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Topic: Preamble

NCERT’s Class 7 textbook uses the old Preamble without telling students why

NCERT does not identify the image in Class 7 textbook as the original 1949 Preamble, nor does it tell students that they are reading an earlier version of the constitutional text.

SubcriberWrites: Constitutional underpinnings—why the demand for the removal of ‘secular’ & ‘socialist’ is legally unsound?

In effect, the call for the removal of ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble is against the constitutional mandate. Any attempt in that direction would lead to constitutional erosion.

The Preamble won’t be changed back to the original. Here’s why

All political parties used the 'Constitutional' mandate of secularism and Article 29 to provide facilities and privileges exclusively to non-Hindus.

‘Squatter’ under the bridge & Tehran’s got 99 problems and ‘too many victories’ may be one

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Not just ‘socialist, secular’, a lot more from Emergency-era 42nd Amendment still part of Constitution

In 1976, the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution not only added two words but also introduced changes in 40 Articles & the Seventh Schedule while adding 14 new Articles.

SC didn’t answer key question in preamble case. Does 42nd Amendment pass democracy test?

The verdict on the preamble amendments of 1976 suggests that the courts will accept flexible meanings of terms. A Constitution built of plasticine can be made to mean anything.

We need to re-read the Constitution’s Preamble to understand what being Indian means

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CPI(M) wants J&K HC chief justice removed over remarks on Constitution, writes to President

Speaking at an event earlier this month, Justice Pankaj Mithal had said additions of 'socialist' and 'secular' in Preamble of the Constitution narrowed 'vastness of its spiritual image'.

Modi, Amit Shah among the who’s who of Lutyens Delhi present at IAS officer’s family event

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Law ministry takes CAA battle to World Book Fair, sets up stall to promote Preamble

The Department of Justice, which falls under the Law ministry, has set up a booth at the New Delhi World Book Fair where it is awarding certificates to those who read the Preamble.

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Wall Street piles on rate-hike bets as Warsh renews hawkish tone

The dollar rallied and gold fell, while 30-year Treasury yields were little changed, signaling confidence that the Fed will act to contain inflation and keep long-term borrowing costs in check.

India eases defence export rules, cuts procedural burden, expands licence window

At the centre is OGEL framework—a standing, one-time export authorisation that allows eligible defence exporters to generate authorisations for multiple consignments without applying separately for each.

Pakistan’s most embarrassing secret is internationalised. Now cricketing world is looking out for Imran

Given how arrogant and self-loving Imran is, he may not be capable of introspection even in the isolation of Adiala jail. The harsh truth is, he played the same game when it suited him.