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New regulation to tackle deepfakes soon assures IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after meeting social media platforms
23 Nov 2023 10:30 AM GMTTerming deepfakes as a new threat to democracy, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the government will come up with new regulations...
Chidambaram accuses Centre of making attempts to hijack democracy
9 Nov 2023 1:42 PM GMTJaipur,: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday accused the BJP-led central government of making "nefarious attempts to hijack democracy"...
Uddhav reaches out to socialists, says old differences can be resolved
15 Oct 2023 3:45 PM GMTMumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the old differences with socialists were mainly ideological which can be settled for...
New Parliament building's architecture killed democracy, conversations claims Congress
23 Sep 2023 8:30 AM GMTThe Congress on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the architecture of the new Parliament building alleging that it has killed...
Democracy cannot be about disruption, disturbance: Dhankhar
23 July 2023 12:15 PM GMTNew Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said disruption and disturbance in temples of democracy cannot be weaponised as a political...
Inefficient legislative drafting can weaken laws, democracy: Home Minister Amit Shah
15 May 2023 5:04 PM GMTNew Delhi: An inefficient legislative drafting system can weaken laws and democracy and even affect functioning of the judiciary, Union Home Minister...
India has a free press, and it really works: US official
22 April 2023 9:30 AM GMTA top US official has lauded the freedom of the press in India and the role of journalists in supporting democracy in the world's most populous...
Rajasthan govt should appeal acquittals in 2008 Jaipur blasts case: Pilot
30 March 2023 3:17 PM GMTJaipur: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot Thursday said the acquittal of the four men who were given capital punishment by a lower court for the...
Abjuring hate speech is fundamental requisite for maintenance of communal harmony: Supreme Court
28 March 2023 4:37 PM GMTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said abjuring hate speech is a fundamental requisite for maintenance of communal harmony in the country, and...
No place in democracy for those who don't believe in it: BJP president Nadda targets Rahul Gandhi
19 March 2023 11:30 AM GMTNew Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of overstepping all bounds of democracy and said he should be sent packing "lock,...
Unparliamentary conduct, undesirable words in political discourse erode people's faith in democracy: LS Speaker Birla
24 Feb 2023 2:20 PM GMTGangtok: Unparliamentary behaviour and the use of undesirable words in political discourse erode people's faith in both democracy and democratic...
BJP lashes out at investor George Soros, says he is 'targeting' Indian democratic system
17 Feb 2023 11:00 AM GMT The BJP on Friday launched a frontal attack on billionaire investor George Soros, accusing him of not only targeting Prime Minister Narendra...