Search For "democracy"
Those criticising Deepika Padukone for visiting JNU are 'anti-democratic i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, on Wednesday said those criticisng actor Deepika Padukone over her visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi during a protest, are "anti-democratic in nature".
Read More
Shocked over JNU attacks, violence has no space in democracy: Naveen Patna
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal president and Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik has strongly condemned the violent attack over students inside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and has demanded swift action to apprehend the culprits.
Read More
China sacks top Hong Kong envoy amid months-long protests
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 4 (ANI): China has replaced its top envoy to Hong Kong, state media reported on Saturday, in one of the most significant rejig since pro-democracy protests broke out in the city nearly seven months ago.
Read More
In his new book, RSS leader J Nandakumar accuses Mamata Banerjee of 'Islam
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): In his new book "Hindutva for changing times", J Nandakumar, an RSS ideologue and National Convenor of Prajna Pravah has called for the reclaiming of West Bengal by a "nationalist government' and reinstate it to democracy and constitutional supremacy.
Read More
About 400 people arrested in Hong Kong during protest: HK Police
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 2 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in the Chinese administered region, 400 people were arrested here on Wednesday, after the protests seeking democratic reforms turned violent.
Read More
Amid protests, Hong Kong welcomes New Year 2020
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec 31 (ANI): Hundreds of pro-democracy protestors formed giant human chains and marched through shopping malls on New Year's Eve, urging people not to give up the fight for democracy in 2020, according to media reports.
Read More
Ongoing protests reminder that principles of secular democracy aren't forg
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): The Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) on Tuesday said that the ongoing protests have been a timely reminder that the principles of secular democracy are not forgotten by India, even as the state machinery is 'deliberately' ignoring them.
Read More
People's mandate shown 'country will be run by democracy not by guns': Naw
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): After JMM-led alliance secured a massive win in Jharkhand Assembly polls, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik on Tuesday hit out at the BJP, stating that people's mandate has shown that the 'country will be run by democracy and not by guns'.
Read More
It is not correct for people to instigate violence in name of democracy: K
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 23 (ANI): While actors Huma Qureshi, Farhan Akhtar, and Swara Bhaskar are taking part in protests against the amended Citizenship Act, actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday condemned these protests and said the people should not instigate violence in the name of democracy.
Read More
Mamata writes to Sharad Pawar, urges for opposition joining hands against
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, urging him to join forces in order to save the democracy amid the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed
Read More
Priyanka accuses government of repression to suppress protestors' voice, s
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Accusing government of using "barbaric repression and violence" to suppress the voice of protestors demonstrating against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said it was a "black day for democracy". Read More
Undeclared emergency in country, don't know if democracy exists: Siddarama
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Day after Section 144 was imposed in parts of Karnataka in view of protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he doesn't know if democracy exists in the country.
Read More