New Delhi: Opposition is a key component of democracy without which it cannot survive, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today."In a healthy democracy, where there is a role and relevance of the government, there is
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today demanded abolition of death penalty, describing it as an "aberration in a healthy democracy".Raising the issue during Zero Hour, he said hanging people does not deter crime and
Yangon, Myanmar (AP): The party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in virtually every seat in four states where results of Myanmar's historic parliamentary election were known, signaling a sweep that
New Delhi: The Emergency imposed in 1975 was the "biggest blow" to Indian democracy but it also led to the birth of a new political generation in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and called him a "respected leader committed to democracy".Addressing a public rally during a brief stopover in Sarsawa in Saharanpur
Mumbai: Hitting out at media for "ignoring" significant events while choosing to focus on Sheena Bora murder case, Shiv Sena today wondered whether media has justified its role as fourth pillar of democracy and if
New Delhi: India and Pakistan became two different countries after the partition of 1947. From there on started the trend of rivalry among the people of the two countries who once belonged to a single
New Delhi: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday said Congress was "wrong" in obstructing external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj when she spoke in Lok Sabha and said she felt "aghast" at the frequent disruptions which are
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today dubbed as 'Black Day' for democracy the suspension of 25 party MPs from Lok Sabha as her party said the Narendra Modi government is implementing "Gujarat model" of
Thiruvananthapuram: ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar today said the Indian space agency is planning to launch the first SAARC satellite by the end of next year.Kumar said that there was a one-day meeting with
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking removal of Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik for his alleged statement favouring construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. A bench
Kolkata : Sharing BJP patriarch L K Advani's fear that "forces that can crush democracy are stronger", former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said that political enmity and vendetta had touched a new low
Washington: The United States Treasury announced that it will put the image of a woman on an American banknote for the first time in over a century.The announcement said that a ‘champion for our inclusive
New Delhi: Union Minister of state for Human Resource Development Ram Shankar Katheria on Saturday said the formation of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has restored in people faith in democracy, which was eroding
Kolkata: Reacting to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's remark that only a formality remained before declaring Bhagwad Gita as the national scripture, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the Constitution was the
Mumbai: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said the high turnout in the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections is an indication that people in the border state have trust, faith in democracy and the
Kathmandu: Nepal has stopped telecast of one of the episodes of a popular satirical TV show on its national channel for reportedly caricaturing Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the country twice within four months.Nepal
Hong Kong: Police briefly scuffled with protesters camped out in Hong Kong's streets early Thursday, but held back from dismantling barricades erected by the activists pushing for greater democracy in the Chinese territory.Public anger simmered
Geneva: Terming terrorism as the ‘biggest threat' to democracy, India said it was the worst sufferer of the scourge and the ongoing Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly here should highlight the challenges posed by it."Terrorism is
Hong Kong: China warned of “chaos” and threw its weight behind Hong Kong's embattled leader in his face-off with pro-democracy protesters who have threatened to occupy government offices unless he steps down by the end
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