The Constitution is a 'living document', it requires deliberate efforts to keep its principles relevant. We can't afford complacency; democratic freedoms, once lost, are difficult to recover.
At joint sitting of Parliament, the Vice President also invoked Ambedkar, who had questioned whether Indians would place the country 'above their creed' or vice versa.
At Constitution Day event, the ex-officio RS chairman says Parliament ‘reflective of will of people’ & incursion into its legislative domain amounts to ‘constitutional aberration’.
On 25 November 1949, Dr BR Ambedkar delivered his last speech to the Constituent Assembly, which formally adopted India’s Constitution the following day. Ambedkar’s speech, outlining three warnings for an independent India, holds importance even today.
Union ministries & senior leaders of the country commemorated the adoption of the Constitution on this day in 1949 by reading the Preamble & inaugurating new social justice initiatives.
Rule of law has few advocates in India. Our overall score in the 8 factor Index is 0.5 out of 1.0. We score lowest in preventing corruption, and for the related weaknesses in our civil and criminal justice systems.
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.
On the occasion of Constitution Day, CJI Bobde spoke about SUVAS, an AI software designed to translate English judicial documents into 9 vernacular languages.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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