[ad_1] New Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (File Photo) New Delhi: After the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said that nominated members cannot vote in the election for the Mayoral poll, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described the order a “victory of democracy”. The Chief Minister said that the apex court’sContinue Reading
[ad_1] Minister for Minorities Affairs Smriti Irani (File Photo) After billionaire investor George Soros foretold that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would “have to answer questions” as a result of Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani’s recent stock market woes, Union Minister Smriti Irani urged Indians to stand as one against “foreignContinue Reading
[ad_1] MUNICH — “I’ve discovered I’m popular with Munich taxi drivers,” chortled Mikhail Khodorkovsky. He’s surprised they recognize him. They have been peppering him with questions about the future of Russia and whether its President Vladimir Putin will resort to nuclear weapons or can remain in power. They aren’t theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Some 130,000 demonstrators swarmed the streets that night last month to rally against the country’s new far-right government — arguably the most extreme in Israel’s history — and an agenda that even centrist politicians say threatens Israel’s democracy. The protest wasn’t a one-off. Pro-democracy demonstrations have taken place everyContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government of threatening the fourth pillar of democracy by raiding the BBC. Lashing out at the government over its actions, AAP leader Atishi said: “The BJP wants to suppress every word spoken or shown againstContinue Reading
[ad_1] Thiruvananthapuram: leader and Rajya Sabha member A A Rahim on Sunday criticised the Centre’s decision to appoint retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer, who was part of the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, as Governor of Andhra Pradesh saying it was a blot on Indian democracy. The move to appointContinue Reading
[ad_1] Srinagar, Feb 11 (GNS): National Conference President and Member of the Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the recent move of J&K administration to nominate Numberdars/Chowkidars for villages and towns across J&K runs contrary to the government claims of strengthening democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. Echoing the concernsContinue Reading
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of the Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the recent move of J&K administration to nominate Numberdars/Chowkidars for villages and towns across J&K runs contrary to the government claims of strengthening democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. Echoing theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he promised an era of openness for the social media platform. Yet that transparency will soon come at a price. On Thursday, the social-networking giant will shut down free and unfettered access toContinue Reading
[ad_1] Disney has pulled an episode of “The Simpsons” that includes a line about “forced labor camps” in China from its streaming platform in Hong Kong. The episode — first shown in October last year and titled “One Angry Lisa” — features a scene in which Marge Simpson takes aContinue Reading