Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that section 52A in the Waqf Act which came into effect in November 2013 and penalises alienation of waqf property without the sanction of the Waqf Board does not have a retrospective effect. The ruling by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came on a plea by two persons challenging…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Constitution on Tuesday as a “guiding light” at a time of transformation for India, asserting that his government has strengthened constitutional values by taking a host of welfare measures to bring social and financial equality. Addressing an event at the Supreme Court to mark Constitution Day, Modi…
Panaji: The spending power of urban Indian consumers is rising with India’s economic growth and its ‘openness to global trends’ attracts luxury brands. It’s amazing to see how barely two-year-old brand ‘Kadamba Indian single-malt whisky’ not only competing pan India but truly standing out on the world stage. Today, we are surrounded by numerous brands…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy highlighted the significance of a nationwide caste census, calling it the third wave of social justice under Congress leadership. Speaking at the ‘Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyan’ meeting in Talkatora Stadium on Constitution Day, the CM outlined the party’s commitment to social equity. Revanth Reddy described the first phase of social…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Dr B R Ambedkar had opposed the insertion of the word ‘secular’ in the Constitution as India already had a long tradition of 5,000 years of secularism. Addressing the 75th Constitution Day celebrations organised by the Assam government’s Parliamentary Affairs Department here, Sarma said,…
Lucknow: Leaders of various parties in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday traded barbs on Constitution Day, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accusing the Congress of tampering with the Preamble and “strangling” the Constitution while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP for undermining constitutional values. Adityanath also argued that the original Constitution, drafted by…
The recent violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, which claimed five lives and led to multiple arrests, has reignited debates around the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The clashes, triggered by a court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid, highlight a deep-rooted divide over historical grievances and legal frameworks that govern India’s religious sites. As…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday urged government officials and ministers to uphold the principles of the Constitution in their work. He was addressing bureaucrats and ministers at the secretariat on the occasion of the Constitution day. Describing the adoption of the Constitution as a “holy and special” occasion, Naidu extended…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde resigned on Tuesday, paving the way for the appointment of a new government amid haggling by his Shiv Sena faction for continuity and the BJP pressing for its candidate for the top post. The uncertainty surrounding the selection of Shinde’s successor remains, as coalition leaders have yet to reach…
BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from November 29 to attend an all-India conference of Director Generals of Police and Inspector Generals of Police in Bhubaneswar. He will arrive in Bhubaneswar on the night of November 29 and stay in Odisha till the afternoon of December 1,…
