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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Comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi rejected
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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View from the Margins: A queer rights activist on why he prefers Modi and the BJP
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Maharashtra: Will strains between workers of BJP-led coalition’s three parties affect the outcome?
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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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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world