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"India An Economic Superpower In The Making": UK PM Keir Starmer
India is an economic superpower in the making, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday, adding the world's largest democracy is also on track to become its third largest by 2028.
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"Beyond Alarming": Rishi Sunak's Impassioned Plea To Save British Democracy
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has issued an impassioned plea for Britain to protect its democracy as he warned that extremist forces were out to tear the country apart and undermine its multi-faith identity.
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"Putin Will Stop At Nothing": Rishi Sunak After Russian Missiles Strike Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said Moscow's latest missile strikes on Ukraine showed Russian President Vladimir "Putin will stop at nothing to achieve his aim of eradicating freedom and democracy".
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Opinion: The Institution Of Speaker - What Telangana Can Tell Bharat
The institution of Speaker is a very important part of parliamentary democracy. In parliamentary democracies, led by the British, the institution remains one of the most important, if not always powerful.
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"Destroying Freedom of Press...": MK Stalin On BBC Tax "Searches"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday slammed the Income Tax department's 'survey' of the offices of the British public broadcaster BBC alleging that the central government was destroying Indian Democracy and Freedom of the Press.
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Left Parties Slam Centre Over Searches At BBC's Delhi, Mumbai Offices
The CPI(M) on Tuesday hit out at the Centre over IT "raids" on the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai, questioning if India remains the "mother of democracy".
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Boris Johnson Vows Democracy Will Triumph Over Evil After UK MP Killing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday led tributes to veteran Conservative MP David Amess, who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents, as police probed whether a suspect arrested was motivated by Islamist extremism.
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Hong Kong Court Denies Bail To Democracy Activist
A Hong Kong court denied bail on Friday to pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, who was re-arrested on the eve of the anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Beijing and the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party.
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"As We Discuss Palestine-Israel..." Shashi Tharoor On UK Farm Row Debate
After New Delhi summoned the UK envoy on Tuesday over "unwarranted discussion" in the British parliament on agricultural reforms in India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor justified the debate, saying that in a democracy you are free to discuss whatever you want.
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Facebook Australia News Blackout: UK Lawmaker Says Time to Get Tough Against ‘Bully Boy Action’
Facebook's move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get tough with the tech giants, a senior British lawmaker said.
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Google Doodle Celebrates India's Independence Day With Unity In Diversity
India Independence Day 2020: Google today commemorated the Independence Day of the world's largest democracy with a picture giving the message of unity in diversity. India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day. It was on this day in 1947 that India won freedom from British colonial rulers after a long struggle.
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Boy, 12, Youngest To Be Convicted In Hong Kong Protests
A 12-year-old boy became the youngest protester to be convicted in the six-month-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a court in the former British colony reserved orders to place him under counselling and supervision for up to three years.
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Amal Clooney Slams Donald Trump Over "Fake News" Attacks On Media
Countries that abuse journalists should pay a "diplomatic price", British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told a conference on media freedom Wednesday, adding that liberal democracies must also "practise what we preach".
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"Unforgivable Breach Of Trust": British PM On Failure To Deliver Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday warned MPs preparing to vote down her EU divorce deal that failing to deliver Brexit would be a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy".
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Bipin Rawat Says, Not Hurt By Comparison With General Dyer
Army Chief Bipin Rawat says he is not affected by those who have compared him with British General Reginald Dyer, who achieved notoriety after ordering the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre of 1919. The comparison had appeared in an article published in the CPM mouthpiece "Democracy", which has party chief Prakash Karat as its editor. The BJP has condemne...
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"India An Economic Superpower In The Making": UK PM Keir Starmer
India is an economic superpower in the making, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday, adding the world's largest democracy is also on track to become its third largest by 2028.
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"Beyond Alarming": Rishi Sunak's Impassioned Plea To Save British Democracy
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has issued an impassioned plea for Britain to protect its democracy as he warned that extremist forces were out to tear the country apart and undermine its multi-faith identity.
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"Putin Will Stop At Nothing": Rishi Sunak After Russian Missiles Strike Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said Moscow's latest missile strikes on Ukraine showed Russian President Vladimir "Putin will stop at nothing to achieve his aim of eradicating freedom and democracy".
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Opinion: The Institution Of Speaker - What Telangana Can Tell Bharat
The institution of Speaker is a very important part of parliamentary democracy. In parliamentary democracies, led by the British, the institution remains one of the most important, if not always powerful.
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"Destroying Freedom of Press...": MK Stalin On BBC Tax "Searches"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday slammed the Income Tax department's 'survey' of the offices of the British public broadcaster BBC alleging that the central government was destroying Indian Democracy and Freedom of the Press.
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Left Parties Slam Centre Over Searches At BBC's Delhi, Mumbai Offices
The CPI(M) on Tuesday hit out at the Centre over IT "raids" on the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai, questioning if India remains the "mother of democracy".
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Boris Johnson Vows Democracy Will Triumph Over Evil After UK MP Killing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday led tributes to veteran Conservative MP David Amess, who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents, as police probed whether a suspect arrested was motivated by Islamist extremism.
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Hong Kong Court Denies Bail To Democracy Activist
A Hong Kong court denied bail on Friday to pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, who was re-arrested on the eve of the anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Beijing and the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party.
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"As We Discuss Palestine-Israel..." Shashi Tharoor On UK Farm Row Debate
After New Delhi summoned the UK envoy on Tuesday over "unwarranted discussion" in the British parliament on agricultural reforms in India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor justified the debate, saying that in a democracy you are free to discuss whatever you want.
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Facebook Australia News Blackout: UK Lawmaker Says Time to Get Tough Against ‘Bully Boy Action’
Facebook's move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get tough with the tech giants, a senior British lawmaker said.
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Google Doodle Celebrates India's Independence Day With Unity In Diversity
India Independence Day 2020: Google today commemorated the Independence Day of the world's largest democracy with a picture giving the message of unity in diversity. India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day. It was on this day in 1947 that India won freedom from British colonial rulers after a long struggle.
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Boy, 12, Youngest To Be Convicted In Hong Kong Protests
A 12-year-old boy became the youngest protester to be convicted in the six-month-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a court in the former British colony reserved orders to place him under counselling and supervision for up to three years.
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Amal Clooney Slams Donald Trump Over "Fake News" Attacks On Media
Countries that abuse journalists should pay a "diplomatic price", British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told a conference on media freedom Wednesday, adding that liberal democracies must also "practise what we preach".
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"Unforgivable Breach Of Trust": British PM On Failure To Deliver Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday warned MPs preparing to vote down her EU divorce deal that failing to deliver Brexit would be a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy".
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Bipin Rawat Says, Not Hurt By Comparison With General Dyer
Army Chief Bipin Rawat says he is not affected by those who have compared him with British General Reginald Dyer, who achieved notoriety after ordering the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre of 1919. The comparison had appeared in an article published in the CPM mouthpiece "Democracy", which has party chief Prakash Karat as its editor. The BJP has condemne...
