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TopicConstituent Assembly

Topic: Constituent Assembly

J&K ‘surrendered’ sovereignty in 1949, Article 370 a temporary provision — breakdown of SC judgment

Top court finds fault in process by which Parliament sought to interpret Article 367 to substitute 'Constituent Assembly' with 'State Legislative Assembly' in Article 370(3).

Fears of India’s founders are coming true. Governors are acting like viceroys

In a Constituent Assembly debate, Rohini Kumar Chaudhary argued governor’s powers could tarnish the Constitution ‘just as a piece of cow dung may spoil the whole vessel of milk’.

‘India, that is Bharat’ — How Constituent Assembly debated nation’s name in Article 1 of Constitution

While G20 dinner invite in the name of ‘President of Bharat’ has triggered row, Centre had earlier asserted in court that ‘there is no change in circumstances to consider any change in Article 1’.

Unafraid to oppose Ambedkar, Congress—Dakshayani Velayudhan was India’s 1st Dalit woman MLA

Achyut Chetan's 'Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic' explores the contributions of women leaders in the making of our Constitution.

Subhas Chandra Bose’s political ideas were always clear, not his constitutional imagination

There Is no particular record of Bose’s constitutional imagination unlike Ambedkar's States and Minorities 1947 or M.N. Roy's Constitution of Free India 1944.

MHA’s telegram to Kerala that sums up the Indian State’s relationship with religion

In 'Governance by Stealth', Subrata K. Mitra examines the durability and roles of India's Ministry of Home Affairs.

How Ambedkar, Munshi & Krishnaswamy Ayyar argued for Uniform Civil Code at Constituent Assembly

On 23 Nov 1948, Muslim members suggested changing laws ‘connected with religious beliefs & practices’. Counter-argument that a code would promote amity and secularism won the day.

Was India’s Constituent Assembly too optimistic about the Executive? Read Ambedkar again

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Yes, Constitution makers strongly debated conversion. But here’s what UP’s new law misses

Even while drafting India’s Constitution, members across political parties were concerned about the spectre of mass conversions in colonial India.

Mumbai’s Government Law College wins grand finale of ConQuest 2020

The preliminary rounds of the quiz had more than 600 students from colleges across India participating, after which were four knockout rounds. Eight teams made it to the finale.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.