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Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], June 28 (ANI): CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby on Saturday has strongly criticised recent remarks by RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, who called for the removal of the words "secularism" and "socialism" from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Speaking to ANI, Baby said that the CPI(M) Polit Bureau had already issued a statement condemning the RSS's position. Also Read | Kolkata Rape Case: BJP Forms Fact-Finding Team To Probe Gang-Rape Case of Law St ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday backed RSS's suggestion to restore the Preamble of the Constitution, saying that this is the right time to remove the legacies of the Emergency, including the words "secularism" and "socialism."While launching a book titled The Emergency Diaries: Years That Forged a Leader at the state BJP headquarters in Guwahati, Biswa said that these words were not part of the original Constitution and should be dropped, as secularism goes agains ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday slammed RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale for calling to review the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution. "The RSS believes in Manusmriti. They have no respect for the Indian Constitution and no faith in democracy," Siddaramaiah told reporters, while responding to a question on Hosabale's call for amending the Constitution. "They have a mindset of changing the Constitution and imposing Manusmrit ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 28 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday slammed RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale for calling to review the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution. "The RSS believes in Manusmriti. They have no respect for the Indian Constitution and no faith in democracy," Siddaramaiah told reporters, while responding to a question on Hosabale's call for amending the Constitution. "They have a mindset of changing the Constitution and impos ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a strongly worded speech resonating with the ideological spectrum of the RSS, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday launched a blistering critique of the 1976 amendment to the Constitution's Preamble, calling it a "nasoor" (festering wound) and an "unpardonable insult to the Sanatan soul of India." Speaking at a book release function at the Vice President's residence, the VP said, "The Preamble is the soul of the Constitution. It was disfigured durin ...Read More >
IMPHAL: Former Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is doing everything it can to restore peace and bring back a "popular government" in the northeastern state. "We are not fighting any political party. Our only aim is to end the crisis and bring peace to the state," he told the media after attending a BJP meeting at Thambal Sanglen in Imphal, chaired by state BJP president A. Sarda Devi. He said the law and order situation has improved and ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 28 (PTI) Several Congress workers were taken into preventive custody on Saturday when they gathered outside the BJP headquarters here to protest against insulting former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the name of events condemning the Emergency. As soon as the Congress workers assembled outside the BJP headquarters in Malleswaram, they were removed from the spot and taken in police vans. At least 20 of them were taken into preventive custody, a senior police officer said. Also ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 28 (PTI) Several Congress workers were taken into preventive custody on Saturday when they gathered outside the BJP headquarters here to protest against insulting former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the name of events condemning the Emergency. As soon as the Congress workers assembled outside the BJP headquarters in Malleswaram, they were removed from the spot and taken in police vans. At least 20 of them were taken into preventive custody, a senior police officer said. The p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asserted the preamble of a constitution is "not changeable" but was changed in India during the Emergency which signals a betrayal of the "wisdom" of the framers of the Constitution. He also said the words inserted in the Preamble in 1976 during the period of Emergency, were a "nasoor" (festering wound) and could cause upheaval. "It is nothing but belittling the civilisational wealth and knowledge of this country for thousands ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) The BJP on Saturday cited the then prime minister Indira Gandhi's comments questioning the usefulness of the Indian Constitution and her assertion of changing it to hit back at the Congress amid a row over the RSS' stand that the presence of terms like "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble should be reviewed. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the Congress should not divert from the Emergency-era excesses on people and tender an apology. As the country observed the 5 ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station CBSE Supplementary Exam Schedule 2025: The Central Board of Education (CBSE) has officially released the timetable of the Class 10th and Class 12th Supplementary Exams. Students who could not clear the class 10th or 12th exams (not more than two) or want to improve their scores can check their exam schedule through the official website, i.e. cbse.gov.in. The exams will start from 15t ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday launched a book titled 'The Emergency Diaries: Years that Forged a Leader' at the state BJP headquarters in Guwahati. Sarma said that this is the right time to remove the legacies of the Emergency, including the words secularism and socialism added to the Constitution. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: Unidentified Men Attack Senior Doctor of GTB Hospital, Break Liquor Bottle on His Head, Raising Security Co ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 28 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday that 'socialism' and 'secularism' are Western concepts, and these words should be struck off of the Constitution. He said these words were included in the Preamble of the Constitution by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and these have no place in Indian civilisation. "How can I be secular? I am a hardcore Hindu. A Muslim person is a hardcore Muslim person. How can he be secular?" Sarma said. He was speaking a ...Read More >
Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) will face Salem Spartans (SS) in the 26th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Saturday, June 28, at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul. The Kovai Kings are in the last position currently with one win to their name in six games. The Spartans have won and lost three games each and are in fourth position. The Kovai Kings took on IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in their previous game and scored 137 runs for the loss of nine wickets. No batter managed to score more than 2 ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party corporators staged a protest at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) office on Saturday, condemning the decision to change the name of the popular Annapurna canteen to Indira Canteen. The Congress government's move to rename Annapurna Canteens as Indiramma Canteens has sparked controversy in Telangana. The protesters, led by the BRS Party, demanded that the GHMC revert to the original name, citing its ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, President of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and grandson of the chief architect of India's Constitution, Dr B.R Ambedkar, on Saturday dismissed as "jumla" a call by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to review the words "Socialist" and "Secular" in the Constitution's Preamble. He dismissed it as merely a tactic for the upcoming BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. While addressing an event in New Delhi on Thursday, RSS Ge ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP National Spokesperson Tuhin Sinha on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, demanding that the party apologise to the country for the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution, which he described as the "most frightening" and damaging amendment in India's constitutional history. His remarks came in response to Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh, who on Friday accused the RSS of having "never accepted" the Constitut ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party corporators staged a protest at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) office on Saturday, condemning the decision to change the name of the popular Annapurna canteen to Indira Canteen. The Congress government's move to rename Annapurna Canteens as Indiramma Canteens has sparked controversy in Telangana. The protesters, led by the BRS Party, demanded that the GHMC revert to the original name, citing its ...Read More >
Kochi, Jun 28 (PTI) Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian on Saturday alleged that since the BJP came to power at the Centre there have been several instances of creative freedom being questioned with the most recent being the denial of certification to upcoming Malayalam film 'Janaki Vs State of Kerala (JSK)' over its name. Cherian said that despite a BJP Union Minister of State, Suresh Gopi, acting in the film, it has been denied clearance for public viewing and asked, "What is wrong with the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asserted that the Preamble of a constitution is "not changeable" as it is the "seed" on which the document grows. He said the preamble of no other constitution has undergone change except that of India. "But this Preamble was changed by the 42nd Constitution (Amendment) Act of 1976," he said noting that the words "socialist", "secular", and "integrity" were added. "We must reflect," he said adding that B R Ambedkar did painstaking ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station Nearly a year after the horrific RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case that jolted Kolkata, another gang rape of a student at a law college in South Kolkata has once again raised concern over safety of women in the City of Joy. The father of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim spoke out against the alleged gangrape case in Kolkata's law c ...Read More >
Varanasi (UP), Jun 28 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said "there is no need for socialism in India", adding "secularism is not the core of our culture". Chouhan's remarks assume significance as the RSS on Thursday called for reviewing the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the preamble of the Constitution, saying they were included during the Emergency and were never part of the Constitution drafted by B R Ambedkar. Addressing an event organised at New Delhi on ...Read More >
Mumbai: Popular actress and dancer Shefali Jariwala, widely known for her appearance in the iconic music video 'Kanta Laga', has passed away at the age of 42. The shocking news has sent a wave of grief through the entertainment industry. Her husband, actor Parag Tyagi, rushed her to Bellevue Hospital after she reportedly collapsed at home. Unfortunately, doctors declared her dead on arrival.The body has been moved to Cooper Hospital for a postmortem examination. Initial reports suggest that Shef ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Strongly opposing the state government's decision to rename the popular Annapurna Canteens as Indira Canteens, the BJP state unit termed it a 'politically motivated' one. Criticising the decision, BJP state chief spokesperson NV Subhash said: "Annapurna is not just a name. It symbolises Goddess Annapurna, the divine mother who nourishes the world. To replace such a sacred name with that of a political leader, and that too Indira Gandhi, whose regime imposed the Emergency -- the darke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death following a scuffle over his scooter brushing past one of the accused in the Geeta Colony area here leading to the arrest of three persons, an official said on Saturday. Yash, a resident of Rani Garden, was declared dead at a hospital in Laxmi Nagar around 9.41 pm on Friday, police said, adding those arrested have been identified as Rihan, Md Amaan and Lucky. Also Read | Is June 28 Bank Holiday? Will Banks Remain Open or Close ...Read More >
VARANASI (UP): Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said "there is no need for socialism in India", adding "secularism is not the core of our culture". Chouhan's remarks assume significance as the RSS on Thursday called for reviewing the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the preamble of the Constitution, saying they were included during the Emergency and were never part of the Constitution drafted by B R Ambedkar. Addressing an event organised at New Delhi on 50 years of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Several Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, denounced on Friday RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's call to review the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Constitution's Preamble, terming it a 'deliberate assault' on the soul of the Constitution. Lashing out at the BJP and RSS, Rahul said the RSS preference for the "Manusmriti" over the Constitution has been exposed once again. The response came after the RSS leader proposed reviewing the two words on Thursday, sa ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government's push for a three-language policy in primary school education has witnessed intense resistance from the Opposition, which has now escalated with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray preparing to hold a joint protest rally against the "imposition of Hindi" in the state on July 5. Here is a look at the genesis of language politics, and its fall-out. On April 16, the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti govern ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Naval Investiture Ceremony, held at Nausena Bhawan, honoured several personnel of the Indian Navy with gallantry awards for their exemplary service. The awards were conferred to honour and recognise bravery, leadership, professional achievement, and distinguished service of Naval Personnel. Also Read | Ludhiana Suicide Case: Elderly Business Couple Dies by Suicide After Alleged Harassment by Bank Officials Over Loan Repayment, Probe Underway. A total of 5 ...Read More >
New Delhi: A fresh controversy erupted on Friday after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale called for a review of the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. The remarks, made at an event in Delhi late Thursday night, drew support from Shiv Sena while Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) criticised it on Friday. Hosabale, speaking at the Ambedkar International Centre, made a strong pitch to consider whether the words ...Read More >
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