Democracy
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Bhushan, Apoorvanand, Chandra Kumar to speak on democracy in City on Sunday
Hyderabad: Noted activists including Senior Supreme Court Advocate Prashant Bhushan, Delhi University Professor Apoorvanand, former High Court of Telangana Justice B Chandra Kumar and former TSPSC Member Dr. Mohammed Mateenuddin Quadri will address the seminar…
- News
PM Modi hails Manmohan Singh’s contribution to democracy
New Delhi: Bidding farewell to members retiring from the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the contribution of his predecessor Manmohan Singh to the House and the country, and…
- India
Democracy in dire straits: Congress on raids on Harsh Mander
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Saturday that the CBI raids on activist Harsh Mander and his NGO proved that democracy was in dire straits and speaking for the marginalised was banned…
- India
LS 2024 may be last election in India if Modi wins again: Kharge
Bhubaneswar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, Janaury 29, expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, as Prime Minister Narendra…
- Pakistan
‘Democracy is being strangled’: PTI vice chairman Qureshi on upcoming elections
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has termed the upcoming general polls ‘mock elections’, saying that the exercise is a waste of money, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.…
- Delhi
One nation, one election will damage idea of parliamentary democracy: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said holding simultaneous elections in the country will damage the idea of parliamentary democracy and the basic structure of the Constitution. It will not…
- India
True democracy only when govt comes to people’s doorsteps, says Anurag Thakur
Mumbai: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday said true democracy is only when the government comes to the people’s doorsteps. Thakur, who flagged off Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra…
- News
Solid preparations in place to conduct elections in AP, says CEC Rajiv
Vijayawada: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said a solid set of preparations has been put in place to conduct elections in Andhra Pradesh and promised the best possible electoral experience…
- World
2024 Presidential poll a battle for democracy, Trump the main threat: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday set up the Presidential election later in the year as a battle to save democracy in the US and portrayed former President Donald Trump, who…
- India
Democracy demands that those in power deliver: Irani
Guwahati: Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday asserted that democracy demands that those in power rise above personal ambitions and work for the nation. She also emphasised the role of the media…
- Telangana
Telangana: Uttam accuses PM Modi, Amit Shah of ‘smothering’ democracy
Hyderabad: Telangana irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing them of “smothering democracy” in…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Participation of all voters in elections key for democracy, says EC
Vijayawada: The participation of all voters in elections is key to protecting democracy, while the accuracy of the voters’ list is also equally important, a senior Election Commission (EC) official said here…
- India
Travesty of parliamentary democracy: Tharoor on suspension of MPs
New Delhi: Slamming the government over the suspension of over 140 MPs, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday claimed that a “dubious record” had been created as in no country had so…
- India
‘Suspend, throw, bulldoze is BJP’s style to finish democracy: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday slammed the government over the suspension of 141 opposition MPs for remainder of Winter Session. He said that BJP tactics reinforces charge that an…
- India
More pvt jobs will lessen pressure on reservations: Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi: The Indian economy, dubbed the fastest growing major economy in the world, is faced with the single most important pressure point of job creation, says former RBI Governor Raghuram G…
