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Tuesday, September 23, 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

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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

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.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

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.