Srinagar: The Center notified the Third Order of the Reorganization (Adaptation of the Central Laws) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, allowing for a number of further changes to the previous status. Under the new arrangements, a certificate of residence or permanent resident is not required …
Read More »Political economy of opposition to agricultural reforms
That it has been undoing historic mistakes to boost the Indian economy is a key narrative of the current NDA government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). When such movements are criticized, he is quick to portray his opponents as representatives of a group of vested interests. Prime Minister …
Read More »Kesavananda Bharati, whose case before the Supreme Court was the genesis of the ‘basic structure’, dies
Kesavananda Bharati, the seer who had initiated the constitutional case before the Supreme Court (SC) that had led to the birth of the legal doctrine of the ‘basic structure’, passed away Sunday morning at his ashram in Edneer, in the district of Kasaragod, in North Kerala. He was 79 years …
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