A fresh row has erupted over the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), replacing the names of some English textbooks with Hindi ones
Article 142 is a one of its kind provision in the Indian Constitution which confers vast discretionary powers on the Supreme Court. The contours of the Supreme Court's power under this provision transcend the boundaries of procedural and substantive law.
Anurag Kashyap questioned that if casteism didn’t exist in this country, why would Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule have needed to fight against it, and if these Brahmin groups either feel ashamed, are dying of shame, or perhaps they’re living in some alternate Brahmin-only India. He asked: "Who is the real ‘Ch*&t^ya' here?"
Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir’s recent remarks to the diaspora reaffirm Pakistan as the ideological predecessor to contemporary Islamic jihad movements.
A relative named Chitradeep Das informed The Indian Express, “Today (17th April) was the shradh ceremony. We had asked a purohit (priest). But he said he can’t come because it is a security issue.”
Journalist Pankaj Prasoon was heard saying, "They have made these markings so that rioters can know which house needs to be bombed and which house needs to be set ablaze."
VP Dhankhar questioned the Supreme Court for issuing a direction to the President of India. He reminded the Supreme Court that its power is limited to interpreting the Constitution.