Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan On the occasion of the National Press Day on Sunday (November 16, 2025), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said that in any democracy, institutions may be bent or captured by those in power, but the press must remain the force that keeps democracy … Read more
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said dynastic politics across the political spectrum poses a “grave threat” to Indian democracy and asserted that it is high time India traded “dynasty for meritocracy”. He said that when political power is determined by lineage rather than ability, commitment, or grassroots engagement, the quality of governance suffers. In an … Read more
Congress general secretary (organisation), K.C. Venugopal pointed out that the apex court will hear the case again later this month, while expressing hope that the EC will go with the court’s suggestion. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Congress on Thursday (July 10, 2025) said the Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Election Commission (EC) … Read more
The Chief Minister has sent a stern message that tow the line or face consequences, says YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy. | Photo Credit: File Photo Taking strong exception to the arrest of senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has sent a stern message—”toe our line … Read more
K.K .Kochu, eminent Dalit thinker and author, who passed away in Kottayam on Thursday. After Ayyankali and Poykayil Appachan during the enlightenment struggle came Paul Chirakkarode and Kallara Sukumaran to shape the Dalit movement in Kerala. K.K. Kochu moulded it further with a democratic accent by mainstreaming it as a cultural and knowledge discourse. Born … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, in Ayodhya. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The campaign for Uttar Pradesh, politically the most critical state, which elects 80 MPs to the lower house of parliament, saw the major political parties pitching their campaign agendas across the State in intense campaigning. The … Read more
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with his wife Elke Budenbender and French President Emmanuel Macron with his wife Brigitte Macron speak with people as they visit the Democracy Festival to mark 75 years of the German Basic Law and 35 years of the peaceful revolution, in Berlin, Germany, May 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Emmanuel … Read more
The BJP was trying to topple governments in opposition-ruled states but democracy cannot be allowed to fail, said former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in a message from jail that his wife Kalpana read out at a mega rally in Ranchi on Sunday. She was speaking at the opposition bloc INDIA’s ‘Ulgulan Nyay’ rally, which was … Read more
In 2023, the share of Indians who believed that representative democracy is a good way of governance declined considerably from 2017. | Photo Credit: iStock In India, 85% of respondents to a 2023 survey said that military rule or rule by an authoritarian leader would be good for the country. India’s share was the highest … Read more
A tableau of the Ministry of Culture passes through the Kartavya Path during the 75th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The Ministry of Culture tableau on Republic Day depicted the history of democracy from ancient India to current times using advanced 3-D electronic depiction technology. The … Read more