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PM Modi condemns New Zealand attack, says violence has no place in democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed “deep shock and sadness” over the death of scores of people in the heinous terrorist attack in New Zealand.

Updated on Mar 15, 2019, 7:35 PM IST

How much ground has democracy lost in recent years?

In China, 30 years ago, an audacious public protest in the capital’s central square pushed China’s autocrats to the brink

Updated on Mar 9, 2019, 5:19 PM IST

‘Come see Kumbh of democracy’: PM invites world to India for election tourism

PM Modi was addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya representatives from 190 countries in New Delhi

Updated on Feb 23, 2019, 1:34 PM IST

‘SC order anti-democracy’: Kejriwal’s 7/7 LS poll pitch to end Delhi woes

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a press conference in New Delhi on February 14.

Updated on Feb 14, 2019, 6:02 PM IST

For democracy’s sake, EVMs must have proper VVPAT-based audit

Polling staffs check the Electronic Voting Machines inside the strong room before Karnataka state assembly election, Bengaluru, May 11, 2018.

Updated on Feb 14, 2019, 9:52 AM IST

PM Modi trying to tear apart Constitution, destroy democracy, alleges Arvind Kejriwal

Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, talks with Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, during the "Save Democracy" rally to protest against ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in New Delhi.

Updated on Feb 13, 2019, 6:59 PM IST

Will fight together with Congress, Left at national level, says Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at ‘Tanashahi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ (Remove Dictatorship, Save Country) rally in Delhi on Wednesday.

Updated on Feb 14, 2019, 7:43 AM IST

On EVM issue, Opposition meets to ‘save the nation, save the democracy’

Image for representation.

Updated on Feb 1, 2019, 4:48 PM IST

‘Accountability is a must in democracy’

Nineteen-year-old Binish Humayun, an undergraduate student of Delhi University, will cast her first vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Updated on Mar 4, 2019, 3:16 PM IST

Democracy begins at home. Here’s how to enable children with decision making power at home

Democracy begins at home

Updated on Jan 25, 2019, 2:47 PM IST

Sona Mohapatra: Sonu Nigam should enroll in a basic Civics class about how democracies should function

Sona Mohapatra has been involved in a spat with singer Sonu Nigam over MeToo movement.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018, 5:30 PM IST

Calcutta High Court cancels its order allowing BJP’s ‘save democracy’ rath-yatra in state

The Calcutta High Court on Friday cancelled its order allowing BJP’s ‘save democracy’ rath-yatra in the state.

Updated on Dec 21, 2018, 4:59 PM IST

Amit Shah stings Mamata Banerjee over rath yatra, then offers an advice

BJP president Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, starting with her government’s refusal to permit his party to take out a rally in the state and later widening the criticism to cover what he claimed, was the state’s dismal governance record.

Updated on Dec 7, 2018, 2:22 PM IST

Citizen voices need to be heard in a democracy

We’ve all heard that India has 3.1 million NGOs, for instance, without any clarity on how many of these are defunct, how many represent schools, colleges, hospitals etc. We don’t even know how many are what we more commonly understand as NGOs

Updated on Dec 1, 2018, 7:32 PM IST

Uniting opposition to ‘save Indian democracy’: Chandrababu Naidu after meet with Deve Gowda

TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru in a bid to unite the opposition parties against the BJP ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Updated on Nov 8, 2018, 7:02 PM IST

Don’t mind going back but ensure democracy, say Rohingyas in Hyderabad

The Rohingyas settled in Hyderabad are now reconciled to the fact that they might be told to go back sooner or later.

Published on Oct 14, 2018, 11:49 PM IST

‘Dissent is symbol of vibrant democracy’: Justice Chandrachud on activists’ arrest case

The Supreme Court Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by the Maharashtra Police in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT to probe their arrest.

Published on Sep 28, 2018, 10:54 PM IST

PM Modi formulates 2019 mantra for BJP workers: ‘Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot’

Prime Minister said the motto of every worker should be “Mera Booth, Sabse Majboot’.

Updated on Sep 13, 2018, 3:33 PM IST

Victory of democracy, people, says Mamata Banerjee on SC’s panchayat poll verdict

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Updated on Aug 24, 2018, 5:47 PM IST

India set example for world by supporting democracy, diversity: Mike Pompeo

US secretary of state Michael Pompeo lauded the contribution of the vibrant Indian-American diaspora and young students in strengthening ties between America and India.

Updated on Aug 15, 2018, 4:29 PM IST

Secularism bulwark of democracy

Seventy-one years after independence, India presents a mosaic of hope and despair, pride and prejudices.

Updated on Aug 14, 2018, 12:24 PM IST

He fine tuned democracy and helped safeguard secularism, federalism: Sitaram Yechury on Somnath Chatterjee

Somnath Chatterjee had a significant role in initiating discussions over the formation of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), says CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

Published on Aug 13, 2018, 11:17 PM IST

Voice of the South: How M Karunanidhi deepened Indian democracy

M Karunanidhi speaks to the media at DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam in Chennai in 2016.

Updated on Aug 7, 2018, 10:38 PM IST

Curbs on international media are not wise

The revival of long-standing restrictions also suggests there are sizeable parts of India where disaffection exists which the government does not want the outside world to see

Updated on Jul 29, 2018, 2:22 PM IST

India feared turning into illiberal democracy, says Hamid Ansari

File photo of former vice-president Hamid Ansari.

Updated on Jul 12, 2018, 11:55 PM IST

Democracies such as India need more anarchy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during a book release on the occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Day 2018, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. In Panchayati Raj, decisions are taken at the grassroots and they are scaled up to the district level.

Updated on Jul 7, 2018, 4:39 PM IST

Democracy under attack in India, says Manto director Nandita Das

Nandita Das’ Manto was recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

Updated on Jun 8, 2018, 2:05 PM IST

Congress has throttled democracy in last 70 years, says Parnami

MLA and outgoing state BJP president Ashok Parnami at a press conference in Jaipur on Friday.

Updated on May 18, 2018, 9:48 PM IST

Justice Chelameswar hailed for ‘upholding democracy’ on his last day in Supreme Court

Supreme Court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar

Updated on May 18, 2018, 2:40 PM IST

Won’t tolerate murder of democracy: Sachin Pilot

State Congress president Sachin Pilot and supporters burn an effigy of PM Narendra Modi in Jaipur on Thursday.

Updated on May 17, 2018, 9:57 PM IST

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