Constitution Debate
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Kerala governor clears one pending bill, reserves seven for president’s assent after SC rap
Three of the eight bills were pending with the governor for more than two years. Three others were pending for over a year.
Scroll Staff
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Governor can’t veto Legislature or keep bills pending indefinitely, says Supreme Court
The Constitution requires governors to act expeditiously on bills placed before them for assent, the top court ruled.
Scroll Staff
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Gandhi’s vision of a constitution was imperfect, but is India paying the price for neglecting it?
He envisaged self-governing and largely self-sufficient village republics and felt that concentrating power would violate democratic principles.
Shivakumar Jolad
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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The personal toll of political vitriol: A decade under Modi has torn apart families, friendships
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A Tamilian in Kalinga: Why state pride is at the centre of Odisha’s election
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Why is the penalty for a drunk driver killing people less severe than the punishment for murder?
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Opinion: The basic structure doctrine is a poor fix for a flawed Constitution
Its need arose because the Constitution failed to specify a suitable institutional hierarchy, delineation of powers, and checks and balances.
Bhanu Dhamija
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Far from keeping Donald Trump in line, the US constitution has often enabled him
Many were confident the document was robust enough to check the president’s worst excesses, but the real push back has come from elsewhere.
Brian Christopher Jones, The Conversation
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‘One Nation, One Election’: Mumbai seminar echoes Modi’s call in TV interview for simultaneous polls
The Indian Council of Social Science Research agreed to support more such conferences on the topic.
Mridula Chari
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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