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Suspension of MLAs for one year unconstitutional, SC observes on suspensio
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the resolution passed by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly suspending 12 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs, is prima facie "unconstitutional" as such a suspension cannot operate beyond six months owing to a co
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India welcomes UNOWAS' role in promoting preventive diplomacy, democratic
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [United States], January 11 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti highlighted the role of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWS) in promoting democracy and preventive diplomacy in the region.
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Death of democracy, says AAP after BJP mayor elected in Chandigarh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], January 8 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party National Spokesperson Raghav Chadha and AAP MLA from Punjab Jarnail Singh alleged foul play the day after Bharatiya Janata Party mayor from Chandigarh took an oath to office.
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Punjab Assembly polls: Captain Amarinder Singh urges people to participate
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], January 8 (ANI): Soon after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates of the upcoming assembly polls, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that the polls will decide the future of Punjab and urged people to participate "in the ca
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Sitaram Yechury says CPI-M only party that releases party's resolution pub
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 7 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha member and member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechury on Friday stated that CPI-M is the only party that releases party's resolution publicly and aims to strengthen inner-party democracy.
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Naqvi offers prayers at Haji Ali Dargah for PM Modi's wellbeing, says 'Par
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday offered prayers at the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai for the wellbeing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that "Parivaar-tantra" is trying to hijack democracy via criminal conspiracy.
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Biden speech on Capitol riot is 'political theater', says Trump
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that President Joe Biden's speech on the first anniversary of Capitol riot was a "political theater".
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Biden blames Trump for the Capitol riot in a Jan. 6 speech
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden marked the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot by blaming former President Donald Trump.
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Rajnath Singh appeals to people not to forgive Congress for PM's security
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Prime Minister is not just a person but an institution and in democracy, if such institution becomes weak then it is not good, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday.
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Thousands protest COVID measures in Netherlands despite ban on gatherings
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 4 (ANI): Thousands of demonstrators in the Netherlands on Sunday defied a government ban on large protests to voice their anger over COVID-19 restrictions.
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Festering CCP problems threaten to put China's economy off-kilter
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has usually used China's economic achievements to denigrate democracy, but festering problems in the CCP, threaten to put the country's economy off-kilter and that could affect President Xi Jinping's goal of the indefinite r
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Crackdown on Stand News prompted us to shut down: Hong Kong's Citizen News
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 3 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News has said that its decision to shut down was prompted by the crackdown on fellow independent media outlet Stand News.
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