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Referring to the Constitution -- which empowers the President to seek the Supreme Court's advice on questions of law of public importance -- Chief Justice BR Gavai observed, "We are proud of our Constitution." New Delhi:  The Supreme Court, while hearing a presidential reference on its April 12 order regarding governors’ assent to state bills, on Wednesday drew parallels with violent protests in Nepal this week and last year’s turmoil in Bangladesh, stressing the importance of constitutional stability and rule of law in India. Referring to the Constitution — which empowers the President to seek the Supreme Court’s advice on questions of law of public importance — Chief Justice BR Gavai observed, “We are proud of our Constitution.” Instability in Nepal and Bangladesh “See what is happening in our neighbouring states. Nepal, we saw,” he said, pointing to the anti-corruption agitation that erupted on Monday, leaving over 20 people dead. Justice Vikram Nath added, “Yes, Bangl...

2 thousand 200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities have been reported in Bangladesh. This information was given by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Along with this, he also gave information about incidents of violence against Hindus in Pakistan. On Friday, the Indian government gave information on the issue of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha that 2,200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities have been reported in Bangladesh. Bangladesh will take necessary steps to ensure the safety of minorities. Citing the data of minority and human rights organizations, Kirti Vardhan Singh said that the number of cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Pakistan this year is 112 till October 2024. In 2022, this figure was 47 in Bangladesh and 241 in Pakistan. In 2023, this figure was 302 in Bangladesh and 1...

During student-led violence after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the minority Hindu population faced vandalism of businesses, property damage, and temple destruction. Dhaka: Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is “exaggerated” and questioned the manner in which India projected it. In an interview with PTI at his official residence here, Yunus said the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh are more political than communal. He suggested that the attacks were not communal, but a fallout of a political upheaval as there is a perception that most Hindus supported the now-deposed Awami League regime. “I have said this to (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi also that this is exaggerated. This issue has several dimensions. When the country went through an upheaval following the atrocities by (Sheikh) Hasina and the Awami League, those who were with them also faced attacks,” the Nobel laur...

 The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act 1955 and Rules framed under the law in 2009 even though the rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) enacted in 2019 are yet to be framed by the government. The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act 1955 and Rules framed under the law in 2009 even though the rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) enacted in 2019 are yet to be framed by the government. When the CAA was enacted in 2019, there were widespread protests in different parts of the country and even riots took place in Delhi in early 2020 in the wake ...