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Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...
No Kings Protest today: Who is leading the global movement and what issues have been raised till now?As the No Kings Protest unfolds across thousands of locations, its model stands out as both its defining strength and its biggest challenge...
US government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett saysWhite House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week. Speaking to CNBC, h...
‘President for 90,000 years’: Trump shares AI-generated video hinting at never-ending presidencyPresident Trump's Truth Social posts, including a video depicting his tenure extending to "90,000" and an AI-generated clip showing him as ...
“No Kings” protests: A nationwide rebuke to Trump’s paradeWashington, D.C. is bracing for President Trump's military parade on June 14, coinciding with the Army's 250th anniversary and his birthday...
Trump should seize power even if he loses U.S Elections, a quarter of Republicans think like thatA survey reveals that a quarter of Republicans think Trump ought to take office even in the event that he loses the 2024 race. His supporte...
Poll result setback for BJP, INDIA bloc needs to be wary of Hindutva authoritarianism: CPI(M)The CPI(M) claimed that the Lok Sabha election results were a setback for the BJP, which failed to secure an absolute majority. The party c...
National Voters' Day: Congress hits out at EC for refusing to meet INDIA bloc leaders on VVPAT issueCongress criticised Election Commission for refusing to meet INDIA bloc leaders on demand for greater use of VVPATs in polls, calling it an...
AAP slams CAG audit order in Kejriwal's residence renovation, says it betrays BJP's 'desperation'The Union home ministry has recommended the special CAG audit taking note of a May 24 letter by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena which pointe...
JD(U) alleges 'undeclared emergency' in country, Nitish Kumar calls for Oppn unityThe meeting also passed a resolution which alleged there is an "undeclared emergency" in the country under the BJP government which is "try...
Biden 'Summit for Democracy' to rally nations against rising authoritarianismThe State Department's top official for civilian security, democracy, and human rights Uzra Zeya said the event would bring together both e...
Don't judge a book by its cover — or its titleIf writers and editors cannot be persuaded to discard their affinity for analogies and metaphors, there should at least be some crash cours...
Indian media has always backed free speech: President Pranab MukherjeePresident Mukherjee has said that the media in India has always fought authoritarian tendencies and supported the freedom of individuals to...
Interview between Sushil Modi and Omar Sharif could have had bearing on Bihar electionsBushes and Clintons — presidents past and prospective — currently crowding the US political arena epitomise this phenomenon and its potenti...
Land Acquisition ordinance authoritarian step: CPI(M)The party strongly opposed the move saying that the proposed amendment surrenders the genuine interests of the peasantry and land owners.
CPI(M) urges President not to approve Insurance, Coal OrdinancesYechury said government's "taking recourse to such an Ordinance route under these circumstances would be clear violation of our established...
Ghulam Nabi Azad hails Supreme Court decision on LoP, says NDA argument outlived lifeHe said the apex court's decision yesterday to go into the issue of interpreting the provision of LoP is a "vindication" of Congress' stand.
NDA regime idealess, steals UPA policies: Sonia GandhiShe accused it of having "nothing new to offer" and merely implementing the same programmes and policies of the UPA regime which BJP had op...
BJP slams Sonia Gandhi, says Congress most communal party"The Congress is levelling completely baseless charges and we completely reject this. They (charges) are politically motivated," Prakash Ja...
Narendra Modi government undermining parliamentary, democratic practices: CPI(M)"Instead of the collective responsibility of the Union Cabinet, the PM alone has been officially assigned the duty of taking decisions."