the bill to be tabled by the government in the upcoming winter session of Parliament for repealing ...

Crypto bidders miss out as rare copy of US constitution sells for $43 mn

A crowd-funded bid by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to buy a rare copy of the US constitution fell short on Thursday, after the document sold to another buyer for $43.2 million

Like elite clubs, elite colleges also refuse to increase number of seats

The worst offender in this regard is an elite college in Delhi University. It admits less than 1,000 students to less than 10 courses!

Cabinet passes Bill restoring power of states to make their own OBC lists

The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared a Constitution amendment bill which seeks to give power to states and UTs to make their own OBC lists, sources said on Wednesday

How a Supreme court order could render the new co-op ministry a non-starter

Top court upheld the role of states in governing societies within their jurisdiction; Centre is said to be exploring options to ensure the newly-formed ministry of cooperation isn't crippled

SC majority order quashes part of amendment on setting up cooperatives

Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 2:1 majority verdict upheld the validity of the 97th Constitutional amendment but struck down a part related their setting up and functioning

We the people

Book review of On Citizenship

Shekhar Gupta: Mosques in the rear-view mirror

Varanasi court order on Gyanvapi mosque questions the optimism that Ayodhya wouldn't be repeated. Spending too much time looking at the past is a recipe for disaster

The making of constitutions

Linda Colley, an eminent historian of Britain, she focuses on one critical component of democracy - constitutions

Political culture

A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint

A 'crooked path' to constitutionalism

Book review of THE CROOKED PATH TO ABOLITION: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

UP's anti-conversion law can't be sustained, has many defects: Ex-SC judge

Justice Lokur further said that judges should be people oriented and the Constitution is above everything

The dissent of man

Book review of Voices of Dissent

Best of BS Opinion: Ladakh standoff, overriding the Constitution, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Freedom of speech and expression not an absolute right: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Friday said the freedom of speech and expression provided under Article 19 of the Constitution was not an absolute right

SC judgment on basic structure of Constitution came on Bharati's plea

The acclaimed basic structure doctrine, came into being in 1973 while deciding a case of Kerala seer Kesavananda Bharati.

Kesavananda Bharati, key petitioner in basic structure case, dies at 79

Kesavananda Bharati, a petitioner in a case that led to the Supreme Court evolving the celebrated doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution, died on Sunday