KEY TAKEAWAYS The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951 was passed by the Indian Parliament on June 18, 1951. Several changes were introduced to the Constitution through this amendment. Fundamental rights clauses were amended and restrictions on f
Freedom of press is implied from the Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution. However this right is subject to restrictions under sub-clause (2), whereby this freedom can be restricted for reasons of "sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with ...
(Kashmir), a territory in South Asia. Area, 222,000 sq km. Population approximately 5 million. Under the Indian constitution, Jammu and Kashmir is a state in the Republic of India. The chief city is Srinagar. A part of Jammu and Kashmir is controlled by the government of Pakistan. ...
Earlier this month, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah announced in parliament that the government has decided to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Indian occupied Kashmir. Urmila Matondkar hasn't spoken to ailing in-laws for 22 days in Kashmir During the phone con...
The man may be criticised for being indecisive and incompetent in constitution making or in being a sycophant but to criticise him using labels like Urdas and Urdu vis reduce a historian’s level to that of a commercial writer who merely wants to sell his books to one particular province. ...
The rising demands for reforms in the Constitution of India caused India's British Parliament to pass the Government of India Act in 1935.The Act offered a representative government and the creation of an All-India Federation based on the union of British Indian provinces and the Princely States...
Secularism- India is a secular coun country as stated in its Constitution. There is freedom of worship throughout the length and breadth of India without any breeches or violations of any other’s religious beliefs. The Hindus, The Muslims, The Christians, and The Sikhs in times of calamity...
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Gay couples and LGBTQ activists argue that by refusing to recognize same-sex marriage, the government is depriving homosexual couples of their right to equality enshrined in the constitution and opportunities enjoyed by married heterosexual couples. ...
The Assassination of a Mahatma, the Princely States and the ‘Hindu’ Nation 1949 Ambedkar warns against India becoming a ‘Democracy in Form, Dictatorship in Fact’ 1950 Illustrations from the constitution 1951 How the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution Circumscribed Our Freedoms & How it ...