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Elections are celebrations of democracy: PM Modi on National Voters'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Extending warm wishes to the nation on the occasion of National Voters' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, said that elections are celebrations of democracy, which communicate the will of the people.
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Don't ban something. This is a democracy. I say, regulate: Kamal Haas
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.24 (ANI): Asserting that the much-talked about bull-taming sport of Jallikattu needs to be regulated rather than banned, actor Kamal Haasan on Monday said that banning Jallikattu would clearly be a case of double-standard, as thousands of elephants go mad in Kerala eve
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Union Budget: Cong. welcomes EC direction to Centre, says democracy requir
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Welcoming the Election Commission's direction to the Centre over the Union Budget against state-specific schemes, the Congress party on Tuesday said that democracy requires a level playing field between the ruling government and opposition and added tha
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Violence has no place in democracy: Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi [Jharkhand], Jan. 8 (ANI): Asserting that violence has no place in a democracy, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) groups to give up the same.
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Former Portuguese prime minister Mario Soares dies aged 92
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan. 8 (ANI): Former Portuguese president and prime minister, Mario Soares, a central figure in the country's return to democracy in the 1970s after decades of dictatorship, has died at the age of 92.
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BNP announces demonstrations across Bangladesh on Sunday
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 7 (ANI): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced for a countrywide agitation on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of the January 5 election which it calls as "Democracy Killing Day".
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Furious Didi targets PM Modi, says democracy under threat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): Asserting that democracy is under grave threat under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, a furious West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandopadhyay in conne
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SP 'pari-war' worrisome for democracy: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 31 (ANI): The Congress Party has said that the expulsion of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav from the Samajwadi Party is a case of political instability in the state and worrisome for democracy.
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Freedom to doubt, disagree essential part of democracy: President Mukherje
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala)[India], Dec. 29(ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that freedom to doubt, disagree and dispute intellectually must be protected as an essential pillar of the democracy.
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Extending industrial democracy to recruitment community with RecruitCircle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Recruiting consultants can now stay ahead of employers and take informed association decisions with RecruitCircle.
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Rawat murdered democracy, must be punished: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 26 (ANI): Hitting out at Harish Rawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for delaying in summoning the Uttarakhand Chief Minister in sting CD case, while asserting that the former has murdered democracy by
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Rahul Gandhi must respect democracy, mandate of people: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to stop threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi and show respect for democracy and the people's mandate.
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