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Ashok Gehlot slams Centre over its stand on Gyanvapi mosque case
Jaipur: After the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque case till Friday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot slammed the Centre for ‘doing politics in the name of religion’ and…
- World
Business, govt users need to pay for using Twitter: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that business and government users on Twitter may need to pay a slight fee to stay on the micro-blogging platform. In a tweet,…
- India
What next for Prashant Kishor?
New Delhi: Earlier today election strategist Prashant Kishor posted a cryptic tweet on his timeline in which he said, “My quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy and help shape pro-people…
- Bangalore
Free and fair press strengthens rule of law: Vice President
Bengaluru: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed that a strong and vibrant democracy cannot survive without a free, unfettered and fearless press. Suggesting that India needs a robust, independent and…
- India
No country should preach to another, says Boris Johnson over debate on freedom in India
Mumbai: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said no country should “preach” to another, and “nobody can say that India is not a democracy.” The visiting PM, who spoke at the Times…
- India
Indian democracy inspires people to introduce new ideas: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Indian democracy saying that it inspires people to introduce new ideas and innovations in the country. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of ‘Pradhanmantri…
- India
Al-Qaeda chief uses Karnataka hijab row to target democracy in India
New Delhi: Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri has used the recent Hijab controversy in Karnataka to target democracy in India, saying “we must stop being deceived by the mirage of the pagan Hindu…
- India
BJP using goons to attack democracy: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of misusing power and alleged that it is using its “goons” to attack democracy. “The BJP has done no work…
- India
Rahul attacks Facebook, says it’s ‘worse for democracy’
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was “worse for democracy”. Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing…
- India
End Facebook’s interference in Indian Democracy: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to put an end to the alleged “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants in India’s electoral politics. Making…
- India
India ranks 97 in terms of democracy, says V-Dem report
V-Dem an independent research institute based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has published a report – Democracy Report 2022 Autocratization Changing Nature? – where it stated that India is among the…