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Liberal Leftists should not teach us secularism, human rights: Ravi Shanka
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kevadia (Gujarat) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said "liberal Leftists" should not teach democracy, secularism and human rights to the BJP-led government and asked if they had ever talked about human rights of victims of terrorism and extremist
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Detaining families of farmers who committed suicide is murder of democracy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal said here on Friday that detaining family members of farmers who have committed suicide amounts to murder of democracy.
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India asks UN rights body to develop better understanding before jumping t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): India on Thursday encouraged the United Nations' human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected daily in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions
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Secularism, democracy intrinsic to India, don't need any lessons: Gadkari
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that secularism, socialism and democracy were intrinsic to India's culture and no one needs to teach its people compassion.
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Criticism of institutions can't be termed as anti-national: SC judge Deepa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Supreme Court Judge Deepak Gupta on Monday said that criticism of any institution, be it legislative, executive, judiciary or the armed forces, by anyone cannot be termed as anti-national.
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Trump praises India as 'amazing nation in just 70 years'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Heaping praises on India, US President Donald Trump on Monday said the country has become an economic giant, largest democracy ever to exist and one of the most amazing nation in just 70 years.
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Dissent part of democracy but you can't get your rights by blocking road:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that dissent and consensus are part of democracy but you cannot get your rights by blocking the road.
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Violence in the name of nationalism is not democracy: Cong leader Ashwani
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Saturday said that any narrative that leads to violence in the name of nationalism is against democracy.
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Internet, social media have democratised journalism, revitalised democracy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], Feb 22 (ANI): The internet and social media have democratised journalism and revitalised democracy, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday, while noting that it also led to many anxieties in the present context.
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A strong nation can only be built by following Dr Ambedkar's path: C'garh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): A strong nation can only be built by following the path shown by the Father of the Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday at the Harvard India Conference, Boston, US.
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Justice DY Chandrachud warns against "blanket labeling of dissent as anti-
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 15 (ANI): Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that labeling "dissent as anti-national or anti-democratic" hurts the constitutional values.
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'Beauty of democracy lies where media is given liberty'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): The beauty of democracy lies where media is given liberty, said BJP's deputy chief whip Bishnu Charan Sethi here on Saturday.
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