Sambhal Jama Masjid survey report delayed; next hearing on Jan 8

IANS | November 29, 2024 1:26 PM

Sambhal, Nov 29 (IANS) The survey report of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, was not presented in the District Court on Friday. Court Commissioner Ramesh Chandra Raghav sought an extension of 10 days, citing the incomplete status of the report.

75th Constitution Day: ‘Our Constitution has withstood the test of time and has served us well’

Kavya Dubey | November 26, 2024 11:32 AM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) As India observes its National Law Day on this day, it celebrates the diamond anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. This sacrosanct document of paramount legal status lays down the framework for India’s polity and sets out an array of rights, duties, and directives for both citizens and the state for the best practice of democracy.

'Own interpretation developed': SC trashes pleas challenging insertion of 'Socialist', 'Secular' in Preamble to Constitution (Lead)

IANS | November 25, 2024 5:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a clutch of petitions challenging the insertion of the words "Socialist" and "Secular" in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution, saying that the country over time has developed its own interpretation of secularism, where government neither supports any religion nor penalises the profession and practice of any faith.