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'None Of The Above' button ensures secrecy

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Chennai: The Supreme Court panel, comprising judges P. Sada­sivam, Ranjana Prakash Desai and Ranjan Gogoi, on Friday ordered  the Election Commission of India to provide the 'None Of The Above' (NOTA

Don’t flirt with chaos: Pranab

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Addressing the nation on the eve of the 65th anniversary of independence, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday trained his guns at self-styled anti-corruption crusaders Anna Hazare and Ramdev.

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Endemic protests could lead to flirting with chaos: Pranab Mukherjee

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President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday made a veiled attack at 'endemic' protests against corruption warning that the country would be "flirting with chaos" if its democratic institutions come under an

Our democracy should be more transparent: Misra

For the first time in history, the Legislative Council elections have kicked up a debate among the educated class. Thanks to Indian Institute of Management adjunct professor Ashwin Mahesh, many gradua

Parliament in 1950s and now: Sittings have shrunk

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The number of sittings of both houses of the Indian parliament has gone down drastically over the years, raising concerns by none other than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the efficacy of the pill

Chinese village gets rare taste of democracy

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Residents of a small village in China went to the polls Saturday in a leadership election being hailed as a milestone for those demanding more say in the running of the one-party state.

Although vill

Myanmar on verge of breakthrough: Suu Kyi

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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is readying to run for a seat in the country's Parliament, has said her nation is on the verge of a 'breakthrough' to democracy. The Nobel laureate

US hopes for gradual change

Washington, Feb. 8: The Vice-President of Egypt, Mr Omar Suleiman, says he does not think it is time to lift the 30-year-old Emergency law that has been used to suppress and imprison Opposition leader

Myanmar court postpones decision on Aung San Suu Kyi's release

Myanmar's Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide 'soon' on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against an 18-month house detention sentence which is set to keep her out of the way d

Minister: Democracy icon Suu Kyi may be released

Indonesia's Foreign Minister says Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi may be released from house arrest following national elections next month.

Marty Natalegawa said on Thursday when he presse

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.