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TM Krishna 'celebrates democracy' at Delhi concert
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Carnatic singer TM Krishna, who performed at a music concert on Saturday in front of an audience of 1000-odd people, hailed the event as a 'celebration of democracy'.
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Democracy in tatters, Sirisena pushes Lanka into deep political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 16 (ANI): With the political situation highly turbulent in Sri Lanka, the parties are now waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict on December 6 to see if the House will be dissolved and Presidential elections will be announced or Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government w
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Anti-BJP parties likely to meet in Delhi on Nov 22
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): All the non-BJP parties are likely to meet on November 22 to decide on future course of action under a slogan of save democracy and save the nation.
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Wickremesinghe urges citizens to continue fight for democracy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 9 (ANI): Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday urged the citizens of the country to not give up fight for democracy and freedom.
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2nd Demonetisation anniversary: Cong condemns democracy's 'black day'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): On the second anniversary of the central government's demonetisation drive on Thursday, the Congress party criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre's move by calling it a 'black day' for Indian democracy and economy.
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Bhutan matures as a Democracy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Thimphu [Bhutan], Nov 5 (ANI): Bhutan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuk had the vision to give his people what they wanted - happiness and democracy. He had been thinking about this at least as early as the beginning of this century and his sagacity determined that it is best to give to people
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No democracy but naked martial law in Pakistan: Reham Khan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Oct 28 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's former wife and British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan on Saturday asserted that there is no democracy in the country at the moment and it is more of martial law that is governing the nation.
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If not for alternate ideologies, Cong would've converted India into a king
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asserted that the Congress party would have converted India into a kingdom if the second-decade post-independence wouldn’t have witnessed the rise of alternate political ideologies.
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Self-employment for poor families of Jharkhand
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dumka (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): For the success of democracy, it is very important that the sections which are poor and deprived, who have suffered from neglect and exploitation for centuries, are given proper justice and equal opportunities by the government.
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President Kovind hails RTI Act
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday stressed on the importance of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, saying that it has contributed to the strengthening of the country's democracy.
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Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro wins first round
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Oct 08 (ANI): Brazilian right-wing Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the first round of the country's presidential election, following one of the most polarising campaigns witnessed since the nation returned to democracy three decades back.
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Maldives result: People's affirmation to democracy, says CHRI
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The peaceful vote for change in the Maldives presidential elections is an affirmation of ordinary people in democratic processes and in upholding of dignity and rule of law, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said on Wednesday.
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