Democracy
- India
Lotus blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar: PM Modi on BJP’s assembly election win
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, May 4, said the lotus is now blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar with the BJP’s historic victory in West Bengal and asked all parties…
- India
Women’s quota bill would have undermined democracy, Constitution: Aaditya Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday, April 18, said that the passage of the women’s quota bill would have ensured a “total defeat of democracy”, alleging that the legislation,…
- India
ED raids on Punjab minister: Mann says democracy being ‘murdered’
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday, April 17, slammed the BJP-led central government after the ED carried out raids against state minister Sanjeev Arora, saying democracy is being “murdered” and…
- India
Forgetting history erodes society: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
New Delhi: Forgetting history weakens democracy and erodes a society’s moral direction, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh said on Saturday, January 17, while addressing a symposium at the World Book…
- India
BJP condemns Rahul’s ‘attack on democracy’ remarks in Colombia
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “attack on democracy” in India remarks at a seminar in Colombia, accusing him of making baseless claims about the…
- India
Wholesale attack on democratic system in India: Rahul at Colombia university
New Delhi: Claiming that there is a “wholesale attack on the democratic system” in India currently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said allowing different traditions to thrive is important for the country,…
- India
Constitution is supreme, all three wings of democracy work under it: CJI Gavai
Amravati: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai has said the Constitution of India is supreme and all three wings of democracy work under it. Referring to a judgment passed by the…
- Politics
Last 11 years a blow to country’s democracy, economy and social fabric: Kharge
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the Modi government in the last 11 years has dealt a deep blow to the country’s democracy, economy and social fabric. In a post on…
- Opinions
Thanks to the court, grassroots democracy is back in Maharashtra
The Supreme Court has given a leg up to people’s representation at the grassroots – normally called the local self-government bodies, from panchayats to huge municipal corporations – by asking the Maharashtra…
- Politics
Priyanka Gandhi claims constitution weakened, addresses Wayanad issues
Wayanad: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday claimed that the country was going through a period where the government at the Centre was doing everything “to weaken the Constitution and…
- India
India a pluralistic democracy, cannot become a one-religion nation, says Siddaramaiah
Kodagu: Noting many people call India a one-religion nation, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday stressed that India is a secular, democratic, and pluralistic country, and cannot be transformed into a sovereign…
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Unparliamentary behaviour in parliament pushes back functioning of democracy
The Parliament’s productivity in the recent Winter Session was a record low, with only 52% of scheduled work completed. Various factors, including disruptions and lack of quorum, contributed to the reduced output.…
- India
Anti-Dalit mindset: Mamata attacks HM Shah over Ambedkar remarks
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack against BJP over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on B.R. Ambedkar, claiming that this is a “display of…
- India
Uddhav Thackeray’s plea to CJI: ‘Act in time and save democracy’
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has made a fervent appeal to the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud to act and help save democracy in…
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Two Harvard professors explain how democracies die
By Mohan Guruswamy In a recently published book, How Democracies Die, two Harvard professors, Steven Levitsky and Donald Ziblatt conclude that the democratic decline usually begins from the ballot box. Most democratic…
