Context: 14 September 1949 marked a crucial decision by the Constituent Assembly on the language question through the Munshi-Ayyangar formula, after prolonged and contentious debate.The Constitution did not designate any “national language”. Instead,...

Context: The Supreme Court (SC) recently invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash FIRs against participants in nationwide examination protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).The order gave legal effect to an assurance...

Context: A ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ritual was performed at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground on August 10, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there.Kharge described it as reflecting the “sting of untouchability” and...