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Questions raised on Pakistan's 'real' power
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): The real catastrophe of Pakistan is the "cynical use of Islamist extremism" by the country's security establishment to hold democracy "hostage" and to provoke the insecurity it needs to maintain its grip on power, said experts.
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Freedom of judiciary is cornerstone of democracy: President Kovind
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday termed freedom of the judiciary as a 'cornerstone' of the Indian democracy.
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Gujarat polls: Amit Shah appeals voters to participate in celebration of d
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Naranpura (Gujarat) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah casts his vote in a polling booth in Naranpura as the voting for the second-phase of Gujarat Assembly elections has begun.
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Gujarat polls: PM Modi urges people to enrich 'festival of democracy'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): As the second phase of Gujarat Assembly polls commenced on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested people to vote in “recording numbers” and enrich the “festival of democracy.”
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Social justice holds India, US together, says envoy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Social justice is an important factor that holds the world's largest democracy, India, and the oldest one, the United States, together, said Marykay L. Carlson, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Delhi, on Sunday.
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Pujara casts his vote, asks youngsters to exercise their franchise
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], December 9 (ANI): Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara today casted his vote in the first phase of Gujarat elections.
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Ready to sacrifice life to save democracy: Sharad Yadav
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Rebel Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) leader and former Member of Parliament Sharad Yadav on Thursday said that he was ready to sacrifice his life to save democracy, if need be.
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RK Nagar bypoll: My nomination rejection is mockery of democracy, says Vis
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 6 (ANI): Actor Vishal on Wednesday said the rejection of his nomination papers for the RK Nagar by-election was a 'mockery of democracy'.
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Demolition of Babri Masjid an assault on democracy: Yechury
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) on Wednesday dubbed the demolition of Babri Masjid as the biggest assault on the secular democratic foundation of the nation.
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Dharmendra Pradhan corners Rahul Gandhi over unopposed nomination
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Udhna (Gujarat) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday, in an apparent dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on his unopposed nomination, said the one who claimed to bring internal democracy within the party was appointing himself as the party president.
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PM Modi endorses Poonawalla's allegation, questions Congress' 'internal de
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Surendranagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Endorsing Congress leader Shehzad Poonawalla's allegation about the party's presidential election being rigged, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called out the rival party for the lack of "internal democracy" within.
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Manmohan Singh terms Nov. 8 as 'black day' for economy, democracy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], December 2 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation and termed November 8, 2016, as "black day" for economy and democracy.
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