In a few weeks, India will witness the largest celebration of democracy, the Lok Sabha elections. As responsible citizens, it’s both a privilege and a duty to vote. Unfortunately, urban areas often see low voter turnout, including among office-goers. NDTV, with the support of prominent corporate citizens, is launching a campaign to urge voters to…
Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the then Congress govt under late Indira Gandhi had kept him away from his mother’s cremation. “Congress keeps crying foul about democracy, but let me remind them that my mother passed away when the Congress govt put me in jail during the Emergency. I was denied parole to attend her…
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote. The fiery defence minister and his vice-presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka — the eldest son of outgoing leader Joko Widodo –…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said Rahul Gandhi has taken out the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra under adverse conditions to save the country’s democracy and Constitution and if his struggle fails, the people of the country will be enslaved and will suffer under the Narendra Modi government.Addressing a party workers’ convention organised…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has criticised the upcoming general elections, referring to them as ‘mock elections‘ and deeming the process a waste of money, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.Addressing the media at Adiala Jail on Saturday, Qureshi expressed concern over what he sees as the strangulation of democracy…
TAIPEI: Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday he hopes the United States can continue to firmly support Taiwan, as he met the first group of US lawmakers to visit Taipei since he won an election earlier this month.Lai, from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the current vice president, will take office on…
