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US Slips To Lowest-Ever Rank In Global Corruption Index, Denmark Tops List Again
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) warned Tuesday of worsening corruption in democracies worldwide and said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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India Ranks 85th Among 180 Countries In Global Corruption Index: Report
India's rank improved one place to 85 among 180 countries in a corruption perception index (CPI) of 2021, according to a new report by Transparency International which, however, raised concern over the country's democratic status.
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Shiv Sena Targets Centre Over "Attempts To Muzzle Dissenting Voices"
The Shiv Sena today said there have been attempts to muzzle dissenting voices and this is one of the reasons for India slipping in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking.
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Union Minister's Comeback On P Chidambaram's "Real Tukde Tukde Gang" Barb
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram after the latter's attack of the centre on Thursday over India slipping 10 places in the global democracy index.
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PM Modi And BJP "Endangering World's Biggest Democracy": The Economist
The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant India" and criticised the Narendra Modi government over the new citizenship law CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), commenting that it "imp...
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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"Real Tukde-Tukde Gang": P Chidambaram Attacks Centre On Democracy Index
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked the BJP-ruled centre, alleging it undermined democratic institutions and eroded democracy in the past two years.
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"Erosion Of Liberties": India Slips 10 Places In Democracy Index 2019
India has dropped 10 places to be ranked 51st of 167 independent territories in the Democracy Index 2019 - a list of the most democratic countries in the world - said the Economist in its annual report
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India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest since 2002
India has dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index, which its authors said is the lowest for the "world's biggest democracy" since 2002.
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US Slips To Lowest-Ever Rank In Global Corruption Index, Denmark Tops List Again
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) warned Tuesday of worsening corruption in democracies worldwide and said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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India Ranks 85th Among 180 Countries In Global Corruption Index: Report
India's rank improved one place to 85 among 180 countries in a corruption perception index (CPI) of 2021, according to a new report by Transparency International which, however, raised concern over the country's democratic status.
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Shiv Sena Targets Centre Over "Attempts To Muzzle Dissenting Voices"
The Shiv Sena today said there have been attempts to muzzle dissenting voices and this is one of the reasons for India slipping in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking.
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Union Minister's Comeback On P Chidambaram's "Real Tukde Tukde Gang" Barb
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram after the latter's attack of the centre on Thursday over India slipping 10 places in the global democracy index.
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PM Modi And BJP "Endangering World's Biggest Democracy": The Economist
The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant India" and criticised the Narendra Modi government over the new citizenship law CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), commenting that it "imp...
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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"Real Tukde-Tukde Gang": P Chidambaram Attacks Centre On Democracy Index
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked the BJP-ruled centre, alleging it undermined democratic institutions and eroded democracy in the past two years.
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"Erosion Of Liberties": India Slips 10 Places In Democracy Index 2019
India has dropped 10 places to be ranked 51st of 167 independent territories in the Democracy Index 2019 - a list of the most democratic countries in the world - said the Economist in its annual report
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India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest since 2002
India has dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index, which its authors said is the lowest for the "world's biggest democracy" since 2002.
