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Tiananmen Square massacre: US urges China to reveal fatalities, release pr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] June 4 (ANI): The United States on Monday called on China to make public a full account of those killed or missing in the 1989 student-led pro-democracy demonstration in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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When a mother watched her son taking oath as PM
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], May 30 (ANI): No feeling in the world can match that of a proud mother seeing her child succeed in life. An elated Heeraben Modi watched her son Narendra Modi take oath as Prime Minister of world largest democracy on television at her home here on Thursday.
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Institutions build by Nehru helped democracy survive in India for over 70
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Heaping praise on India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that institutions build by him have helped democracy survived for over 70 years.
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Protestors gather in Tel Aviv to 'save democracy' from Netanyahu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 26 (ANI): Thousands of Israelis gathered here on Saturday night to protest against attempts to pass legislation that would grant protection to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from criminal prosecution and threaten the Israeli democratic checks and balances.
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DMK president Stalin congratulates PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his victory in the Lok Sabha polls and hoped that he would provide a progressive government based on principles of democracy and inclusivity.
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Lok Sabha results 2019: Nitin Gadkari hails people's choice
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India] May 23: Reacting to the counting trends of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls which shows BJP is leading with massive figures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday hailed people's choice who restored their faith once again in BJP.
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Party workers celebrate as BJP leads comfortably; Modi, Shah surge ahead
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): As counting of the ballot for 542 Lok Sabha seats for the world's largest democracy is underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is surging ahead in Varanasi with a margin of 1,12,476 votes, while BJP president Amit Shah is leading by 1,77,350 votes in Gandhi
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Will not give room to rioters who disrupt our nation: Widodo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 22 (ANI): Threatening police action, Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said that people who disturb "security, the process of democracy, and the unity" of Indonesia will not be tolerated in the wake of riots which claimed the lives of six people.
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No place of violence in democracy: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that there is no place of violence in democracy.
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Congress MLA reposes faith in EVMs, cautions others
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chikkaballaur (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): Reposing his faith in EVMs, Congress MLA Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday asked the opposition parties to refrain from making irresponsible statements as these hurt the image of India's democracy in the eyes of the world.
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Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure security of EVMs, vigilance at co
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take the required steps for ensuring safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the larger interest of democracy.
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Mamata Banerjee biggest fascist, murderer of democracy: BJP
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): With the TMC and BJP at loggerheads over violence in Kolkata, new accusations are being made by both sides. The BJP on Thursday not only termed Mamata Banerjee the "biggest fascist and murderer of democracy" but also said that Election Commission should ha
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