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India keen on expanding trade, economic ties with Bhutan: Gokhale
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): India and Bhutan share very extraordinary ties of friendship and New Delhi is looking forward to strengthening trade and economic relations with Thimphu, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Tuesday.
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J&K Governor's decision to dissolve Assembly biggest joke: Ex-BJP MLA
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Gagan Bhagat on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the State Assembly is the 'biggest joke' in democracy.
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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa calls for fresh elections
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 3 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Sunday said that it is imperative to conduct general elections in the country in order to restore democracy and put an end to the ongoing political crisis.
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Democracy in danger under Modi government: Andhra CM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Alkapur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that he wants to protect the democracy "which is in danger under Prime Minister Narendra Modi government."
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Former HM slams PM for not crediting Constitution for his achievements
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India]. Nov 29 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not giving due credit to the Constitution and democratic system of the country for making it possible for a tea seller to become the P
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Naidu intensifies pressure on Oppn parties to take on BJP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday intensified pressure on political parties to come together to "save democracy".
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At one point, India was deemed unfit for democracy: RS Prasad
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 26 (ANI): On the occasion of Constitution Day on Monday, Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said that at one point, India was not deemed to be fit for being a democracy, yet the trust of citizens stands vindictive today.
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Nation sans well-functioning institutions bound to fail: Manmohan Singh
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that "well-functioning institutions" of governance were not only a necessity to maintain peace and harmony but also to ensure that the nation did not fail.
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Substantive democracy as Ambedkar visualized is elusive: Hamid Ansari
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Former vice president Hamid Ansari on Saturday said electoral democracy on the FPTP (first-past-the-post) pattern is a reality but substantive democracy, as Dr BR Ambedkar visualized it, is elusive.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back at Manmohan Singh
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): A day after former prime minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over the autonomy of state institutions under the present Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at the senior Congress leader asking
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Shah equates Cong-ruled India to 'cancer-stricken' democracy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 21, (ANI): With assembly polls in the state inching closer, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah is leaving no stone unturned to campaign for his party to retain power in the state.
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Indian must keep faith in its liberal values: Dr Manmohan Singh
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that India must keep faith in its liberal values enshrined in its Constitution. "For India which is a successful and vibrant democracy, there is an even greater responsibility to keep faith in liberal val
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