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Cabinet passes Bill restoring power of states to make their own OBC lists

The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared a Constitution amendment bill which seeks to give power to states and UTs to make their own OBC lists, sources said on Wednesday

How a Supreme court order could render the new co-op ministry a non-starter

Top court upheld the role of states in governing societies within their jurisdiction; Centre is said to be exploring options to ensure the newly-formed ministry of cooperation isn't crippled

SC majority order quashes part of amendment on setting up cooperatives

Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 2:1 majority verdict upheld the validity of the 97th Constitutional amendment but struck down a part related their setting up and functioning

We the people

Book review of On Citizenship

Shekhar Gupta: Mosques in the rear-view mirror

Varanasi court order on Gyanvapi mosque questions the optimism that Ayodhya wouldn't be repeated. Spending too much time looking at the past is a recipe for disaster

The making of constitutions

Linda Colley, an eminent historian of Britain, she focuses on one critical component of democracy - constitutions

Political culture

A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint

A 'crooked path' to constitutionalism

Book review of THE CROOKED PATH TO ABOLITION: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

UP's anti-conversion law can't be sustained, has many defects: Ex-SC judge

Justice Lokur further said that judges should be people oriented and the Constitution is above everything

The dissent of man

Book review of Voices of Dissent

Best of BS Opinion: Ladakh standoff, overriding the Constitution, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Freedom of speech and expression not an absolute right: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Friday said the freedom of speech and expression provided under Article 19 of the Constitution was not an absolute right

SC judgment on basic structure of Constitution came on Bharati's plea

The acclaimed basic structure doctrine, came into being in 1973 while deciding a case of Kerala seer Kesavananda Bharati.

Kesavananda Bharati, key petitioner in basic structure case, dies at 79

Kesavananda Bharati, a petitioner in a case that led to the Supreme Court evolving the celebrated doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution, died on Sunday

Plea in SC to remove 'socialist' and 'secular' from Constitution's preamble

The PIL said that the amendment made in 1976 was antithetical to the constitutional tenets as well as the historical and cultural theme of India

Pilot camp MLA wants Centre to be party in petition against Speaker

Congress MLA filed an application before Rajasthan High Court seeking Centre to be impleaded in the ongoing case filed by rebel Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs case

SC dismisses plea, says India already called 'Bharat' in the Constitution

Chief Justice of India S A Bobde reiterated that India is already called Bharat in the Constitution

Centre to free up inter-state agri commodity trade without touching APMCs

For this, the govt will use Entry 42 of the Union list, along with Entry 33 of the Concurrent List, to frame a legislation

Rule of law most fundamental feature of modern constitutions of world: CJI

The CJI said more than 50 countries have specific provisions on fundamental duties in their constitutions

Creating the nation

The larger question here is how important is the right to vote for the average Indian? How satisfied is the average Indian with the nation's tryst with electoral democracy?