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‘Strikes at very heart of Constitution’: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan on SIR mass voter deletionsJustice Ujjal Bhuyan highlighted the significance of voting rights during a recent address at NALSAR University. He stated that disenfranch...05 Oct, 2026, 02.29 PM IST- Spontaneous empathyBees demonstrate a strong sense of social responsibility without any formal laws or teachings. In contrast, human societies possess extensi...28 Sep, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
- Rahul Gandhi alleges '100% rigging' in Indian elections, calls ECI and BJP 'destroyers of democracy'Congress MP Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission of India for its handling of electoral roll revisions. He stated that the enemi...24 Sep, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
- SC gives split opinions on referring to larger bench pleas against 2023 law appointing CEC, ECsThe Supreme Court of India addressed the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner Act, 2023. The law excludes the Chief J...23 Sep, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
- Kapil Sibal embraces ‘Dimagi Naxal’ label, calls horse trading a constitutional crisisRajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal declared himself a 'Dimagi Naxal' during a recent talk. He explained that horse trading has evolved from sellers...13 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
- Trump's Moon claim isn't a joke. A lunar power struggle has begunTrump's "The Moon is Ours" post signals emerging lunar geopolitics. Nasa's Artemis program plans a permanent lunar presence, focusing on re...08 Sep, 2026, 06.07 AM IST
- Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...06 Sep, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
- New labour code impact: Rs 8k less take home pay likely for employee with Rs 15 lakh CTC; check the impact on CTCs of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 25 lakh and Rs 50 lakhNew labour codes mandate higher provident fund contributions for employees. This change reduces monthly take-home pay for many salaried ind...31 Aug, 2026, 07.39 AM IST
- P Chidambaram dubs one nation, one poll 'monstrous'; Vidhi Centre flags constitutional risksFormer minister P Chidambaram called the 'one nation, one election' plan unconstitutional. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy also urged signifi...25 Aug, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
- Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi calls for review of Constitution’s basic structure doctrine, terms it “vague and ever-growing”Rakesh Dwivedi, a senior advocate, has criticized the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution. He describes it as vague and ever-growi...24 Sep, 2025, 02.21 PM IST
- Secularism held to be part of basic structure of constitution: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court reviewed petitions challenging the inclusion of 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Indian Constitution's Preamble. Petition...21 Oct, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
- Centre moves SC for review of verdict denuding states of power to declare SEBCThe Centre has maintained that the amendment did not take away the power of the state governments to identify and declare SEBC and the two ...14 May, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
- Kesavananda Bharati, petitioner in landmark SC judgement on Constitution, is no moreThe case in which Bharati had challenged Kerala Land Reform laws nearly four decades ago set the principle that the SC is the guardian of t...07 Sep, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
- Landmark SC judgement on basic structure of Constitution came on Kerala seer Bharati's pleaIn 1970, Bharati, the hereditary head of Edneer Hindu 'Matha' in Kasaragod district of Kerala, had moved the top court challenging the stat...06 Sep, 2020, 02.05 PM IST
- Does NJAC conform to basic structure of Constitution: Supreme Court"Don't put the new law to good or bad. If it meets the parameters of the basic structure, work it out," a five-judge Constitution Bench hea...10 Jul, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
- NJAC Act violates 'basic structure' of Constitution, SC toldSCAORA, Bar Association of India (BAI) and few others are challenging validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014.28 Apr, 2015, 07.53 PM IST
- It is judiciary's duty to uphold rule of law: Supreme Court JudgeGiving a lecture on the "Doctrine of Basic Structure under Indian Constitution" at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Bar Associati...14 Feb, 2015, 10.48 PM IST
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