Democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the diversity of India and said while our talent may be restricted by language barriers, pride should be taken in the variety of languages that exist in the country. Addressing the nation…

There isn’t much we can agree on these days. But two sweeping statements that might garner broad support are “We need to fix technology” and “We need to fix democracy.”There is growing recognition that rapid technology development is…

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday said no democracy can ever be meaningful and aspirational unless it is inclusive for all citizens, accessible without fear or favour and participative despite differential social,…

With over two dozen MPs suspended from Parliament this week for various lengths of time, the spotlight is on the punitive approach of presiding officers under the NDA government. While some argue that the behaviour of opposition MPs in…

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday congratulated Droupadi Murmuon being sworn in as the 15th President of India, saying her election to the highest office is a testimony to the vibrancy and strength of Indian…

Agenda-driven debates and kangaroo courts being run by the media are detrimental to the health of the democracy, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural lecture instituted in the memory of…

The judiciary is an independent organ and is answerable only to the Constitution of India, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said. Speaking about the wrong notions some political parties have about the judiciary, he said that the party…

There cannot be "double standards" on religiophobia and combating it should not be a "selective exercise" involving only one or two religions but also apply equally to phobias against non-Abrahamic religions, India has said at the United…