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NCP seeks EC intervention, demands action against Raosaheb Danve
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday urged the Election Commission to take cognizance of Maharashtra BJP chief Raosaheb Danve's remark that 'lakshmi' comes a day before polls and said if proper action is not initiated on t
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CPI slams govt., demands transparency in Army Chief's appointment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): Expressing disappointment over the controversy surrounding all high-level appointments during the NDA regime, the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday said that transparency should go along with integrity in the appointment of new Army Chief, adding the
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Oppn takes demonetisation war to Rashtrapati Bhavan, puts onus on govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 16 (ANI): The Congress, which today took the demonetisation war to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, accused the government of breaking all morals of democracy while holding the ruling dispensation responsible for disrupting the proceedings in Winter Session of Parliament.
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Opposition is murdering democracy in planned manner: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec. 3 (ANI):The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) has alleged that the opposition in unison is trying to murder democracy and running away from any discussion in parliament inspite of the Centre's plea to have a constructive debate on demonetisation.
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Army deployment: Mamata says "waiting to guard our democracy"
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata(West Bengal) [India], Dec.1 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that she is waiting at the Bengal State Secretariat "to guard democracy" as the army is still stationed at the spot even hours after she expressed her apprehensions on the same.
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"Intolerant" Congress indulging in contempt of democracy: Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 30 (ANI): Extremely upset over the Congress staging a walkout from the Lok Sabha despite the government agreeing to discuss all issues, Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that the grand old party was now indulging in contempt of democ
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If protests are bad, PM should reveal his idea of democracy: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 28(ANI): Congress leader and former foreign minister Salman Khurshid has said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that protests organised to highlight the inconvenience caused to the people by demonetisation is a bad thing, then he should explain his idea of
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Democratic system will fail if Judiciary, Govt. won't respect each ot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 27 (ANI): With Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur and the Centre locking horns yet again over the prolonged matter of judges' appointment, the Congress on Sunday issued a warning that if the judiciary and the executive don't respect each other, then the
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Pakistan's democracy "a model for rest of the world": Turki
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 17 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who today became the first foreign dignitary to address Pakistan's Parliament for the third time, said the country's democracy is a model for the rest of the world.
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Athens: Obama hails democracy despite challenges across globe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Nov.16 (ANI): Following his tour of the Acropolis in Greece, United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday gave a symbolic nod to the ancient birthplace of the system, by praising democracy which he insisted would succeed despite challenges around the globe.
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Questioning SC's order means democracy has failed: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 11(ANI): The firebrand leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Subramanian Swamy on Friday said questioning the Supreme Court's decision on the Satluj Yamuna Link issue is equivalent for failure of democracy.
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"Peaceful transfer of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov. 9 (ANI): President Barack Obama has said that he will ensure a smooth transition of power despite significant differences between him and his newly-elected successor Donald Trump.
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