constitutional rights

Mumbai, March 16 – The proposed anti-conversion law in Maharashtra is not directed against any particular religion, and it aims only to prevent religious conversions carried out through force, fraud, or inducement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Monday.The...

New Delhi, March 16 A member of the Rajya Sabha on Monday urged the government to introduce legislation on end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, pointing out that Parliament has failed to act on the issue despite multiple Law Commission reports and Supreme Court directives spanning two...

Suri (WB), March 15 Criticizing the Election Commission for unilaterally declaring the election schedule in West Bengal without publishing the supplementary list of cleared voters under the adjudication by judicial officers, the CPI (M) on Sunday questioned the curtailing of the rights of those...

Mandi (HP), March 15 Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya, stated on Sunday that judicial complexes should operate with the same spirit of service as hospitals, as people come to courts with hope seeking relief and justice.While addressing a legal literacy camp after laying the foundation...

New Delhi, March 15 – Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, paid tribute to the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Kanshi Ram, on his birth anniversary, calling his "tireless struggle and dedication" for the poor, Dalits, and the marginalized as "an inspiration for...

New Delhi, March 14 The CPI(M) on Saturday opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that the proposed changes undermine the principle of self-determination of gender identity and violate the constitutional rights of such people.The party also...

Una (HP), March 13 The Himachal Pradesh government is committed to providing clean drinking water to the people of the state, and Rs 2,000 crore will be spent during the next financial year on modern water purification technology, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday.This will...

Today, the BJP condemned the alleged misuse and exploitation of the constitutional rights of tribal communities in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, stating that these rights are protected under the Constitution. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, BJP MP Ravishankar Prasad alleged that the unrest in...

New Delhi, March 11 The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday alleged that Hindu students in some minority-run educational institutions are being prevented from wearing tilaks or putting tilaks and bindi, even though they make up to 95 per cent of the student population.It also sought a...

Chandigarh, March 11 – Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema condemned Congress legislator Sukhpal Khaira on Wednesday for derogatory remarks he made on social media, demanding an immediate and unconditional apology.The minister also appealed to the Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative...

Kolkata, March 10 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the Supreme Court order to set up Appellate Tribunals to hear voters' appeals on Tuesday, saying that a door closed by the Election Commission has now been opened.She described the order as a new ray of hope for people...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to formulate a no-fault compensation policy for those who suffered serious adverse events following Covid vaccination.The apex court said that the existing mechanism for monitoring adverse events following immunization shall...

New Delhi, March 10 Trinamool Congress MP Mohammed Nadimul Haque accused the Centre on Tuesday of giving "stepmotherly" treatment to West Bengal and sought reasons for withholding funds meant for various schemes.Participating in a discussion on the working of the rural development ministry in...

Bhopal, March 9 Veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh met Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Shrivastava on Monday and submitted a memorandum, alleging that thousands of fake names had been added to the voter list in the Narela Assembly constituency in...

Kolkata, March 7 – Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also launched a sharp attack on the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday over the controversy surrounding the change of venue for the 9th International Santal Conference...

New Delhi, March 7 The BJP on Saturday alleged that the TMC government in West Bengal has reached a "new low in its anarchic behavior" by "humiliating" President Droupadi Murmu and described it as an insult to the tribal society and the country's highest constitutional position.The party said...

Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that voter deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls were aimed at dividing the state.Addressing a gathering during her demonstration against the alleged arbitrary deletions, Banerjee accused the BJP of depriving...

Kolkata, March 6 In a dramatic return to street politics that defined her rise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a protest in central Kolkata against large-scale deletions in the state's voter rolls following the SIR exercise, escalating the TMC's confrontation with...

Bhopal, March 6 – As the Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB), formerly known as 'Vyapam', is set to conduct exams for the recruitment of forest guards on April 7, the opposition Congress, on Friday, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government for not "reserving" seats...

Mumbai, March 5 – The Mahayuti government in Maharashtra approved the long-awaited anti-conversion Bill, titled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.The Bill will be introduced in the Maharashtra Legislature during the ongoing Budget Session...