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Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

No respect for parliamentary system in India

The parliamentary system places enormous power in the hands of the government.

31 Dec 2017 1:31 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses during the special inaugural session of the 78th Indian History Congress in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Attempts being made to distort history: Mamata Banerjee

The BJP and the RSS have been accused by Opposition parties of trying to rewrite and distort' history.

30 Dec 2017 7:24 AM IST

On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha witnessed pandemonium; opposition members in the Upper House shouted shame, shame when Ananth Kumar Hegde, rose to lay the papers listed against his name. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Day after uproar in Parliament, Hedge says Constitution is supreme

Leader of Oppn Ghulam Nabi Azad asked if a minister doesn't believe in Constitution, should he still remain as a...

28 Dec 2017 1:01 PM IST

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar

UP makes Ambedkar Jayanti must in schools

The celebrations will begin on April 13 since the following day has been declared a holiday.

13 April 2017 2:12 AM IST

It now needs to be mandated by law that for minerals extracted in tribal areas the royalty received should be earmarked to the local administration. (Representatonal image)

Adivasi unrest: What is to be done?

Only the Adivasi Mahapanchayat should be vested with the power to give mineral exploitation licenses to corporations.

25 Dec 2017 2:09 AM IST

Former Calcutta HC judge C.S. Karnan comes out of Presidency Jail in Kolkata. (Photo: Asian Age)

Judicial censorship violates our Constitution

Orders such as this are not only erroneous in law but also provide wrong guidance to the high courts.

24 Dec 2017 5:21 AM IST

AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Indian Constitution not Prasad has given Muslims 'proper sanctity':...

Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday asserted that Muslims do not vote for the BJP, but still the government has given them...

22 April 2017 2:08 PM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: File)

Will basic structure' be nation's saviour?

To get over the bar of the Kesvananda Bharti judgment, the 42nd Amendment was enacted into law by Parliament in 1976.

29 April 2017 6:06 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

No sovereignty for J&K outside Constitution: Supreme Court

The apex court observed this while terming as wholly incorrect the conclusion arrived at by J&K HC.

18 Dec 2016 1:34 AM IST

The fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression includes press freedom.

Laws in India fail to protect media sources

It is a reporter's need and duty to protect the identity of the source of his information.

26 Dec 2016 3:35 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

BJP hits back, dubs West Bengal CM Queen of corruption'

Banerjee had slammed central government after an I-T raid at Tamil Nadu chief secretary's house.

22 Dec 2016 6:26 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court rejects plea to make National Anthem must in courts too

AG Mukul Rohatgi told the SC that the application is not filed in an appropriate format and that it should be filed as a...

3 Dec 2016 12:53 AM IST