Bharat vs India also sparked intense debate in 1949: Here is how India got its name in ConstitutionDuring the drafting of India's Constitution, a debate arose as to whether the nation should be officially named 'Bharat' or 'India'. BR Amb...
YouTube public interest ad sparks outcry; MoS IT quickly issues disclaimer“Given that these type of advocacy ads cud be misintepreted, i hv advised more careful use of Govt logos in these campaigns by private plat...
August 15, 1947: There were twists in India’s tryst with destinyAs the records of the Constituent Assembly show, the task of speaking till midnight fell to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who would go on to be...
BJP reissues book on Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee's death and last days in J&KThe book that was first published in Bengali and English in 1953 went out of print in the subsequent years, and is now being brought back b...
HV Kamath: The contrarian who became legendary for his antics and interjectionsKamath was industrious, energetic and, in hindsight, could be seen as prescient in many of his proposed amendments. But he also had a talen...
Unlike other countries, oath-taking ceremony in India is disappointingly devoid of ritualsThe one choice that the Constitution allows is for the person being sworn in to invoke God or simply “solemnly affirm”.