Beijing: Chinese democracy is not really what people expect it to be, a state-run daily said on Saturday, days ahead of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). An article "China's path to democracy" in People's Daily said democracy was not only a system of government but a way of life which meets people's needs. "Admittedly, as public awareness of the right to know and participate...
01:19 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Should General VK Singh have demanded dissolution of Parliament when it has been constitutionally elected? ...
09:23 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Slamming the "ugly display of temper" by Virbhadra Singh after he threatened to break cameras of mediapersons, Press Council chief Markandey Katju on Wednesday said such increasingly intolerant behaviour by politicians against journalists was unacceptable in democracy. "It is deeply regrettable that certain politicians are of late becoming increasingly intolerant towards the media, and are not behaving in a manner which is expected of them in a democracy,"...
12:04 AM, Oct 25, 2012
The government turned to social media on Tuesday as Sam Pitroda fielded questions from journalists on Twitter. ...
11:38 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: After the government faced criticism for so-called censorship of Internet, a key advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sam Pitroda, on Tuesday took to Twitter to answer queries on how information can be "democratised". "I firmly believe that information is the fourth pillar of democracy along with legislature, executive and judiciary," was Pitroda's opening remark during an online conference. Twitter and other social networks are gaining popularity as...
06:15 PM, Sep 25, 2012
We can be proud of many things about our country. As someone who relishes seeing the dynamics of democracy constantly unfold, I am proud that ...
07:20 AM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said the government and private educational institutions should provide qualitative education to children and the eligibility criteria for appointment of teachers must be strictly adhered to. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla said that life of democracy depends on a high standard of education which must be maintained at all costs. "It is a well-accepted fact that democracy cannot be...
10:06 AM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress on Monday hit back at CPI(M) for calling its chief Mamata Banerjee a "fascist", saying it needed no lessons in democracy and tolerance from the Left party whose "ideal" form of government is a dictatorship. "We need no lessons in tolerance from those who have killed 55,000 people in three decades - butchers of Nandigram and more," Trinamool spokesperson Derek O'Brien said. His comments came in...
01:32 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Parliament paralysed, reforms postponed, grid failures and scams, mass killing and an exodus " What's happening to India? ...
09:01 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Several people have in the past courted controversy by either praising or getting close to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. ...
11:50 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: Afghanistan may draw lessons in democracy from India to ensure participation of all ethic groups from across the embattled nation, Indian experts suggested on Saturday. At a round-table in New Delhi on Afghanistan, the suggestion was made by senior journalist Qamar Agha, a key watcher of the war-torn nation, emphasising that it should given up on the presidential form of democracy and shift to parliamentary democracy like India....
02:41 AM, Jul 22, 2012
Gadchiroli: Though the Presidential polls are yet to held, Gondwana University has already described UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee as "the 14th President of the country" in a just-published textbook. The book, 'Democracy in India', has been prescribed for first year students of BA (Political Science) for the ongoing academic session of the newly-formed varsity. Page number 84 under chapter 4 of the book, published under the heading 'Union Executive', has...
08:55 AM, Jul 18, 2012
"Let the Judges also remember that Solomon's throne was supported by lions on both sides: let them be lions, but yet lions under the throne." ...
02:11 PM, Jul 14, 2012
London: Democracy in Britain is often held up as a model across the world, but an audit has said that representative democracy in the country is in 'long-term terminal decline', amidst a rise of corporate power, decaying public faith in institutions and widening political inequality. The audit, conducted by Democratic Audit based at the University of Liverpool, is the fourth conducted by the research organisation with support from the respected...
04:30 PM, Jul 07, 2012
Hong Kong: A pro-democracy heckler interrupted a speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the swearing-in of Hong Kong's new leader on Sunday and tens of thousands of residents marched to protest Chinese rule on the 15th anniversary of the Asian financial hub's return to Beijing's control. The outpouring of discontent underscored rising tensions between the Communist mainland and the vibrant city of 7 million that was returned to China...
10:35 AM, Jul 02, 2012
London: Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi became the first non-head of state to address both houses of Britain's parliament on June 21 in a rare honour she used to ask for help in bringing democracy to the former British colony. Cutting a tiny figure in parliament's cavernous and historic Westminster Hall, the 67-year-old Nobel Peace laureate and opposition leader received a standing ovation on arrival, introduced as "the...
11:55 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Athens: Political parties supporting Greece's international bailout will begin forging a government on Monday after an election victory over radical leftists staved off the prospect of the debt-laden country leaving the euro and brought relief to global markets. Conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras called for broad support after winning Sunday's election over the radical SYRIZA party, which had threatened to cancel the aid deal in defiance of the country's...
10:09 AM, Jun 18, 2012
Fears of a Greek exit from the Eurozone have receded, as the pro-bailout conservative New Democracy Party has won the Parliamentary elections. ...
08:17 AM, Jun 18, 2012
Singapore: The euro jumped to a one-month high and Asian shares rose on Monday after Greece's cliffhanger election delivered a slim parliamentary majority to pro-bailout parties, a result seen as crucial to European leaders' efforts to hold the euro together. US stock index futures and riskier commodities such as crude oil also rose, while gold fell after having gained for the past six sessions, when investors had looked to bullion...
07:21 AM, Jun 18, 2012
Athens: Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe's joint currency receded on Sunday after the conservative New Democracy party came first in a critical election and pro-bailout parties won enough seats to form a joint government. As central banks stood ready to intervene in case of financial turmoil, Greece held its second national election in six weeks after an inconclusive ballot on May 6. With one party advocating ripping...
02:58 AM, Jun 18, 2012
