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Article 370 abrogated to support PM Modi's efforts to boost economic devel
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Dec 21 (ANI): US Congressman Joe Wilson has said that India's decision to abrogate Article 370 was to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to boost economic development, fight corruption, and end gender, caste, and religious discrimination.
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Use of brute force to suppress dissent is unacceptable in democracy: Sonia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the BJP led Central government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the ruling party has shown utter disregard to the people's voice by using "brute force" to suppress dissent and assured the people that her p
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Karnataka government trying to silence those who disagree: Cong leader Ram
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 20: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday said the police firing and arrest of journalists in Mangalore was a declaration of war on democracy and freedom of expression.
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Jharkhand polls: PM Modi urges voters to vote in record numbers in fifth p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Dehli [India], Dec 20 (ANI): As polling for the fifth and final phase of Assembly elections began in Jharkhand on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to be a part of the festival of democracy by coming out to vote in maximum numbers and make a record.
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Matter of concern when courts start commenting on Speaker's decision: Birl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker on Thursday said that presiding officers should use their powers so that public confidence in Parliament and assemblies increases and noted that it was a matter of concern when courts start commenting on Speaker's decision.
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Turkey a 'top jailer' of journalists, says exiled journalist Abdullah Bozk
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 19 (ANI): Calling Turkey a "top jailer" of journalists, Abdullah Bozkurt, an exiled Turkish journalist, has said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "orchestrated the seizure" of major media companies, adding that his regime shut down almost 200 media outlets over
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India has 'free press' and is 'openly' debating CAA: US State Department
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): Asserting that India is a vibrant democracy that has free press, US State Department acknowledged that New Delhi is "openly and publicly" debating the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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India a 'vibrant democracy', discussion going on over CAA: State Dept offi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): Calling India a 'vibrant democracy', a senior US State Department official on Wednesday declined to comment about Washington's stance on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying there is already a discussion going on in India over the legislation.
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Our democracy is being shattered: Noted Urdu writer Mujtaba Hussain
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Famous Urdu author and satirist Mujtaba Hussain on Wednesday questioned the state of affairs in the country saying that democracy is being shattered.
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Citizens have unwavering faith in democracy: Speaker Om Birla
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Indian citizens have unwavering faith in the democracy, as is evident from the record voter turnout of over 67 percent in the 2019 general elections, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla remarked on Wednesday.
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Dissent is allowed in democracy but not violence: Union Minister Puri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that dissent is allowed in a democracy but violence is not and the people doing so are protesting against the state.
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Preserve Constitution and democracy through peaceful means: BSP on violenc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Tuesday condemned the violence in university campuses in Delhi and other places and urged students to protest peacefully in order to preserve the Constitution and democracy.
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