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Taipei's democracy is under threat, says German lawmaker; urges navy ship
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 30 (ANI): Noting that Taiwan's democracy is under threat, a German lawmaker has said that Berlin's Navy ships should pass through Taiwan Strat to underline the significance of freedom of navigation.
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Democracy survives on rule of law, not the rule of an individual: West Ben
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 30 (ANI): West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying that democracy survives on rule of law and not the rule of an 'individual'.
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Hong Kong: 2022 starts with 'mis-happenings' for press freedom
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 29 (ANI): The freedom of expression in Hong Kong witnessed a massive crackdown by the Chinese authorities in the past months and the latest example of it is a pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News, which was shut down at the starting of 2022.
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CAA-NRC protest: Sharjeel Imam seems to be skeptical of ideas of secularis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): A Delhi Court while framing charges of sedition against Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam noted that in his speeches Imam appears to be "skeptical of the ideas of secularism and democracy."
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73rd Republic Day: Constitution constant guide in our glorious journey of
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day of India said that the constitution has been a constant guide for the nation throughout its glorious journey of democracy.
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Netaji's quest for Independence, ambition to make India proud inspire peop
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said that the diversity and vibrancy of India's democracy is appreciated all over the world and this spirit of unity and "of being one nation" is celebrated every year as Republic Day.
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VP Naidu urges citizens, EC to ensure 75 pc voter turnout for making elect
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged the Election Commission and the citizens to ensure a voter turnout of 75 per cent in the next general elections to make electoral democracy more inclusive and also sought consensus on simultaneous polls to
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Democracy in deep peril in Bengal, governance away from constitutional nor
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 25 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that democracy is in deep peril in the state adding that the governance is also away from constitutional norms.
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Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party to death
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], January 22 (ANI): A closed military court in Myanmar has sentenced a lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party and a prominent democracy activist to death, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
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Taliban blames ethnic conflicts for death of democracy in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 (ANI): Amid reports of ethnic discrimination in the northern Faryab province by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban on Friday blamed that inherited ethnic conflicts as the cause of death of democracy in Afghanistan.
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Such inquiry committee necessary to prevent threat to democracy: SC Senior
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): After Supreme Court on Wednesday set up a five-member committee headed by retired SC judge Justice Indu Malhotra to probe the security lapse matter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab on January 5, a Senior Advocate said that the se
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Biden asks Senators to declare their stand on Democracy
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], January 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden gave a statement on changing the Senate's so-called filibuster rules to push the voting rights legislation and rebuked the former president Donald Trump and his allies for disenfranchising anyone who votes against them.
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