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News Capsule For The Month of November 2025

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  Kerala Becomes First Indian State to Eliminate Extreme Poverty, Says CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Teen drives Toyota Innova recklessly in Kochi, injures elderly father; father is booked. Kochi Corporation conducts the sterilisation of 149 stray dogs. Kochi Corporation to regulate street vending, and to rehab vendors identified through a survey. Kochit declared a waste-free city.   Man arrested in Kochi train phone robbery case; gang used sticks to knock devices from passengers.  Samridhi opens its 4th outlet in Fort Kochi.  Ezhimala Naval Commanding Officer arrested for taking bribes from contractors.  Massive gold theft at Sabarimala; Kerala HC calls for probe into plating on sanctum doors.  Kerala cancels licences of Munnar taxi drivers who harassed...

Is Article 14 of Indian Constitution supreme?

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Article 14 is considered to be one of the most important pillars of the Indian Constitution. It is popularly known to us as Equality before law. So, let us look into a question whether Article 14 itself is supreme or does it prevent the Government from not making other laws which may violate the so-called Equality. Article 15 and 16 follows with further classification and clarity.  Quoting the article 14-  The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Article 14 came into a hype during the CAA protests when critics quoted it multiple times. While the defenders of CAA multiple times repeated that there is no violation of Article 14. The main essence of this article is not the article itself but the idea of what do you mean by the term "Equal". Mathematically or scientific...