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
MDMK leader Vaiko | Photo Credit: ANI MDMK general secretary and MP Vaiko has opposed the concept of ‘One Nation, One Election’ and has said it goes against democracy. In his letter to Niten Chandra , secretary of the High Level Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’, Mr. Vaiko pointed out that while some of … Read more
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose. File | Photo Credit: PTI In the backdrop of incidents of violence ahead of the Panchayat polls in West Bengal, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Thursday (June 29) sent out a strong message to the State administration, saying the “death knell of democracy” should not ring in the hands … Read more
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. | Photo Credit: AP India like the U.S. is a vibrant democracy and the two nations are going to continue to work on their bilateral relationship, the White House said amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit. Also read | PM Modi in U.S. LIVE updates: PM Modi-Biden talks … Read more
Locals gather after the Coromandel Express derails after hitting a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Odisha train accident | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash The accident took place at around 7 p.m. when two coaches of 12864 (SMVB-HWH) Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga … Read more