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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...- Quote of the day by Nelson Mandela: 'There is nothing more dangerous than a...' Life lessons on human nature, anger and shame by first Black president of South AfricaQuote of the Day by Nelson Mandela highlights the impact of humiliation on human behavior. The quote explains how shame, rejection, and los...
- On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
- "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 ...
- French Senate Chairman pushes strategic partnership on his first ever India visitGérard Larcher, Chairman of the French Senate, is on an official visit to India to strengthen bilateral ties. He will meet with Jagdeep Dha...
- 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...
- Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong's next leaderAs the only candidate in the polls, Lee was expected to win, especially since he had Beijing's endorsement and last month obtained 786 nomi...
- Hong Kong kicks off leadership polls with sole candidate John LeeThe election on Sunday follows major changes to Hong Kong's electoral laws last year to ensure that only “patriots” loyal to Beijing can ho...
- America calls China's new move a 'direct attack' on Hong Kong's autonomy"If implemented, these measures would drastically undermine Hong Kong democratic institutions and they run directly counter to the Basic La...
- 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...
- PM Narendra Modi's remarks at my farewell considered departure from accepted practice: Hamid AnsariIn his last interview before he demitted office, Ansari had pointed out that Muslims in the country were experiencing a "feeling of unease".
- Countries that have kept the age of youth enfranchisement under 18Almost 90 per cent of nations have a voting age of 18, in the remaining countries, the age varies from as low as 16 to as high as 21.
- Chinese official media dubs Hong Kong's Umbrella revolution "defeated"Agitators, mainly students, were demanding China to repeal the rule to screen candidates for the 2017 elections for the chief executive of ...
- Barack Obama joins NSA Rice meeting with Chinese Foreign MinisterDuring the meeting Obama underscored his commitment to strengthening cooperation on shared challenges, such as climate change, the Ebola ep...
- China rules out ‘full democracy’ for Hong KongThe Chinese parliament rejected the demand for "full democracy" by activists in Hong Kong while approving a system of limited elections in ...
- Hong Kong's next leader to be vetted by ChinaChina has warned activists against disruptive protests, saying that it has the right to determine how Hong Kong's government is run.
- Don't tell us how to run Hong Kong: China to USChina today asked the US to stop issuing orders regarding political reforms in Hong Kong asserting that Washington has no right to interfer...
- French delegation apprised of Singur impasse by Bengal CMA delegation of Senators of the French Upper House today was apprised of the controversies about acquisition of land for the Tata Motors Na...
- Democrats face key test as Hong Kong votesHong Kong voters headed to the polls on Sunday, with the city's pro-democracy parties scrambling to avoid heavy losses and several high-pro...
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