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 ...
24 Jan, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
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 ...
15 Oct, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
'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...
15 Oct, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
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...
15 Oct, 2024, 03.46 PM IST
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 ...
19 May, 2024, 11.05 PM IST
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...
05 Feb, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
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...
25 Jan, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
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...
24 Jan, 2024, 05.51 PM IST
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...
31 Mar, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
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...
09 Mar, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
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...
26 Jan, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
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 ...
08 Nov, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
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 ...
20 Jul, 2020, 08.40 PM IST
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 ...
25 Jan, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
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...
25 Jan, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
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.
14 Jun, 2017, 06.42 AM IST
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.
18 May, 2011, 04.46 AM IST