In a republic as diverse and unequal as ours, the temptation to retreat into identity certainties is understandable. But yielding to that temptation comes at a steep cost. It diminishes citizenship, flattens political imagination, and forecloses principled disagreement
The Jharkhand High Court was hearing a plea seeking a direction to reserve the post of mayor of the corporation for the scheduled caste category in the forthcoming elections and dismissed the same.
UAPA Bail Plea News: Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, the Karnataka High Court said that he had also said that “right is duty well performed”.
Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put forward by Dalit organisations, upper-caste groups, and individual petitioners — each articulating their fears, ambitions, and visions of justice for the new republic as the Constitution took shape.
One concrete step that can reinvigorate parliamentary democracy is to mandate a minimum of 100 sitting days for each calendar year. More sittings would enable thorough debate, ensure greater time for scrutiny, give the Opposition a platform to articulate concerns.
It resists any attempt to fix it to a single ideological frame. It holds liberal ideals of dignity and liberty, a commitment to redistribution for the common good, and a communitarian vision of collective progress
From granting universal adult franchise in 1950 to providing for progressive judicial interpretations of rights, the Constitution has been instrumental in fostering inclusivity, empowering marginalised communities and promoting gender equality
Its makers were not bound by the limited imagination of Western liberal constitutionalism with its emphasis on state restriction, recognising instead that in society, groups and communities wielded power separate from the state.
If cases are mounted against the Opposition, and with bail conditions being stringent, it's quite possible that the threshold of 30 days will be crossed in most cases
Constitution Day 2019 Quotes: Also known as Samvidhan Divas, the day is commemorated to remember that the constitution of the country provides the fundamental rights and duties and to uphold them as a responsible citizen of the country. On India's 70th Constitution Day, here is a look at Ambedkar's powerful and thought-provoking quotes.
Iran mission uses donations to buy 40 tonnes of medicine, unable to send them home
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A 40-tonne shipment of medicines bought by the Iranian embassy in India is stranded in New Delhi due to a damaged aircraft. The embassy is seeking alternative ways to deliver the urgently needed medicines, as pharmaceutical companies in Iran are under attack.
