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Tell us pros and cons of SIR, in ParliamentParliament's winter session began with disruptions. The Opposition demanded a debate on the Special Intensive Revision or SIR process. SIR ...- Polimmick: Discord in Nepal & Divided States of America; Diella in AlbaniaNepal saw youth using Discord for protests and electing Sushila Karki as Prime Minister. The app also appeared in the Charlie Kirk case. Al...
- "Jab sadak khaamosh hai, sadan awara hoti hai": VP candidate Sudershan Reddy praises Rahul GandhiFormer Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy who has been nominated as the INDIA bloc's candidate for the Vice-Presidential election on Tue...
- View: To preserve the Constitution, we must confront the evils of democracyJawaharlal Nehru's 'objectives resolution' laid the foundation for India as a republic. The Constitution, emphasizing democracy, universal ...
- It’s not geography but institutional heft that makes countries rich or poorDaron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, and Simon Johnson received the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on institutions and economic ...
- 'India symbolizes pluralism, democracy while Pakistan reminds world of terrorism'India responded strongly to Pakistan at a UN debate, highlighting its values of democracy and diversity. India accused Pakistan of spreadin...
- India at UN condemns Pakistan's "unsubstantiated allegations" on Jammu-Kashmir, urges to cease human rights abusesAt a UN debate, Indian Counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose strongly condemned Pakistan for its allegations on Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. He u...
- Turnout's turning out all rightOut of the 17 Lok Sabha elections starting from 1951, voter turnout exceeded 60% on only seven occasions. The threshold of 65% was reached ...
- The many political cloaks of Pakistan ArmyPakistan's military, fearing unrest, seeks to control election outcomes, sidelining ex-PM Imran Khan. Khan, jailed on various charges, is b...
- 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...
- AMU minority status: How can Centre not accept 1981 amendment by Parliament, asks SCThe Supreme Court of India expressed surprise at the Centre's refusal to accept the 1981 amendment to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) A...
- How India’s gargantuan electoral exercise is the primary indicator of its democratic heftDemocracy is sovereignty vested in the people - Abraham Lincoln's 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'. The will of th...
- Low voter turnout: Why this is a worrying trend and how to fix itPostal ballots, when counted, will add to the turnout percentage, but only marginally. Uttar Pradesh, which accounts for 15 crore of the ov...
- Election in vaccination mode: Twin tasks for 5 assembly pollsOperational guidelines issued by the ministry of health and family welfare underline that “The entire vaccination process will be broadly s...
- View: Bihar tests democracy positive amid world-wide pandemicPeople of Bihar have vindicated the EC decision to go ahead with the conduct of polls that it described as “a leap of faith and not a leap ...
- View: Vikas Dubey as democracy deficitIn the chain of events that culminated in the killing of Dubey, what was missing was ‘the due process of law’ to establish his culpability ...
- Some voters don't realise importance of right to exercise franchise: President KovindAddressing an event on National Voters' Day marking the establishment of the Election Commission in 1950, the President said from the very ...
- Some voters do not realise importance of right to exercise franchise: President KovindAddressing the National Voters' Day event here to mark the establishment of the Election Commission in 1950, the President said from the fi...
- View: Recent violations of democracy also offer a chance to build a new IndiaThere have recently been instances of extreme violation of democracy. But they are also invitations to expand democracy by resisting them.
- Are we living in a gilded age?India's current phase of fast growth is more golden than gilded, comparisons with US' past are misplaced.
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