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News Capsule for the Month of May 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  Suspended IAS Officer B Ashok opposed the LDF.  Kerala hotels and restaurants remained closed on May 6 in protest against Gas Price hikes.   Congress poll strategist Kanugolu projects 80-plus seats for UDF.  Malayalam star Santhosh Nair dies in a Kerala road accident, his wife critically injured.  KIIFB CEO K M Abraham resigns after the LDF loses the election.  BJP improves performance in 12 of the 13 constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram.  A Cusat student was found dead at a rented house in Kochi.  Kerala CM's choice remains uncertain as Congress high command delays decision.  NSS says people had no option but to back Congress; it flags issues with Satheesan.  Congress faces Kerala Chief Minister headache as worke...

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...