constitutional law

United Nations, March 17. India has exposed Pakistan’s own Islamophobia, which is evident in the deadly persecution of the Ahmadiyyas, and Islamabad’s representative virtually admitted it was happening.Referring to Pakistan only as “our western neighbour”, India’s Permanent Representative P...

Mumbai, March 16: Differences among the constituent parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) came to the fore in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday over the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, introduced to curb illegal and forced religious conversions in the state.After...

Jaipur, March 16 Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti president Vijay Bainsla has written to Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma to raise the issue of implementing reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Most Backward Classes (MBCs), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the...

New Delhi, March 16 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday recalled that eminent jurist Nani Palkhivala had penned a letter to then-prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, in which he dismissed a verdict of the Allahabad High Court against her, saying it was “erroneous” in both fact and law.On...

New Delhi, March 15 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday evaded questions about the opposition's notice to move a motion in Parliament for his removal from the post.During a press conference held to announce election schedules for four states and a Union Territory, Kumar did not...

New Delhi, March 13 Opposition MPs have submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Friday.According to a source, 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed the notice.The signatories...

New Delhi, March 13 Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said on Friday that doubts will be raised about a tacit understanding between the executive and the CEC if the notice seeking the removal of Gyanesh Kumar is not taken up by the Union government.The Opposition parties have submitted a...

Hyderabad, March 13 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Deputy Floor Leader in the Telangana Assembly wrote a letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, questioning the "blatant contradiction" between what he preaches nationally about protecting the Constitution and what his party practices in...

New Delhi, March 13 Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi raised concerns on Friday about the alleged misuse of media, including social media, to create communal divisions and demanded the formation of a multi-party committee to check the "harmful" effects of narratives that promote hatred among...

New Delhi, March 12 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday termed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate Islamic inheritance laws as "misleading," arguing that it allegedly discriminates against Muslim women.The assertion by the Muslim body came after the...

New Delhi, March 12 As many as 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Thursday.According to a source, the notice is likely to be submitted in at least one of the two Houses on Friday...

New Delhi, March 12 Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar hailed the Supreme Court's historic order allowing the passive euthanasia of a 32-year-old man, stating that it decisively affirms the individual's right to end a state of vegetative existence.In a statement, he said that by...

New Delhi, March 12 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to curb the practice of animal sacrifice in temples across the country.Issuing notice, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta sought responses from the Union...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court has ruled that the "creamy layer" status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income, and that treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs differently from government employees, when deciding on reservation...

New Delhi, March 12 The three-member committee set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to investigate the grounds for the removal of High Court Judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, following the recovery of burnt currency notes from his residence, is expected to submit its report during the monsoon...

Kochi, March 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought the state government's stand on the maintainability of two pleas against the advertisements issued by the LDF government, which were allegedly "glorifying" themselves and portraying the previous UDF regime in a negative light.A bench of...

New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court has struck down a law in Bihar that allowed the state government to take over the Patna library, a heritage institution, saying the provision for a token compensation of Rs 1 for such acquisition was "illusory" and lacked the basic attributes of fairness...

New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the government to consider enacting comprehensive legislation on passive euthanasia, noting that this would "provide clarity, coherence, and certainty in matters that are deeply practical and emotionally sensitive".In its first-ever...

New Delhi, March 11 BJP Rajya Sabha member Baburam Nishad on Wednesday criticised the West Bengal government for alleged lapses during President Droupadi Murmu's event in the state, saying violation of protocol is not just a mistake but a constitutional offense.Raising the issue during Zero...

New Delhi, March 11 – The conduct of the West Bengal government during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with lawmakers asserting that such disrespect cannot be tolerated. A BJP MP emphasised that the office of the President represents the pride of...