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PM to address Constitution Day event at Central Hall of Parliament

As a part of 'Constitution Day' celebrations this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the programmes being organised in Parliament and Vigyan Bhavan on November 26.

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 ...

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!

Rahul attacks govt, asks if Articles 15 and 25 of Constitution 'sold'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the government over the incident of a tribal man allegedly being tied to a vehicle and dragged as well as some other recent instances of mob violence

Parliament passes constitutional amendment bill on OBC list

The bill was passed after a division vote with 187 members voting in favour. No member voted against it.

Constitutional institutions need to be in sync: Bengal Guv to speaker

West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Friday met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and discussed the need for constitutional institutions to be in sync to serve public interest.

Towards freedom of expression

Repealing 124A should be seen as a starting point

Right to life may be interpreted to include right to food: Supreme Court

The fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution may be interpreted to include the right to live with human dignity, having right to food and other basic necessities.

Climate of treason

Apex court should order scrapping all sedition cases

It's only words…

Sedition law needs to be observed in letter and spirit

Haryana's myopic law

The impact of jobs for locals will not be limited to the state

AIMIM want to confront Hindu nationalism with Indian Constitution: Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen want to confront Hindu nationalism "with Indian Constitution and Indian nationalism", said the party chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in Ahmedabad on Sunday

15th FC urges states to tax property and professions more to boost finances

The Finance Commission has also advised the union govt to eschew cess to keep Centre-state tax pool in good health, and go for a Constitutional amendment to help states raise profession tax limit

When laws of the land seem to fall foul of the constitution

In 21st century India, the courts may soon have to deal with a string of absurdities, which involve clear violations of the Indian constitution

The great churning

Book review of A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State

Forget the uniform, focus on power

The constitutional principle against self-incrimination is a vital and crucial element for society

Secularism as a principle and practice is in 'danger' in India: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said secularism as a principle and practice in India was in danger and the ruling dispensation might even try to remove the word from the Constitution

Overriding the Constitution

Other states shouldn't follow Punjab's example on farm Bills

Baghel writes to PM, demands inclusion of Chhattisgarhi in Eighth schedule

In his letter, the CM said that it has been twenty years of the formation of Chhattisgarh as the 26th state of India, but in terms of culture, the state has a separate identity in ancient history

Prashant Bhushan moves SC, seeks recall of contempt order against him

Bhushan has sought a direction to declare that the apex court's secretary general has allegedly "acted unconstitutionally and illegally" in accepting a "defective contempt petition" filed against him