'None Of The Above' button ensures secrecy
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
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
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
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
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
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