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"Essential to strengthen democracy": CM Sukhvinder Sukhu on bill stopping
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
After the Himachal Assembly passed a bill to revoke the pension of defected MLAs, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said that bill was essential to be introduced to strengthen democracy.
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Himachal Assembly passes bill to stop pension of defected MLAs; CM Sukhu s
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
This amendment has significant consequences for six Congress MLAs who were disqualified on February 28 for violating the party whip in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
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Himachal Pradesh: Tibetans in-exile celebrate 64th anniversary of Democrac
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Tibetans-in-exile commemorated the 64th anniversary of Democracy Day in Dharamshala which marks the inception of the Tibetan democratic system in exile.
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China condemned for human rights abuses against Tibetans
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has reported that the Chinese government is perpetuating human rights abuses against Tibetans, simply because of their religious beliefs or cultural identity.
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Hong Kong court finds former Stand News editors guilty of 'sedition'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
District Court judge Kwok Wai-kin announced the verdict on Thursday, which declared former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam guilty of conspiring to publish seditious publications based on 17 articles.
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Russia bans entry to nearly 100 US nationals
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The list of US citizens includes members of the US government, pro-democracy activists, academics, and leaders of defence contracting firms and financial institutions that supply weapons to Ukraine to respond to Russia's war.
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"There is no democracy here": Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar attacks Mama
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In West Bengal, BJP called for a '12-hour Bengal Bandh' after Kolkata police resorted to lathi-charge, the use of water cannons and tear gas against the protestors in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally.
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Hong Kong calls Taiwan's democratisation journey 'inspiring'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has praised Taiwan's journey to democracy as a source of "inspiration" for his own advocacy work, adding that Hong Kongers should take note of how the country spent decades fighting for freedom, during the launch of his book in Taipei on Sunday.
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US charges Chinese dissident with espionage for Beijing amid ongoing conce
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The CBS report states that Yuanjun Tang, who had previously protested against the Chinese Communist Party during the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and later sought refuge in Taiwan and the US, is accused by prosecutors of agreeing to work for China's intelligence agency decades later.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends presidential campaign, endorses Donald Trump
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
He announced his plans in a speech in Phoenix, saying he was withdrawing his name from the ballot in battleground states. He accused the Democratic Party of "abandoning democracy" and engaging in "continued legal warfare" against him and Trump.
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'Ready to open Ukraine companies in India, buy 'Made-in-India' products':
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"As for the Peace Summit, I truly believe that the second Peace Summit has to take place. It would be good if it would be held in one of the Global South Countries... I perfectly support this and told PM Modi that we could have the Global Peace Summit in India. It's a big country, it's a
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Governor's move condemnable, party stands behind CM Siddaramaiah: Karnatak
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Congress Legislature Party resolved to condemn the Governor's move to sanction prosecution and unanimously support Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
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