“On 26th January 1950, India will be an independent country,” father of Indian Constitution BR Ambedkar had said as he presented the draft of Indian Constitution 75 years ago. But this optimism was accompanied by the anxiety of “Will she maintain her independence or will she lose it again?”Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday requested his supporters not to assemble outside Varsha Niwas, the chief minister’s official residence, or any other location in his support.“After the great victory of Mahayutti, our government will be formed once again in the state. As a grand alliance, we contested the election together and…
NEW DELHI: A top Army officer has called for a comprehensive policy on “gender neutrality” as well as a “pragmatic performance analysis” of Colonel-rank women commanding officers (COs) in the force, citing several instances of them not measuring up to requisite standards due to their lack of training for command, among other factors.Lt General Rajeev…
Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) Sources indicated that this decision has been communicated to NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) which is comfortable with the idea of Fadnavis’s return to the office he held between 2014 and 2019 and then, briefly, for a few days in 2019. Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) Sources…
In the wake of the violence, the Sambhal District Magistrate issued a notice prohibiting outsiders, social organizations, or public representatives from entering the area without official permission. SAMBHAL: Two more people injured during Sunday morning’s violent clashes in Sambhal died on Monday, taking the toll in the incident to five. Meanwhile, seven FIRs have been…
NEW DELHI: Ending a five-decade-old debate on insertions of words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Emergency-era amendment to the Preamble and said these words neither impede private entrepreneurship nor fetter govt from getting rid of obnoxious religious practices.Throwing out challenge to the 42nd constitutional…
AFSPA has been at the heart of many public protests in Manipur over the years, with many residents and activists labelling it draconian and accusing it of enabling human rights abuses. GUWAHATI: Hundreds of people defied a curfew on Monday and participated in a protest march organised by civil society organisations in Manipur’s Imphal East,…
77-yr-old Mumbai woman kept under ‘digital arrest’ for a month. The complainant, a homemaker, lives with her retired husband (75) in the city while her two children are abroad. MUMBAI: In perhaps the longest ‘digital detention’ in the city by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcers, a 77-year-old south Mumbai woman was kept under ‘digital…
The PM said he had been repeatedly urging opposition members that Parliament should function smoothly, adding that some of them agreed with him. NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Monday criticised frequent disruptions in Parliament and said those involved should reflect on their repeated rejections by the electorate but the opening day of the winter session…
SRINAGAR: J&K govt issued instructions Monday for grand celebrations of “Samvidhan Diwas”, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution on Nov 26, 1950. This will be the first such event since J&K’s accession to India in 1947.Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha will lead the ceremony in Srinagar. Tuesday’s event will feature a reading of the Preamble by…
