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"Can't demand my return to face my political assassination," says former B
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejected calls to return to Bangladesh after the ICT verdict, calling it politically motivated. She accused the interim Yunus administration of lacking legitimacy, empowering extremists, and harming democracy, while saying she would return on
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"Yunus has no mandate to realign Bangladesh's foreign policy," says Sheikh
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the interim Yunus government of lacking mandate, politicising justice, weakening democracy, empowering extremists and straining India ties, warning that elections without the Awami League would lack legitimacy and destabilise Banglade
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Whether this sentence would have been given if Imran Khan had been a favou
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-2 corruption case, sparking public outrage and concerns about the judiciary's credibility.
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People need to think whether they want democracy or not: VIP Chief Mukesh
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) Chief Mukesh Sahani on Saturday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their allied parties were engaged in ending democracy. He said the election results were being influenced by money, and that people needed to ponder whether they wanted democracy
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"Mob rule should not prevail": Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemns violenc
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Congress MP and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, on Saturday strongly condemned the violence in Bangladesh triggered by the death of Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman Hadi, leading mobs to vandalise the public property and lynch a
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Pakistan using transnational repression to target diaspora, says rights ad
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Mehlaqa Samdani, executive director of the Community Alliance for Peace and Justice, highlighted Pakistan's use of transnational repression to intimidate critics abroad, citing threats against her and other Pakistani-Americans, and urged the US to act to protect diaspora communities and demo
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Rahul Gandhi holds lunch meeting with former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday had a lunch discussion with former Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, during his 5-day visit to Germany.
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"Democray a process of engagement, accountability," Rahul Gandhi in Berlin
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"Democracy is not merely a system of government--it is a constant process of engagement, responsibility, and accountability," Gandhi said, reflecting on leadership, democracy, and global responsibility in a rapidly changing world.
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"Relevance of Parliament gradually declining:" Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, in a press conference on Friday, alleged that Parliament is gradually losing its relevance and emphasised that this development is extremely dangerous for democracy, as real issues are not being discussed.
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'What is the meaning of democracy?': RSP MP NK Premachandran slams VB-G RA
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Revolutionary Socialist Party MP NK Premachandran on Friday questioned the meaning of democracy after the central government passed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, without minimum democratic procedures, alleging no consultations with state
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey slams Opposition MPs over House conduct, calls it "
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"There can be nothing more shameful in a democracy than what the Congress, DMK and TMC MPs did. They got on top of the table of Secretariat employees who sit before the Speaker and raised slogans. They turned violent," Dubey said.
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"Unfortunate atmosphere created in house": Union Minister Gajendra Singh o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in reference to the opposition walkout during the debate of the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, termed it unfortunate. He claimed that the opposition had been given time whenever they had requested it, but they still chose to walk off rather than listen. Whi
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