The makers of our Constitution had the wisdom and foresight to acknowledge that a document drafted and adopted in a particular age needs to be equipped with flexibility and adroitness to accommodate the demands of future generations.

opinion

Published on Nov 25, 2023 10:55 PM IST

‘We should be one to build the nation’: Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament

leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge speaks at the Parliament’s Central Hall before the House was shifted to a new building on Tuesday. (Video grab/Sansad TV)

india news

Updated on Sep 19, 2023 01:51 PM IST

Parliament session starts today amid buzz over surprise bill. What's on cards?

The discussion on the parliamentary journey will be held simultaneously in both the Houses. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Sep 18, 2023 08:03 AM IST

Can constituent assembly Article 370 speech be binding: SC

“Can we say that a speech made by an individual member of the Constituent Assembly, howsoever weighty, represents a binding commitment of the Dominion of India to the state of Jammu and Kashmir? This will have implications in interpreting the constitutional provisions...it is difficult to accept,” a Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said. (File)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:14 AM IST

The history and philosophy of the Tricolour: Courage, Unity, Faith

It was between 1904 and 1906 that the first Indian flag came into existence. The flag was first hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (in erstwhile Calcutta). (File photo)

opinion

Updated on Aug 15, 2023 01:50 PM IST

The intriguing twists of Ambedkar’s career

PREMIUM

Imagine what would have happened if Ambedkar hadn’t made it? (HT Archives)

opinion

Published on Jul 29, 2023 08:54 PM IST

Uphold the lofty ideals symbolised by the Tricolour

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The Tricolour in Connaught Place. (HT File Photo)

opinion

Published on Jul 21, 2023 10:50 PM IST

India’s founders took a nuanced view on UCC

PREMIUM

Unlike the polarisation in current discussions, the Constituent Assembly witnessed a rich debate with divergent opinions

opinion

Published on Jul 16, 2023 01:01 PM IST

SMA rules must be reconsidered

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While hearing a clutch of petitions demanding legal recognition of same-sex marriage, a five-judge Constitution bench said the notice regime was based on patriarchy and laid them open for “invasion by the society”. (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

editorials

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 07:34 PM IST

Towards a new affirmative pact

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BR Ambedkar reminded them that the topsoil of democracy in India rested on a bed of deep inequity and, therefore, political democracy would never be enough in the absence of social democracy — where people of various backgrounds, castes, classes and faiths could creditably aspire to the same opportunities without bias. (HT PHOTO)

editorials

Updated on Apr 14, 2023 07:18 PM IST

Know your Constitution: Fundamental rights and duties of every Indian citizen

The Constitution of India

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Updated on Jan 23, 2022 03:14 PM IST

‘Like the Gita’: Lok Sabha Speaker pays tributes to Constitution, vows for unity

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

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Published on Nov 26, 2021 12:29 PM IST

Know your Constitution: Salient features of India's fundamental political code

The Constitution of India

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Published on Nov 26, 2021 11:11 AM IST

On Constitution Day, PM Modi shares part of BR Ambedkar’s speech

On Constitution Day, the government is organising a number of programmes.

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Published on Nov 26, 2021 10:05 AM IST

Flag Adoption Day: All you need to know about the Indian Tricolour

The national flag is a horizontal Tricolor of deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.

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Published on Jul 22, 2021 11:34 AM IST

PM Modi, Amit Shah extend greetings on occasion of Hindi Diwas

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2020 10:00 AM IST

Remembering the women of the Constituent Assembly | Opinion

Let us learn from our greats, and try to achieve a representation level which is both substantive and inclusive

analysis

Updated on Mar 10, 2020 10:17 PM IST

Republic at 70 | BR Ambedkar’s legacy: Hope, defiance, critique

BR Ambedkar, May 1946. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty images

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Updated on Jan 30, 2020 11:50 PM IST

How Ambedkar, Constituent Assembly dealt with the caste conundrum

C Rajagopalachari (R), then governor general of India, with law minister BR Ambedkar on June 14, 1948 .

Rebuild trust between State, citizens | Opinion

It is time to ask whether Mahatma Gandhi laid down his life for this

columns

Updated on Jan 27, 2020 08:33 PM IST

Safeguarding free speech from threats is important |Opinion

The Nation’s elected leaders at work on the constitution which free India should have been appearing in the picture are BR Ambedkar, Sarat Chandra Bose, Vallabhbhai Patel, BG Kher, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi and Frank Anthony

india news

Updated on Nov 25, 2022 06:40 PM IST

Republic Day reads from HT: Celebrating 70 years of Indian Constitution

An Indian Border Security Force soldier walks through a gate painted with the Indian flag at the India-Pakistan border at Suchet Garh in Ranbir Singh Pura, about 27 kilometers south of Jammu.

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Updated on Jan 26, 2020 09:03 AM IST