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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicSecularism

Topic: secularism

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.

Naseeruddin Shah and Zohran Mamdani cloak their bias in secular-speak

Neither Naseeruddin Shah nor Zohran Mamdani can be accused of honesty in the views they hold dear.

Constitution, whatever form it is in, deserves to be respected—Ram Madhav on ‘secular-socialist’ debate

Speaking to ThePrint, the BJP leader & RSS member also highlights changing global order & India's need to invest in research & tech in a world where wars are no longer fought on the ground.

Match-fixing musical chairs & how to fool all the people, all the time

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately. Also Read: Don’t let just...

UP Congress president slams RSS over call to reconsider ‘socialist’ & ‘secular’ in Constitution Preamble

Earlier, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale had said that during the Emergency, the 2 terms were forcibly inserted into the Constitution, a move that needs to be reconsidered.

India now denigrates Gandhi-Nehru in a systematic, well-planned way, says Ashok Vajpeyi

The event, held to mark Jawaharlal Nehru’s death anniversary, had secularism at the heart of the discussion, and brought together historians, professors, and scholars.

Removal of ‘waqf by user’ isn’t just about land—it erases memory, practice, and pluralism

The Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 puts at stake not just Muslim property rights but the very idea of how India manages its religious diversity.

Narayana Guru’s religious secularism—what makes the reformer-ascetic a puzzle for modern politicians

Row over Kerala CM's comment that Narayana Guru was neither a propagator nor a practitioner of Sanatana Dharma has put focus on his dichotomous legacy as both guru and social reformer.

Places of Worship Act: SC says no orders, surveys in pending suits against religious structures

A 3-judge bench led by the Chief Justice said no fresh suits can also be registered while the top court hears pleas challenging the Act.

‘Any alteration is problematic’: MP Chidambaram defends Places of Worship Act

Chidambaram stressed that changing the law would not only disrupt the social harmony but could have broader consequences for India's unity.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.