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From Emergency to Yoga, here's what PM spoke in Mann ki Baat-33
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): From remembering Emergency by calling it the 'darkest hour' in the Indian democracy, to praising ISRO for its highly successful space mission programmes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared his thoughts on various topics in the 33rd editi
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FIR against GJM supporters, chief 'mockery of democracy': Rosha
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], June 22, (ANI): Hours after a fresh suo motto FIR lodged against Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and other party supporters, the party general secretary on Thursday dubbed it a 'mockery of democracy' while demanding Centre's i
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Congress backs Rahul, says BJP building 'fear psychosis' among p
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday backed party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's accusation that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is forcing everyone into silence, and stressed that the saffron party is building 'fear psychosis' among people which is simply
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Constructive criticism strengthens democracy: PM Modi on NDA's three
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): With the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre completing three years of governance, the initiatives implemented and overall performance have come under the scanner several times, which, according to the former, is said to be a key to strengthening democrac
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Mamata condemns Sirsa, Verma's 'pitiful' approach to Kejriw
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Soon after West Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Parvesh Verma and BJP- SAD MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa accosted Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal for an appointment to discuss water scarcity issue in the national capit
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Does Lalu, RJD have respect for democracy: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday branded the clash between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and BJP workers as total disrespect of democracy on the RJD's part.
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Debate, Dissension and Decision are essential in Parliamentary system of d
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the three Ds - Debate, Dissension and Decision are essential in a Parliamentary system of democracy.
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We might be witnessing the end of democracy: Russell Brand
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): Russell Brand, who has been quite active in political campaigns since some years now, feels that the UK might be witnessing the end of democracy.
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Shiv Sena bats strongly for ballot paper
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Vouching for ballot paper voting, the Shiv Sena on Friday said that the Electric Voting Machines (EVM) might increase the efficiency of counting votes by reducing time, but considering that the votes determine the future of a democracy, waiting for a day or
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Lalu-Mafia tape: 'Saddening day of democracy' in Bihar, says BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna/ New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): After an English news channel played a recorded conversation into the working relationship between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday descr
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Free, vibrant press vital in democracy: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to stress on the importance of having a 'free and vibrant' press in a democracy.
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More democracy required to address gaps of democracy: Vice President Ansar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], Apr 28 (ANI): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has said that the solution to addressing the gaps and failings of democracy is indeed more democracy.
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