The well-known Washington-based think tank Freedom House has downgraded India’s freedom score from “free” to “partially free,” saying that civil rights and liberties “have been eroding since Narendra Modi left. became prime minister in 2014, “referring specifically to attacks on Muslims. of the sedition law and the government’s response to …
Read More »India on US reaction to agricultural protests: ‘Red Fort violence evoked similar sentiments in India as Capitol incident’
The US State Department has “recognized” the steps India is taking toward agricultural reforms, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in its response to the former’s reaction to protests by farmers in India. He also said that any protest should be seen in the “context of India’s democratic politics and …
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Rahul Gandhi said the laws would take away the livelihoods of millions of farmers. New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, in a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government over farmers’ protests, said today that “there is no democracy” in India and that those who rose up against the …
Read More »UP Sends Rs 50 Lakh Notice to Farmers for Protesting New Farm Laws
New Delhi: Amid a series of accusations made by many BJP leaders to derail the farmers’ protest, the Uttar Pradesh government sent farmers a Rs 50 lakh notice for protesting against the new agricultural laws. The notices were sent to six leaders in UP’s Sambhal district, mainly from the Bharatiya …
Read More »What I said was that India has too much democracy to reflect China’s model, writes Amitabh Kant
Days after receiving criticism for his “too much democracy” comment on the farmers’ protest, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant tried to explain his position, saying that his speech was taken out of context and that what he said and what was attributed to him are polar opposites. In an editorial …
Read More »Mukesh Ambani Says India Will Prove Cynics Wrong, Turn Into A $ 5 Trillion Economy
Mukesh Ambani said that India has developed world-class strengths in chip design. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) President Mukesh Ambani said that the Indian economy will soon recover and grow with unprecedented acceleration. Mukesh Ambani said at an event that India will prove the cynics wrong by becoming a $ 5 …
Read More »New Parliament building: Supreme Court allows opening ceremony with horsemen | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday he expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Center, but allowed him to go ahead with the proposed groundbreaking ceremony for the Central View Project after the government assured him that no construction or demolition work would be started until the higher court decided the …
Read More »New Parliament building: Supreme Court allows opening ceremony with horsemen | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday he expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Center, but allowed him to go ahead with the proposed groundbreaking ceremony for the Central View Project after the government assured him that no construction or demolition work would be started until the higher court decided the …
Read More »New Parliament building: Supreme Court allows opening ceremony with horsemen | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday he expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Center, but allowed him to go ahead with the proposed groundbreaking ceremony for the Central View Project after the government assured him that no construction or demolition work would be started until the higher court decided the …
Read More »PM will lay the first stone of the new Parliament building on December 10 | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi will lay the foundation stone for the New Parliament building on December 10 with a ‘bhoomi pujan’ for the project to be completed in 2022, coinciding with 75 years of India’s independence, at an estimated cost of more than 970 million rupees . “The …
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