Socialism and secularism are obviously ideas that BJP leaders are ready to neither gulp down nor spit out. That explains the party’s rather clumsy attempt to come up with its own versions.
Both nations crafted their First Amendments as defining moments, while America’s was a shield for individual liberty, India’s became a tool for social justice.
On Wednesday, Union Cabinet approved ‘one nation, one election’ proposal, accepting recommendations of report by high-level committee led by former President Kovind, submitted on 15 March.
The opposition’s debate over the Constitution (First Amendment) Bill in 1951 was a far cry from the kind of brawling that led to 12 RS members being suspended from Parliament.
In 1978, Parliament passed a constitutional amendment to prevent abuse of provision for preventive detention. Group of 100 ex-civil servants says delay in enforcement 'unconscionable'.
For someone who once wanted nothing to do with his hoary lineage, architect V Ganapati Sthapati brought about a veritable renaissance in temple architecture before his death in 2011.
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