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Mehbooba Mufti's detention was against basic tenets of democracy, says Oma
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed happiness after the government has revoked the detention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti saying that former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister's det
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Pakistan is not a 'democracy but a stratocracy': Altaf Hussain
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 13 (ANI): Pakistan is not a "democracy but a stratocracy" where the army is ruling the country directly or indirectly and any criticism of it has been declared against the law, said Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain.
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Dr Ram Manohar Lohia dedicated his life to strengthening democracy: PM Mod
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to socialist Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on Monday on his death anniversary, saying that he dedicated his life to strengthening the democracy.
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Detained for almost two years, Australian writer formally charged with esp
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 10 (ANI): Languishing in jail in China for almost two years, an Australian writer and democracy activist, Yang Hengjun, has been formally charged with espionage by Chinese prosecutors, paving the way for him to face trial.
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Democracy, peace and prosperity in Indo-Pacific are currently facing serio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 10 (ANI): Taiwan will "continue to show resilience" against the "growing internal and external changes seen in the past decades", President Tsai Ing-wen said on the occasion of the country's 109th Double Tenth National Day Celebration on Saturday.
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Congress was made by foreigners to kill democracy: MP Home Minister
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Claiming that the Congress party is fundamentally controlled by foreigners, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said that the grand old party was established by foreigners to kill democracy.
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US condemns arrest of over 80 Hong Kong protesters for 'participating' in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): The United States has condemned the Hong Kong government's arbitrary arrest of more than 80 people for allegedly participating in an "unauthorised" pro-democracy demonstration on China's National Day on Thursday.
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Pak opposition needs to 'stick together' if they really intend to restore
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 03 (ANI): As Pakistan opposition has formed a new united front with an aim of restoring "genuine and undiluted" democracy in the country, a European think tank said that the opposition parties will need to "stick together" if they really intends to "loosen
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Manhandling of Rahul Gandhi is gangrape of democracy, says Sanjay Raut
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 2 (ANI): A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was manhandled and stopped by Uttar Pradesh Police, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that Gandhi's collar was caught and he was pushed to the ground, in a way it is a "gangrape" of country's democracy. Read More
Silence protests in UP against govt over law and order, farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Samajwadi Party (SP) workers and office-bearers on Friday observed the two-hour-long silence at Gandhi statues across Uttar Pradesh to protest against 'murder of democracy' by those in power.
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69 held, 20 fined in Hong Kong for 'participating' in National Day protest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 02 (ANI): At least 69 people were arrested for allegedly participating in an "unauthorised" pro-democracy demonstration on China's National Day on Thursday and around 20 were fined for alleged violations of COVID-19 social distancing regulations, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP
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MEA slams Pakistan over its Babri Masjid verdict remarks, says India a mat
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Indian on Thursday slammed Pakistan's remarks of the recent court verdict on the Babri Masjid demolition case and said the neighbouring county with its "coercive apparatus" might find it difficult to understand ethos of democracy where both the government
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