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City Comment: If Hunt really wants to revive the share-owning democracy he will have to try harder than flogging a stake in a part-nationalised high street bank

Assembly election results 2023: PM Modi he said that such a course of action, of venting frustration against electoral losses, would be counter-productive to the Opposition and harmful for the country.

Disinformation that has been “scaled up and weaponised” on social networking platforms presents a major challenge and threat to democracy and media credibility, N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited, said on Sunday. Speaking at the opening session of the fifth World Media Summit (WMS) held in Guangzhou,…

V.D. Satheesan, Opposition leader, draws comparison between PR agencies in India and Nazi Germany's Joseph Goebbels. He believes dictators can be easily defeated and urges upholding of democracy and secularism. M.K. Muneer suggests Congress leadership start Nehruvian Schools as a creative reply to schools propagating divisive education.

UP Deputy CM Maurya says counting is key to democracy, whether it be vote counting, National Census, or caste census. Many parties in UP demand caste census, but govt declines due to Article 246 of Indian Constitution, which provides for who gets to make laws.

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said that a society which does not encourage its citizens to critically think, question the powers that be, and engage in non-conformist democratic discourse will fail to progress because it will fail to create dissenters.

Terming veteran politician and prominent Lingayat leader Bheemanna Khandre ‘a born fighter’, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Mr. Khandre had fought tirelessly for the inclusion of present-day Kalyana Karnataka in Karnataka State.

In wide-ranging interviews with The Associated Press, six sitting Black attorneys general discussed the challenges and opportunities of serving as the top law enforcement officer in their respective states

Arriving at a pivotal political moment in Myanmar’s history, the diverse ethnic groups involved in the pro-democracy movement have proven that peace in Myanmar is possible