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RSS doesn't believe in Indian constitution: Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): Criticising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that the organisation does not believe in the Constitution of India.
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Personal laws cannot be in conflict with Constitution: Law Commission
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 31 (ANI): The Law Commission in its consultation paper released on Friday said that personal laws, by virtue of being enacted as laws, cannot be codified in a way that contradicts the Constitution.
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SC defers hearing on Article 35A till January 2019
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A that empowers the state assembly of Jammu and Kashmir to define the state's permanent residents and their rights. The next date for hearing on
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Law Commission backs simultaneous elections proposal
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Favouring the idea of holding simultaneous elections, the Law Commission in its draft report to the Central government recommended amendments in the Constitution and the electoral law to hold polls collectively for the House of the People and the State Legisl
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'One nation, one poll' not possible without changes in Constitution: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal [Madhya Pradesh] (India), Aug 29 (ANI): 'One nation, one poll' is not possible until changes are made in the Constitution and law, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Om Prakash Rawat on Wednesday.
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Scarping Article 35A won't benefit anyone: Aiyar
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (J-K) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Article 35A is part of the constitution and making any amendment to it will not benefit anyone said Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday.
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Delhi: 2 held for burning religious texts at India Gate
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The police on Saturday arrested two people for burning sacred books at India Gate on August 15. They burnt copies of the Bible, the Geeta, the Quran, the Guru Granth Sahib and the Constitution.
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Firm defender of the Constitution: Yechury on Somnath Chatterjee
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday heaped praises on late former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, saying that he was a firm defender of the Indian Constitution.
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SC panel to examine issues in Indian jails
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8, 2018 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the constitution of a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding.
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Swamy hopes SC repeals Article 35-A
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday voiced hope that the Supreme Court will strike down the Article 35-A of the Constitution that grants special privileges to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
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SC to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A in J-K
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Amid tense situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court is all set to hear a batch of petitions on Monday, which challenge the validity of Article 35-A of the Constitution that grants special privileges to the residents of the state.
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Article 35A: NC protests ahead of SC hearing
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) August 4: The National Conference (NC) leaders staged a protest against interference with Article 35A of the Constitution on Saturday that provides special status to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The hearing on Article 35A is likely to come up in the
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