New Delhi, March 15 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer the Bharat Ratna on the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Kanshi Ram, posthumously, asserting that this would honor the aspirations of millions of people who continue to view him...
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Agartala, March 14 Emphasizing the importance of youth participation in politics, Tripura Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Saturday that the involvement of honest and educated young people is essential to strengthen democracy.Addressing the state-level session of the...
Jaipur, March 12 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot alleged on Thursday that the country is experiencing conditions similar to an "unproclaimed Emergency," and democratic institutions are functioning under pressure.Gehlot also claimed that Parliament is not functioning effectively...
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Jammu, March 12 The Jammu High Court Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry condemned the attack on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and said that there is no place for violence in a democracy.They demanded a thorough investigation into the incident, questioning...
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Jammu, March 12 National Conference president Farooq Abdullah reiterated the demand for the restoration of statehood on Thursday, asserting that the elected government does not have the powers it should have.Responding to a question about remarks by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge...
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Jaipur, March 12 Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot participated in a foot march here on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi during India's freedom movement.The march, organized by the Bharat Seva Sansthan, was held from Shaheed Smarak to...
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Taipei, March 11 – Around 300 people participated in an annual march in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Organizers warned that China's "expansion of authoritarian rule" would not be limited to just one place, according to local media.Kelsang Gyaltsen...
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Tezpur (Assam), March 10 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren appealed to the tribal community of Assam to exercise their democratic rights responsibly in the upcoming assembly elections on Tuesday.Soren addressed a public rally in the Biswanath district, where the newly-formed Jai Bharat...
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Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Tuesday that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the electoral rolls and that the Election Commission's priority is to ensure free, fair, and peaceful elections in West Bengal.Addressing a press conference in...
Taipei, March 9 – Taipei rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's recent remarks about Taiwan on Monday, calling Beijing a "troublemaker" in the international community and a "saboteur of cross-strait peace", according to local media.Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Chia-lung...
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New Delhi, March 8 The BJP on Sunday strongly criticized Mamata Banerjee over her remarks about President Droupadi Murmu, urging the West Bengal Chief Minister to stop talking about protecting the Constitution if she "cannot respect" the President of the country."Under Mamata Banerjee's rule...
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Bhubaneswar, March 8 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday criticised the West Bengal government over the alleged snub of President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to the neighbouring state, saying it is an "insult" to all women and the entire country.On the occasion of...
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New Delhi, March 8 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for "gravely disrespecting" President Droupadi Murmu, calling it a "disregard for the Constitution" and an act that "undermines the rich tradition of democracy".Addressing a...
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Bengaluru, March 8 Taking exception to the alleged protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to West Bengal, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Sunday that differences in political ideology can never justify disrespect for constitutional offices that command universal...
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Kolkata, March 8: Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, targeted the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday for violating norms after a district administration assigned the handling of postal ballots to the West Bengal Police Welfare Organisation.Using his X handle...
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Kolkata, March 8 Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, continued her sit-in protest against alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR voter list on Sunday, with the TMC supremo accusing the BJP of "misusing the Vanish Commission to erase legitimate voters from electoral rolls."This...
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Imphal, March 8 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Sunday condemned the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal for showing "blatant disrespect" to President Droupadi Murmu and ignoring established protocol during her visit to Siliguri.In a post on X, Singh said, "The utter...
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Bengaluru, March 8 Taking exception to the alleged protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to West Bengal, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Sunday that differences in political ideology can never justify disregarding constitutional offices that command universal respect...
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In Kochi, March 7, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that accurate voter lists are the foundation of democracy, and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists was conducted with the clear objective of ensuring that all eligible voters are included and no ineligible...
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Kolkata, March 6 TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee sparked a political controversy on Friday after saying he would have "cut off the finger" of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar if the latter had not been holding the constitutional post, alleging that the election panel chief had behaved "very...