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MVA leaders slam Centre over handling of Wangchuk's protest; call it suppression of dissentOpposition leaders criticised the Centre's handling of Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike. They called the action irresponsible and shameful, a...- Rahul Gandhi calls Wangchuk's removal 'wrong', says force won't deter studentsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the removal of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar during his hunger strike, calling...
- Ex-CEC Quraishi bats for making right to vote a fundamental rightFormer CEC S Y Quraishi advocates for the right to vote as a fundamental right. He questions why the right not to vote is constitutional bu...
- Massive anti-Pakistan protests begin in PoJK following brutal crackdown, arrest of 600 civil rights activistsMassive protests have erupted across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir following the arrest of over 600 activists, including leader Shauk...
- Pakistani forces open fire on protest rally as massive anti-Islamabad uprising grips PoJKMassive protests have erupted across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) as the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) de...
- Congress makes strong pitch for making right to vote a fundamental rightThe Congress is advocating for the right to vote to be declared a fundamental right, citing concerns over voter suppression and arbitrary d...
- Did Joe Biden’s ex-medical advisor Fauci fund China’s Wuhan Lab research behind Covid-19 outbreak? Tulsi Gabbard’s final act with ‘never-before-seen’ documents reveals explosive claimsOutgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has leveled serious accusations against Anthony Fauci, alleging he funneled US tax...
- Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if US sanctions liftedA potential deal to end the war between Washington and Tehran presents a paradox: sanctions relief could significantly empower Iran's Revol...
- Psychology explains why intelligent, confident people often stay silent in groups, and how that silence can create the illusion that everyone agreesPeople often stay silent even when they disagree, fearing isolation. This 'Spiral of Silence' makes minority views seem less common. Social...
- Santanu Sen resigns as TMC national spokesperson, slams party over RG Kar rowTMC leader Santanu Sen has resigned as the party's national spokesperson. He cited controversies like the R G Kar incident and public rejec...
- Centre cracked down on CJP after IB warning on possible unrest, claim Maharashtra Cong leadersMaharashtra Congress leaders accuse the ruling BJP of suppressing public dissent by blocking social media accounts of the satirical 'Cockro...
- 'Courts can hold sedition trials if accused has no objection': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that trials under the sedition law, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, can proceed if the accused agrees. T...
- Congress delegation meets Gujarat Governor, accuses BJP of indulging in 'bulldozer politics'The delegation, which included Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathwa, AICC Gujarat in charge Raghu Sharma and several MLAs and senior leaders...
- 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...
- Dissent is normal to civilisation, it can't be equated to 'terrorism': Romila Thapar"Dissent is normal to civilisation and it can not be equated to terrorism. It is now being denied by weakening the democratic institutions,...
- Arrest of activists shows 'emergency-like' conditions prevailing in country: Yashwant SinhaThe Pune police yesterday raided residences of several prominent activists in several states and arrested at least five of them for suspect...
- Free expression in varsities under threat: Manmohan Singh"Regrettably, independent thinking and free expression at Indian universities are now under threat," Manmohan Singh said.
- Former PM Manmohan Singh deplores 'blatant violation' of right to freedom of thoughtThe senior Congress leader said that all right-thinking people have condemned such incidents in the strongest term as an "assault on the na...
- Suppressing dissent diminishes essence of democracy: Vice President Hamid AnsariAnsari strongly pitched for affirmative action for Muslims as a prerequisite to ensure a the success of the government's 'sabka saath sabka...
- CPI(M) welcomes SC verdict on "draconian" IT Act provisionCPI(M) while welcoming the verdict, said the section defended civil liberties and was often misused by governments to suppress dissent.
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