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…
Coldplay is set to make waves in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with two concerts on January 25 and 26 next year, as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour. This marks the band’s return to India after a nine-year hiatus. Ticket prices? A cool ₹2,500 to ₹12,500. But for fans, the real price isn’t just…
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,…
Washington: The US State Department refused to comment on the disruptions in the Indian Parliament over the indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani in a US court on charges of bribery. “That is a law enforcement matter,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference on Monday. He was responding to a…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 percent tariff on all products coming from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent on Chinese goods to check the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into the United States. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform on Monday, he said…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the historic Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan today, kick-starting year-long celebrations to mark 75 years of the adoption of India’s Constitution. The government on Monday announced that a new website — https: //constitution75.com — has been created to enable…
