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"BJP engaged in destroying democracy...": MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tejashwi Y
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He later added that in Bihar, the entire opposition in the Lok Sabha is demanding action against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
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"Centre treats states like colonies, not partners": Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP and senior advocate Manu Singhvi on Friday launched a pointed attack on the Central government, accusing it of hollowing out cooperative federalism and transforming it into a tool of political control.
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Former Mali PM charged over social media post supporting political prisone
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Mali PM Moussa Mara has been jailed for a social media post supporting political prisoners. He faces charges of undermining state authority and spreading false information. His trial is set for September 29, amid growing repression under Mali's military rulers following recent pro-dem
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"Governors today act as glorified agents of ruling party": Abhishek Singhv
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing an event titled 'Constitutional Challenges - Perspectives & Pathways', Singhvi said, "Governors today act as the glorified agents of the ruling party, not constitutional empires. Speakers suspend opposition or remain mute when the ruling party should be held to account."
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Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP Joint Convener Tajnuva Jabe
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The student-led National Citizen Party in Bangladesh is pushing for democratic reforms, transparency, and internal party democracy ahead of the uprising anniversary. Formed after Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the party supports minority rights, improved law and order, and fair elections under the
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"Well-proof voter list is necessary to make our democracy vibrant": Sukant
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"SIR is a regular practice of the Election Commission of India. Even in the year 2002, the SIR exercise was carried out in West Bengal. Names of 20 lakh voters were removed from the voter list...It is the role of the Election Commission to rectify the voter list. A well-proof voter list is n
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Five Governors Grace Convocation 2025 in a Singular Honour for O.P. Jindal
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], August 1: In an unprecedented honour for O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), five Governors of the States of India participated in the 14th Annual Convocation 2025 held during 29-30 July 2025. The presence of these outstanding personalities, each of them a constit
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El Salvador lawmakers greenlight indefinite reelection, extend presidentia
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
El Salvador's ruling party approved constitutional changes allowing indefinite presidential reelection and extending terms to six years. Critics warned it weakens democracy, while supporters claimed it empowers voters. The move could let President Bukele seek a longer term earlier, despite p
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Two Tibetan men detained for Dalai Lama tribute as China deepens religious
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained two young Tibetan men, Tsukte (popularly known as Asang) and Pelkyong, for performing a cover of a song in honor of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, in yet another instance of cultural suppression in occupied Tibet, according to the Tibetan Cen
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"This is not a banana republic": Samik Bhattacharya warns Trump against un
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI in Delhi, Bhattacharya said, "India is the largest democracy with a population of 140 crore. America imposed a sanction on the country and then later was forced to remove it... Trump, who thinks that he can force any deal through pressure, should know that this is not a banan
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INDIA bloc continue protest against Bihar SIR, labourers' arrest at Parlia
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sonia Gandhi joined the protest, holding the large banner 'SIR-attack on Democracy,' and stood beside her daughter and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi. Other leaders like Pramod Tiwari, Manickam Tagore, also joined in.
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"There cannot be dialogue with nation with religious fanaticism, hatred ag
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"... Dialogue can be done with civilised and democratic nations. But a nation that does not have an iota of democracy, and there is just religious fanaticism and hatred against India, there cannot be a dialogue with them... The language of terrorism is fear, blood and hate, not dialogue.
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