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Foreign envoys agreed there were free and fair elections in J-K: Srinagar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): There was a consensus among foreign envoys of 24 countries who are on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir that there were free and fair elections in the Union Territory, which is the biggest attestation to the empowerment of democracy, said Srinagar Mun
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Grassroot democracy, decentralisation remained focus of envoys' interactio
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): Foreign envoys of 24 countries held rounds of meetings with civil society groups and elected members in Kashmir.
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Arrest of Disha Ravi unprecedented attack on democracy, says Arvind Kejriw
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday termed the arrest of 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi as an unprecedented attack on Democracy.
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Citizens gagged, can we call ourselves largest democracy: Robert Vadra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Monday condemned the arrest of a 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru, Disha Ravi, over the "toolkit" controversy related to farmers' protest on social media and said that 'how can we ca
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National Conference to challenge election of Budgam DDC chairperson in cou
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Accusing the administration of "murdering democracy" in the Union territory, the National Conference on Saturday said it would legally challenge the election of DDC chairperson in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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TDP chief demands deployment of central forces for remaining phases of And
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 12 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging "breakdown of democracy" in Andhra Pradesh during the first phase of gram panchayat elections
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Myanmar military makes fresh arrests to verify voter fraud in November ele
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 12 (ANI): The Myanmar military has made fresh arrests on the members of the election sub-commission and leaders from the National League for Democracy (NLD) after previously releasing them since February 1, in attempts to verify voter fraud in November 2020 elec
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Congress leader slams Telangana CM for comparing 'protestors to dogs', say
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Telangana Congress leader Uttar Kumar Reddy on Thursday slammed Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for comparing "protestors to dogs" at an event in Nalgonda on Wednesday said it was "a new low in Indian democracy".
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Hong Kong internet radio host booked under draconian security law over 'se
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 10 (ANI): Hong Kong internet radio host, who was arrested for being part of a fundraising campaign that paid for young pro-democracy protesters to study in Taiwan, for "seditious intent" under the draconian National Security Law, has been denied bail.
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Myanmar coup: Police, military personnel raid NLD party office in Yangon
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 10 (ANI): Police and military personnel on Tuesday night raided the headquarters of National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon, reported NHK World.
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China blocks social media app for allowing discussions on Uyghurs, Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): A social media app in China, which gave a platform to people to discuss political topics such as ongoing human rights abuse against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, has been blocked.
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Myanmar's military abolishes NLD govt's peace mechanism
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 9 (ANI): Following the military coup in Myanmar, the military has disbanded the National reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC), the leading internal peace process mechanism of the previous National League for Democracy (NLD) government, while arresting some of
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