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Monday, September 22, 2025
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Topic: Constitution

‘You can be a respectable Hindu and still an atheist,’ says author Gurcharan Das

Das talks about why he believes Indians never fully embraced the idea of constitutional morality and whether there is space for atheism under the umbrella of Hinduism.

A professor is fighting DU casteism. She runs a street classroom clutching the Constitution

Ad hoc professor Ritu Singh joined the Daulat Ram College in 2019 but was removed within a year. Now she is fighting the principal, with Bhim Army by her side.

‘Due space’ to Ram-Sita in Constitution, says PM. It has Tipu, Akbar, Buddha and other icons too

Referring to illustrations of the deities in the original copy of the Constitution, PM Modi has twice in a week said Ram Rajya acted as inspiration for its makers.

Ghaziabad to get new name? What law says about renaming of cities and states in India

The municipal corporation of Ghaziabad has recommended three names for the city, which will be sent to the state government for approval. 

What’s the 1960 ruling on Bombay State that SC cited to uphold Modi govt move to make Ladakh a UT

Supreme Court bench that upheld Article 370 abrogation Monday said a state’s recommendation is not binding on Parliament when it comes to redrawing a state’s boundary or dividing it

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).

Governors must return bill to state legislature for reconsideration if approval is withheld, says SC

SC interpretation of Article 200 of Constitution in context of governors withholding assent to bills comes at a time when it is hearing petitions filed by Opposition-ruled states on the issue.

BJP rulebook mentions ‘secular’ more than Congress’. The word is not leaving Constitution

Those who apprehend that BJP secretly aspires to remove ‘secular’ from the Preamble of the Constitution forget that it would first have to amend its own party’s constitution.

India is finally getting a national security policy. But address domestic issues too

The new national security policy should provide a framework for coordinating the activities of the armed forces, intelligence, and law enforcement wings.

Mahua Moitra not immune to criminal prosecution. You just need to refer to these three cases

While Mahua’s lawyers will try desperately to expand the scope of immunity available under Article 105(2), they will face two stumbling blocks.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.