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Would be my pleasure to welcome PM Modi for G7: Former Canada MP Chandra A
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Member of Parliament of Canada, Chandra Arya, has said it would be his pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada for the G7 meeting from June 15 to 17, noting that India is an "indispensable partner" and underlining the need for a deeper, structured bilateral relat
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Maharashtra Assembly polls in 2024 were blueprint for rigging democracy: R
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, alleged that the Maharashtra assembly election held in November 2024 was "rigged", and claimed that the same will be repeated in Bihar assembly polls due later this year.
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Congress to launch 'Samvidhan Bachao Yatra" across Goa from June 8
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a step to safeguard democracy and give voice to the people of Goa, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) will launch a statewide "Samvidhan Bachao Yatra" to directly engage with citizens, listen to their grievances, and highlight the increasing failures and corruption of the BJP Gover
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"Generals of Pak run that country with help of military terrorist coalitio
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is leading an all-party delegation to key global capitals to refocus attention on terrorism following operation Sindoor, said they raised strong concerns about terrorism during their visit to Brussels and generals of Pakistan "run that country with the help of
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Taipei vigil marks 36 years since Tiananmen Square massacre
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Around 3,000 people gathered in Taipei to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre with a candlelight vigil. Survivors, Hong Kong exiles, and human rights advocates joined the event, reaffirming Taiwan's commitment to democracy and remembrance.
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WUC marks Tiananmen Anniversary, links 1989 crackdown to ongoing Uyghur re
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) took to X to highlight the ongoing repression under the Chinese government and to pay tribute to the nonviolent pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed in 1989. The WUC connected the continuous violations of human rights in East Turkistan to the violent cr
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Tibet Information Office joins global commemorations honouring Tiananmen m
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Tibet Information Office demonstrated its solidarity with Chinese democrats by taking part in both in-person and virtual commemoration events organised across continents, as this year marks the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the 6th anniversary of the Hong Kong pro
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"Unanimity in support for action against terrorism": Ravi Shankar Prasad i
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"There was unanimity in support for action against terrorism, and they were the first to convey solidarity to India," said Ravi Shankar Prasad. "India is a stabilising country, a big country, a democratic country, and there has to be a collective resolve in the fight against terrorism, fo
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WB post poll violence: "Grave attacks on the roots of democracy", says SC
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court has recently slammed Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and cancelled the bail of five person who were accused of targeted families for supporting BJP during the 2021 in West Bengal, saying such incidents were "grave attacks on the roots of democracy".
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Taiwan President Lai marks Tiananmen anniversary, warns of rising authorit
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taipei's President Lai Ching-te marked the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, highlighting the importance of protecting freedom and democracy. He warned against ongoing threats from authoritarianism and said Taiwan will continue working with allies to defend democratic values
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"It's high time the world speaks up against terrorism": BJP MP Ravi Shanka
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In his opening statement during media interaction in the UK on Tuesday, Prasad stated that terrorism is against democracy, civilised existence and human rights. He even questioned the release of international funding without accountability and mentioned that Pakistan has taken loans from
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"Who's in charge--Democracy or Generals?": UK MP tears into Pakistan, urge
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Pakistan is a failed state. We don't have democracy in Pakistan. We have the people of parts of Pakistan, who are suffering under Pakistani military rule. So who's in charge? Is it the democracy or the Generals? And it's quite clear that terrorism is encouraged from Pakistan into soverei
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