Topic: Constitution
DMK challenges govt’s 10% quota in Madras HC, says it ‘offends structure of Constitution’
The DMK, in its plea, said the reservation does not apply to those communities which were ostracised for centuries in matters of education and employment.
Modi government’s economic quota is unconstitutional
The new constitutional amendment suffers from three major legal flaws.
Modi govt’s 10 per cent quota for upper caste poor doesn’t stand the test of Constitution
Historical exclusion from services and social backwardness led to the introduction of reservations under our constitutional scheme.
Balkrishna Sharma: A freedom fighter & poet admired by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Balkrishna Sharma campaigned vigorously for Hindi to be declared a national language of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1960.
For BJP and RSS, road to the Hindu Rashtra is not through Constitution
The contemporary Hindutva politics is also critical of the idea of ‘communal majority’.
With 3 pillars of democracy falling apart, it’s time to read the Constitution once again
Constitution-framers wanted these three wings to function independently, with clearly defined separation of powers.
India’s founders gave us our Constitution. We must prove to them that we can keep it
Indian Constitution is the sole flower in South Asia’s constitutional graveyard.
Sri Lanka President not in favour of snap elections, says close aide
President Sirisena's close aide Piyadasa quashed rumours that Sirisena may opt for a snap poll with a dissolution of parliament to end the political crisis in Sri Lanka.
On Sabarimala, blame out-of-touch Indian liberal elite not the court
In a democracy, courts may defy public opinion, but on balance, courts are likely to go with popular sentiment.
User-friendly doormats to safe players: The many types of public servants in India
It's a tragedy that inefficiency and non-accountability overtake many at incredibly fast pace after the initial grand entry.
No cheatsheet can rescue Emraan Hashmi’s Why Cheat India
Preachy dialogues and a half-baked script pull the film down.
Karnataka crisis: Can horse-trading be checked or should it be accepted as part of politics?
The Karnataka Congress called a legislature party meeting Friday to address the issue of horse trading in the state and put up a show of strength. The Congress ...
