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"Indian Constitution is a guiding light for nation": Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He reiterated that India's parliamentary democracy--as envisioned in the Constitution--is a strong, inclusive and well-suited for a diverse nation like India.
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Election is important in democracy but not end of it, cautions VP Dhankhar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on Thursday called for a national debate on the shift from democracy to 'Emocracy, saying "National debate is required so that we take note of shift from Democracy to Emocracy. Emotion-driven policies, emotion-driven debates, discourses threa
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"They want to create 'Hindia": Kamal Haasan at All-Party Meeting, opposes
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Kamal Haasan, President of Makkal Needhi Maiam, expresses concerns over parliamentary constituency delimitation at an All-Party Meeting, emphasizing the importance of federalism and democracy. He criticizes the timing and motives behind the move, stressing the preservation of India's diversi
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Congress leader calls Rohit Sharma "fat," defends remark with 'what's wron
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to ANI today the Congress' National spokesperson said, "It was a generic tweet about the fitness of a sportsperson. It was not body-shaming. I always believed a sportsperson should be fit, and I felt he was a bit overweight, so I just tweeted about that. I have been attacked for
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Jamaat-e-Islami has taken over Bangladesh: Taslima Nasreen
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"I think that the country is now occupied by the Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups and they have been destroying the history of Bangladesh. They destroyed the sculptures of all freedom fighters, and they destroyed the museums of the liberation war in 1971," Nasreen said.
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EAM S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal co-chair second India-EU Trade and Techn
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Following the arrival of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in India, the second India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting occurred in New Delhi on 28 February 2025. It was co-chaired on the Indian side by India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar; Commerce
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"Attack on federal structure": Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of reducing Kar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"As India marks eight decades of democracy, it is alarming that the Union Government is treating states as mere subordinates instead of empowering them. This is unacceptable," Siddaramaiah said in a statement on Friday. "If appeals and negotiations fail, we will not hesitate to take to the
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S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal at the The 2nd India - EU Trade and Technolo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The 2nd India - EU Trade and Technology Council meeting was held today. On this account, EAM S Jaishankar took to his X account, "Participated in the 2nd India - EU Trade and Technology Council meeting along with my cabinet colleagues Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw. Thank Henna Virkkun
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'This government is Anti-Dalit and Anti-Ambedkar': NCP (SP) spokesperson M
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to ANI, NCP (SP) spokesperson Seema Malik said, "Frankly, if even today in this democracy, people are stopped from saying Jai Bhim or such things happen, it is very sad, and we strongly condemn them." She further questioned, "If even after coming from the premises of an assembly, le
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Pak's 2024 democracy ranking drops to 2.84 amid poll violence, political c
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has reported that Pakistan's democracy ranking dropped from 3.25 in 2023 to 2.84 in 2024 amid political chaos and election upheavals.
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"Black day" in history of Indian democracy: Atishi on suspension of AAP ML
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Earlier in the day, after being denied entry into the Delhi Vidhan Sabha premises Atishi, along with other AAP MLAs, staged a protest outside the Assembly on Thursday, holding 'Jai Bhim' placards. She criticised the move as "undemocratic and unconstitutional."
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"AAP does not respect democracy, only spreading anarchy": BJP MP Praveen K
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking on the issue of AAP MLAs being denied entry into the Delhi assembly premises, Khandelwal said that it was wrong to deprive the party of the right, however, the party had no interest in the assembly's proceedings.
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