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News Capsule for the Month of April 2026

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The following are the top news stories 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.  News Capsule of the month Kerala  Malayalam filmmaker Ranjith arrested over sexual assault allegations.  Kerala HC dismisses Suresh Gopi’s plea, says he must face trial in election petition.  Helped Ranjith evade arrest; Police to quiz actor Bobby Kurian and Shalini.  He visited Changanssery, Thiruvalla, Thrissur, and Trivandrum to conduct rallies and roadshows in support of the NDA candidates.  Wayanad rehab: Congress collected Rs 5.38 crore, discloses KPCC president Sunny Joseph.  Odisha woman was arrested for snatching a chain from an 84-year-old in Kochi.  Kerala voted for its 17th Legislative Assembly on 9th April at 79%.  'Only Society That Worships Women': Centre Says India Not Patriarchal As Per West In Sabarimala Hearing.  'Our Standards Should Not...

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...