Cockroach Janta Party: Who is the founder, website link, manifesto, and why it’s going viralCockroach Janata Party Website: A new online political group, the Cockroach Janta Party, is trending across Indian social media. It began a...
20 May, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Supreme Court questions Centre over ‘show of independence’ in Election Commission appointmentsThe Supreme Court has raised concerns about the independence of the Election Commission of India. Judges questioned the current selection p...
15 May, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive powerPresident Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly ignored federal court orders. This defiance spans various policy areas, from immigra...
02 May, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
One of Iran's most powerful families founded its largest crypto exchange. It's used by the IRGC to move millionsIran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, is controlled by the sons of the influential Kharrazi family, who concealed their ties for...
02 May, 2026, 06.49 AM IST
US Supreme Court ruling guts minority vote protections, could redraw political map by 2028The Supreme Court significantly weakened a key Civil Rights-era law by striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
Hum AAP ke hain kaun! Why everyone leaves Arvind KejriwalAam Aadmi Party faces another major internal split. Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and six others have resigned to join the BJP. This follows...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
'This is India, not North Korea': Rahul slams Modi over action against Youth Congress membersRahul Gandhi strongly criticized police action against Youth Congress activists. He compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to N...
26 Feb, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
The unelected guardians of Indian democracyIndia's democracy faces challenges as politicians often prioritize personal gain over public interest. However, the nation's constitution, ...
27 Jan, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
View: Demonising critics and scotching dissent diminishes India’s international standingThe latest barrage of criticism comes on top of controversies about Article 370, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, instigators of religious ...
02 Mar, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
I feel stringency over expression of dissent has to be more restrained: Justice Sanjay Kishan KaulDemocracy has to have dissent. Debate itself is a way of dissent. We have a very rich parliamentary heritage of people debating, even when ...
11 Oct, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
Peaceful dissent cannot be dubbed anti-national: SC Judge Deepak Gupta"A citizen has the right to get together (with other citizens) and protest but in a peaceful manner. The government is not always right. We...
25 Feb, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
Blanket labelling of dissent as anti-national hurts ethos of democracy: Justice ChandrachudDelivering a lecture here in Gujarat, Justice Chandrachud also said that use of state machinery to curb dissent instills fear, which violat...
15 Feb, 2020, 10.42 PM IST
South Asian nations should learn from Indo-Afghan ties: Shaida Mohammad Abdali"Afghanistan's relationship with India is time-tested and it is a great example of how two neighbours should live together and help each ot...
04 Nov, 2016, 08.37 PM IST
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...
04 Sep, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
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...
03 Sep, 2014, 09.21 PM IST
- Government accepts legitimate role of civil society, says Salman Khurshid
Khurshid said government accepts the legitimate role of civil society, but there should be clear cut rules of disagreement and engagement i...
17 Mar, 2012, 10.17 PM IST
- Issues regarding growth, innovation need new public spaces by emerging groups in society
Democracy is the idea that needs to be continuously reinvented. New issues keep sprouting. There is a danger that we might apply old format...
02 Mar, 2012, 05.05 AM IST