Hong Kong: Shops in Hong Kong have closed and the local stock market has plunged but protesters are gambling their agitation for greater democracy will pay off by preserving institutions that made this former British
United Nations: Strongly pitching for India's permanent membership of the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more
Islamabad: Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today hit back at protesters, saying no "long or short march" can derail the government, even as Imran Khan vowed to continue his sit-in indefinitely till the Premier
Hong Kong: Thousands of protesters dressed in black marched through the streets of Hong Kong to call for democracy and express their opposition to Beijing's decision to restrict the number of candidates who may run
New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today termed as “landmark” the Supreme Court's decision to go into the issue of interpreting the provision of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, saying it will help
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today said intolerance and violence is a betrayal of the letter and spirit of democracy and slammed those who believe in the “poison drip of inflammatory provocation”. In his Independence
Kolkata: Alleging that the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls was a mockery of democracy, the Left Front today demanded repoll in 800 booths in the 17 parliamentary constituencies.“The fifth phase has been a mockery
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today termed peaceful polling in the state as “a triumph of democracy” and said voters have once again strengthened democratic process by exercising their franchise in an overwhelming
Mumbai: Bollywood's thinking actor Aamir Khan came along with wife and director Kiran Rao to cast his ballot Thursday and appealed to everyone to step out of their homes to fulfil their civic duty."It is
Guwahati: Charging Trinamool Congress with throttling democracy in West Bengal by intimidating voters, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today said the Left will do better in the state if polling is done without any fear.He
Raipur: Without naming Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said the democracy cannot be safe in the hands of a single person, and BJP was crossing all limits in its quest for the power.Addressing
Bijapur : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said India was blessed with three 'Ds' - demographic dividend, democracy and demand for goods and services to make the country prosperous over a decade."We are
New Delhi: India has made major contributions to the world in every field."We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made"
Chennai: Stung by the DMK move to suspend him, former Union Minister M K Alagiri on Saturday charged that democracy was dead in the party and questioned why no action was taken against his younger
Chennai: Stung by the DMK move to suspend him, former Union Minister M K Alagiri today charged that democracy was dead in the party and questioned why no action was taken against his younger brother
Mumbai: Stating that the people have not really understood the true meaning of democracy, Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal has said democracy needs to go beyond the electoral process.“We need to understand the true meanings
Washington: The United States greeted India on its Independence Day saying it takes pride in "our indispensable partnership" and looks forward to working together for peace, democracy, and prosperity in Asia and around the world.In
New Delhi, Apr 6: Corruption is a threat to the democratic fabric of the country and frustrates efforts to bring equity, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday, delivering the 14th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture organised
Abu Dhabi, Mar 4: Ninety four people went on trial on Monday in the United Arab Emirates on charges of trying to overthrow the government, the latest in a growing crackdown in the Gulf nation
Islamabad, Jan 20: Pakistan-born Canadian Tahirul Qadri has revealed long marchers in Islamabad were so enthusiastic that they could have occupied the Parliament House on his orders.“Democracy would have been banished from the country, had
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