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Explained: What It Took To Frame India's Constitution
Debates over 167 days, 274 members, 36 lakh words -- that's what it took before the Constituent Assembly adopted the world's longest written constitution on this day in 1949.
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Constitution Day 2022: Know About Its History And Importance
Constitution Day 2022: India celebrates Constitution Day, or National Law Day, every year on November 26 as it marks the day the Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
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Urge Youngsters To Know More About Constituent Assembly Proceedings: PM Modi
Noting that the Constituent Assembly met for the first time on this day 75 years ago, PM Modi urged youngsters to know more about this gathering's proceedings and the eminent stalwarts who were a part of it.
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"We Must Never Tamper With Basic Spirit Of Constitution": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to the founding fathers of the Constitution and said nobody should tamper with the basic spirit of the Constitution.
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Locals Pitch-In To Build House For MLA Living In Hut In Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh a newly-elected MLA along with his wife lives in a thatched hut in Sheopur district does not have a proper house, but will soon get one thanks to people in his constituency.
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From Purdah To Parliament: Begum Aizaz Rasul
Begum Rasul's autobiography is breezy and anecdotal but the tone conceals her serious role in the debates on separate electorates in the Constituent Assembly where she was one of the 28 Muslim League members, more importantly, the Assembly's only Muslim woman. Her daughter, Zeenat Iman who lives in Delhi, feels her mother never got her due from his...
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A 'Jungli' In The Constituent Assembly: Jaipal Singh Munda
December 1946. The Constituent Assembly was starting the debate on a new Constitution. The icons of the national movement: Nehru, Patel, Prasad, Ambedkar, Sarojini Naidu had spoken on democracy, on fundamental rights, on liberty. And then on December 16th 1946, the voice of Jaipal Singh was heard for the first time.
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A Decked Up Parliament for Constitution Day on November 26
The Narendra Modi government is all set to make a big splash on November 26 to mark the day the draft of Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.
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New Nepal Prime Minister to Be Elected on Sunday
Nepal today announced plans to elect a new prime minister this weekend, three weeks after the country adopted a new constitution that triggered deadly protests and a border blockade.
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Arrives in Kathmandu
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived in Kathmandu as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with Nepalese leaders across the political spectrum amid protests by Madhesi groups over the country's new Constitution which will be unveiled on Sunday.
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Visit Nepal Tomorrow
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will leave for Nepal tomorrow as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with leaders across political spectrum on issues relating to that country's new constitution which is being unveiled on Sunday.
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Protests After Nepal Rejects Proposal to Declare Itself a Hindu Nation
Nepal's Constituent Assembly today rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, triggering protests by Hindu activists.
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Nepal to Get New Constitution on September 20
Nepal was on today all set to bring out a new Constitution on September 20 with the Constituent Assembly (CA) having begun clause-by-clause voting on the much-awaited document.
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Should India be Called 'Bharat'? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States
Should India be called "Bharat"? Acting on a petition, the Supreme Court today asked for a response from the Centre and states.
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Nepal Opposition Turns Violent in Parliament
Opposition parties staged general strike to shut down Nepal today as opposition politicians threw chairs and attacked the parliamentary speaker in a bid to block the government from pushing through a draft of a new constitution.
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Explained: What It Took To Frame India's Constitution
Debates over 167 days, 274 members, 36 lakh words -- that's what it took before the Constituent Assembly adopted the world's longest written constitution on this day in 1949.
-
Constitution Day 2022: Know About Its History And Importance
Constitution Day 2022: India celebrates Constitution Day, or National Law Day, every year on November 26 as it marks the day the Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
-
Urge Youngsters To Know More About Constituent Assembly Proceedings: PM Modi
Noting that the Constituent Assembly met for the first time on this day 75 years ago, PM Modi urged youngsters to know more about this gathering's proceedings and the eminent stalwarts who were a part of it.
-
"We Must Never Tamper With Basic Spirit Of Constitution": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to the founding fathers of the Constitution and said nobody should tamper with the basic spirit of the Constitution.
-
Locals Pitch-In To Build House For MLA Living In Hut In Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh a newly-elected MLA along with his wife lives in a thatched hut in Sheopur district does not have a proper house, but will soon get one thanks to people in his constituency.
-
From Purdah To Parliament: Begum Aizaz Rasul
Begum Rasul's autobiography is breezy and anecdotal but the tone conceals her serious role in the debates on separate electorates in the Constituent Assembly where she was one of the 28 Muslim League members, more importantly, the Assembly's only Muslim woman. Her daughter, Zeenat Iman who lives in Delhi, feels her mother never got her due from his...
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A 'Jungli' In The Constituent Assembly: Jaipal Singh Munda
December 1946. The Constituent Assembly was starting the debate on a new Constitution. The icons of the national movement: Nehru, Patel, Prasad, Ambedkar, Sarojini Naidu had spoken on democracy, on fundamental rights, on liberty. And then on December 16th 1946, the voice of Jaipal Singh was heard for the first time.
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A Decked Up Parliament for Constitution Day on November 26
The Narendra Modi government is all set to make a big splash on November 26 to mark the day the draft of Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.
-
New Nepal Prime Minister to Be Elected on Sunday
Nepal today announced plans to elect a new prime minister this weekend, three weeks after the country adopted a new constitution that triggered deadly protests and a border blockade.
-
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Arrives in Kathmandu
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived in Kathmandu as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with Nepalese leaders across the political spectrum amid protests by Madhesi groups over the country's new Constitution which will be unveiled on Sunday.
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Visit Nepal Tomorrow
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will leave for Nepal tomorrow as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with leaders across political spectrum on issues relating to that country's new constitution which is being unveiled on Sunday.
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Protests After Nepal Rejects Proposal to Declare Itself a Hindu Nation
Nepal's Constituent Assembly today rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, triggering protests by Hindu activists.
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Nepal to Get New Constitution on September 20
Nepal was on today all set to bring out a new Constitution on September 20 with the Constituent Assembly (CA) having begun clause-by-clause voting on the much-awaited document.
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Should India be Called 'Bharat'? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States
Should India be called "Bharat"? Acting on a petition, the Supreme Court today asked for a response from the Centre and states.
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Nepal Opposition Turns Violent in Parliament
Opposition parties staged general strike to shut down Nepal today as opposition politicians threw chairs and attacked the parliamentary speaker in a bid to block the government from pushing through a draft of a new constitution.
