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JAMMU: Governing National Conference’s (NC) insistence on restoration of J&K’s “special status” since forming the govt in 2024 drew on Saturday a sharp counter from BJP, which argued that there is no such term in the Indian Constitution while dismissing the call as “no status”.“Show me where the words ‘special status’ are written for J&K…
JAMMU: Peoples Conference MLA Sajad Lone’s amendments for restoration of Article 370, Article 35-A and J&K’s statehood in lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha’s address to the assembly’s budget session were rejected on Tuesday amid bedlam over several issues, mainly BJP’s demands for a National Law University (NLU) in Jammu.Sinha’s address at the start of the session on…
The Constitution of India isn’t just some old book gathering dust. It’s a living, breathing testimony, beating through every promise of justice, equality, liberty, and democracy. These aren’t just lofty words on paper. They’re supposed to shape our lives. Indian films get this. Sometimes, they grab those big ideas and throw them right in your…
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore (AP photo) Is Pakistan heading towards a Gen Z uprising? A PhD student from the country has sparked a debate after critically examining present-day Pakistan, under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief and de facto power centre Asim Munir, without naming either directly.The piece, written through a lens that shows contrast…
TOI correspondent from Washington: President Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality.” Vice-President JD Vance is an opportunist who became a Trump supporter not out of conviction but political convenience. Trump’s name is in the Epstein files and he was on Epstein’s plane, but there is no evidence that Bill Clinton ever visited Epstein’s private island. Elon…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs, issuing a clarification over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, said on Sunday that the central government has “no intention” of introducing the Bill in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament.The ministry said the intent behind the legislation is to “simplify the Central Government’s law-making process” for the Union…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also weighed in on the row over Epstein files, when on Friday he shared an article which claimed that the recently revealed text messages from the late convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein suggested he had once worked to meddle in Israel’s elections.The…
Justice Surya Kant, a judge known for his role in several landmark constitutional and civil liberties rulings, will on Monday be sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice BR Gavai, who demits office on Sunday evening.Appointed as the next CJI on October 30, Justice Kant will have a relatively long…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Sunday clarified that the central government had no intention to introduce any bill to “alter Chandigarh’s governance or administrative structure” in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. This came after a political row erupted over its plans to place Chandigarh under Article 240 of the Constitution through…
CHANDIGARH: Central govt seeks to bring Union Territory of Chandigarh under Article 240 of Constitution by tabling the 131st Amendment Bill in winter session of Parliament, similar to other UTs like Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu. The politically sensitive move has sparked a storm of protest in…
