J&K: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says again 'disallowed' to offer Friday prayers at Jama MasjidMirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Hurriyat Conference chairman, stated he was once again prevented from leading Friday prayers at Srinagar's Jamia M...
26 Sep, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
Are Trump's policies undermining civil liberties & America's democratic values?Donald Trump faces widespread protests over his authoritarian actions. His policies on immigration, foreign relations, and domestic issues ...
18 Jun, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
What does the No Kings protest mean? What is No Kings Day, and why are millions protesting in U.S?Across the United States, a grassroots movement known as the 'No Kings Day of Defiance' has emerged, protesting against President Trump's p...
15 Jun, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
Online mobs disgrace dissent: Misri abuse episode shows freedom of expression isn’t a license for venomForeign Secretary Vikram Misri, prominent during Operation Sindoor briefings, faced severe online abuse following the India-Pakistan 'stopp...
13 May, 2025, 11.33 PM IST
USA's most iconic status at risk? Global watchdog warns U.S. could lose democracy status, flags Donald Trump’s recent actions as authoritarianA recent global democracy report warns that the US may lose its democracy status next year. The report highlights concerns over actions by ...
19 Mar, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
China bans celebrities with 'lapsed morals' from endorsing productsRegulators said the push was to ensure China's society was "guided by Xi Jinping thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a ne...
02 Nov, 2022, 07.40 PM IST
US strategy can be India's opportunityThe US national security establishment recognises the threat that nuclear-enabled China and Russia present. The latter is not shy of brandi...
13 Oct, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off "expansion of autocracy": Taiwanese EnvoyIndia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan but both sides have trade and people-to-people relations. In 1995, New Delhi set up ...
02 Oct, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
SKM calls for nationwide protests on completion of 11 months of farmers' movement todayFour farmers were killed in Tikonia area of Lakhimpur Kheri district, the native place of the Union minister, in Uttar Pradesh on October 3...
26 Oct, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
Afghanistan and the American identity crisisBut America, disillusioned with itself, is now withdrawing. And there’s a strong possibility that this withdrawal will produce a strategic ...
16 Jul, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Withdraw cases lodged against farmers for protest marches: Samyukt Kisan MorchaSKM, the umbrella body of farmer bodies spearheading the agitation, said the Chandigarh police has booked several farmer leaders on several...
27 Jun, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
Chinese forces moved up to north of India along LAC, says PompeoSeveral areas along the LAC in Ladakh and North Sikkim have witnessed major military build-up by both the Indian and Chinese armies recentl...
02 Jun, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
Federal structure is being bulldozed by the unilateral, arbitrary action of Centre: Mamata BanerjeeIn the name of cooperative federalism, opinions of States are being bulldozed. This is dictatorship,” said Banerjee at Nabanna.
20 Aug, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
Mani Shankar Aiyar says India foisting orders on Nepal, Sushma Swaraj hits backAiyar today attacked the govt in Rajya Sabha over the Nepal issue, alleging that India was trying to foist orders on it in the garb of advi...
07 Dec, 2015, 10.59 PM IST
Tahrir Square protests and beginnings of a new dictatorship in EgyptThe operation by the security forces in Egypt against supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi can only be described as slaughter.
16 Aug, 2013, 04.35 AM IST
- Opposition, Press Council chairman Markandey Katju attack 'intolerant' Mamata Banerjee
CPM, her main rival in the state, lashed out at her saying her action reflected "authoritarianism" while BJP castigated her action.
13 Aug, 2012, 05.56 AM IST
- I am an honest friend of China: Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, believes that he is an honest friend of China and describes himself as pro-Chines...
14 Jun, 2008, 04.33 PM IST