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Synergic functioning of Legislature, Judiciary and Executive vital for dem
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday in New Delhi stressed the coherent working of the three pillars of democracy by saying that the synergic functioning of the Legislature, Judiciary and Executive, the three facets of governance, is vital for democracy.
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Italy must lead Europe against China's bellicose ambitions: The Dialogue o
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Italian Senators through a dialogue on democracy urged the Italian government to lead Europe against China's bellicose ambitions.
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Constitution Day: How Supreme Court championed the rights of marginalized
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A unique feature of the Indian Constitution, the cornerstone of India's democracy, is that every law made by the parliament can be subjected to interpretation by the Supreme Court.
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BR Ambedkar urged us to march on the road to unity, says Rahul Gandhi on C
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Stressing the importance of the Constitution and the Father of the Indian Constitution, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said on the occasion of Constitution Day that Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar urged us to march on the road to unity.
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No institution in democracy is perfect: CJI Chandrachud
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday while talking about the Collegium system of appointing judges, said that no institution in a democracy is perfect.
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Union Minister Pradhan launches book 'India: The Mother of Democracy' prep
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The book is an attempt to showcase the democratic ethos ingrained in India since the dawn of civilisation.
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BJP govt in Gujarat legitimised corruption, alleges Manish Tewari, dubs it
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
"You (BJP) legitimised corruption, and then you say that you want to implement this model in the entire country. The legitimisation of corruption is a dangerous sign for democracy," he said while urging people of the state to "break this arrogance" in the upcoming Assembly elections by dethr
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PM Modi extends birthday greetings to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday greetings to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and lauded his efforts to further strengthen Parliamentary democracy.
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A few Western think tanks' clout in perception-based indices is form of ne
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Sanyal, who made a series of tweets, said there is even an index on direct democracy that is meant for a small country like Switzerland and while India and the US get a zero, even Afghanistan does better.
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India's rank in global perception indices declined due to shallow, opaque
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The working paper 'Why India does poorly on global perception indices: Case study of three opinion-based indices' written by economists Sanjeev Sanyal and Aakanksha Arora, looked at three indices - Freedom in the World Index, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index and Variety of D
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Nepal PM thanks people for contributing in parliamentary, provincial polls
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Deuba stated that all the citizens have fulfilled their responsibility for strengthening democracy and safeguarding the constitution.
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No country can defeat terrorism on its own: Home Minister Amit Shah
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Speaking at the concluding session of the 3rd 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, Shah said," I believe that terrorism stands in the way of democracy, human rights, economic development, and world peace."
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