Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Noting that democracies around the world are under threat, US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said it is imperative that India and the US defend democratic principles and institutions within their respective countries and around the world.
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Multiple Republican and Democratic lawmakers angrily stormed out of a classified briefing with members of the Biden administration on Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after their questions went unanswered.
New York [US], September 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms Tuesday's attempt to disrupt Sudan's transition by force.
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 23 (ANI): The JD-U on Wednesday said it has fielded Rozina Nazish, the widow of former MLC Tanweer Akhtar, as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the by-election to the vacant seat in the Bihar Legislative Council.
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): The Taliban government in Afghanistan sacked the last remaining minister Waheed Majroh from the democratically elected government led by Ashraf Ghani and replaced him with Qalandar Ebad as the acting minister of public health on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani on Tuesday called for implications of Covid-19 in India, the relevance of country's democratic system for doing business and the need for global unity in managing climate crisis.
Moscow [Russia], September 20 (ANI): The ruling party, United Russia is leading in the parliamentary elections of State Duma with 46.11 per cent, said the Russian Central Election Commission's data on Monday, after more than 50 per cent of the ballots were counted.
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Pakistan should recognise the Taliban government at the earliest to help ensure a stable country in the neighbourhood, said country's opposition leader and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 20 (ANI): Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) extended it support to Samyukta Kisan Morcha's (SKM) call for Bharat Bandh on September 27.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 20 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics over issues pertaining to Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan to garner votes.
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday extended an invite to Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as Punjab Chief Minister, to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said he should quit Congress which humiliated him.
Hong Kong, September 19 (ANI): A few selected and powerful Hong Kongers have started voting on Sunday for the Election Committee amid the absence of pro-democratic candidates. The committee will choose nearly half of the legislature and later the new leader of the city.