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Mallikarjun Kharge slams government over detentions, calls India a ‘Muzzled Democracy’Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the Narendra Modi government of suppressing dissent and violating democratic principles. He highlighted the ...
Trump plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources sayThe Trump administration plans to allocate at least $25 million to European civil society groups, including $4 million aimed at strengtheni...
AAP govt muzzling media, alleges opposition after Punjab Kesari group claims being targetedPunjab's opposition parties are accusing the Aam Aadmi Party government of suppressing media freedom. This follows allegations by the Punja...
Journalist bodies condemn raid on NewsClick, call it attempt to 'muzzle' the pressPress Club of India (PCI) said it is deeply concerned about the raids. "We are monitoring the developments and will be releasing a detailed...
TMC govt in Bengal committed to upholding human rights: Mamata BanerjeeTaking to Twitter, the CM, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, said her government has set up 19 human rights courts over the last nine-an...
Arnab Goswami's arrest shows MVA government's 'Emergency-era' mindset: BJPTaking to Twitter, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis said, "Although emergency was defeated in 197...
Sena questions Centre on democracy ranking drop, economic woesIndia slipped 10 places to 51st position in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which ...
If Xi says China is watching Kashmir, then why does PM not say we are watching HK: CongressCongress slams the Modi government for failing to stop China from targeting India's internal matters.
Country facing undeclared emergency under BJP rule: CongressCongress, however, acknowledged that the Emergency, imposed on this day in 1975, "was a mistake" and said lessons have been learned.
Opposition approaches President Pranab Mukherjee, alleges voices of dissent being muzzledA delegation of leaders of various political parties, led by Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, called on the President & sought his urgent i...
Opposition targets govt over JNU, Vemula issue; BJP targets Rahul GandhiInitiating the debate, Congress' Chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia alleged "undue interference" by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Labour...
Hardik Patel arrested in Surat; mobile internet bannedHours after 22-year-old Hardik was detained by police along with 35 of his supporters ahead of his 'Ekta March', he was arrested.
Greenpeace decries move to "muzzle" dissent in democracyAs a result of the cancellation of its FCRA registration the NGO will not be able to receive funds from abroad which constitute upto 30 per...
Greenpeace launches new campaign to reclaim freedom of speechGreenpeace today launched a new campaign to reclaim freedom of speech by recreating Bollywood movie posters highlighting real life stories ...
PM Narendra Modi's is most 'centralised' govt in India's history: Jairam RameshRamesh, a senior Congress leader, also expressed his fear that the country may be moving towards becoming a "illiberal democracy" under Mod...
Re-promulgation shows government's 'disregard' for parliamentary democracy: CongressEarlier too, Cong had hit back at the PM accusing him of using "tyranny of majority" in LS to "muzzle democratic dissent" over the controve...
BJP MLAs protest in House; say Speaker not allowing to raise issuesThe Speaker, who appeared to be displeased with the BJP MLAs' silent protest, urged them to resume their seat, but to no avail.
Greenpeace India says government trying to "muzzle" voices of dissent in democracyThe NGO said that in the absence of any communication from the government, it was forced to believe that the MHA was attempting to "financi...
Am I a threat to nation, asks NitishNitish Kumar, allegedly subjected to tapping, alleged that the episode marked another attempt to do away with the democracy.
- Am I a threat to nation, asks Nitish
Hours after a news magazine claimed that phones of important opposition leaders was tapped, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, allegedly on...