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Nirmala Sitharaman lashes out at Congress over 'remote control' jibe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Friday attacked the Congress party for passing comments on the Central government's policies for being "remote-controlled", saying "this comes from a party where there is no party democracy and the policy wa
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UP Polls: Anurag Thakur slams Jayant Chaudhary for not voting
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary, saying the Opposition leader did not cast his vote in the first phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Thakur said that Chaud
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UP Polls: PM Modi urges voters to participate in 'holy festival of democra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): As the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh begin on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all the voters in the state to participate in the "holy festival of democracy" by exercising their franchise.
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Dynastic politics biggest enemy of democracy, 'fake Samajwadi' denotes 'pa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a scathing attack on "dynastic politics" saying "it is a big threat and biggest enemy of democracy" and severely compromises on the talent coming into a political party.
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'Democracy in Pakistan immature, real power lies with army'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 5 (ANI): A 12-member jury in Kingston Crown Court in London, which is hearing the case of Muttahida Qaumi Moment (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain for inciting people to violence, was told on Friday that "democracy in Pakistan is immature and the real power lies with the Paki
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Beijing Olympics guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 4 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the Beijing Olympics on Friday flanked by leaders who are described by Democracy Index 2020, as authoritarian countries.
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New Parliament building 'temple of Democracy': Rajnath Singh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 2 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) not only constructed a temple but built a 'temple of democracy' in the form of the New Parliament building, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, adding that along with development, BJP has always preserved the In
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Military coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guter
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], February 2 (ANI): A coup attempt took place in a small coastal nation in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday as military trucks raced through the streets and civilians fled amid heavy gunfire, reported New York Times.
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UK Joins US, Canada in imposing new sanctions against Myanmar officials
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The UK marked the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar on Tuesday by joining the US and Canada in imposing new sanctions against three government officials that they said "have been instrumental in suppressing democracy and stifling opposition v
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UK stands with Myanmar people in face of military brutality: Johnson
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The United Kingdom stands with the people of Myanmar in the face of brutality by the military and a humanitarian crisis, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
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Nearly 50,000 people suffered China's surveillance law: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 31 (ANI): As many as 50,000 people, including 10,000 in the year 2020 are feared to have been detained in China under a draconian surveillance law passed by the communist leadership under a "systematised, arbitrary and secret detention" policy of the country in which
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Pak's National Security Policy a 'laughing statement': Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31 (ANI): Pakistan's Imran Khan government is peddling a monumental lie by making Kashmir the peg of the National Security Policy (NSP) and being totally silent on re-organizing the existing civil-military balance, which has throttled democracy in the country.
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