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AAP's Raghav Chadha Says Public Trust In Banks Declining, Cites Frauds, Hidden Charges
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha said banks are not just financial institutions but the foundation of democracy, playing a crucial role in people's lives.
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Democracy "In Trouble, Declining" In Half Of All Countries, Says Watchdog
Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic decline, ranging from flawed elections to curtailed rights including freedoms of expression and assembly, an intergovernmental watchdog group said on Thursday.
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Rahul Should Stop "Cambridge Cries, London Lies": Minister Anurag Thakur
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said Rahul Gandhi should stop his "Cambridge cries and London lies" of democracy on decline and face the electorate in India, instead of seeking help from his "foreign friends".
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"Autocracies Will Run The World": Joe Biden Reveals What Xi Jinping Said In Phone Conversation
President Joe Biden revealed in a speech to the US Naval Academys graduating class that Chinese President Xi Jinping warned him that democracies are on the decline and that "autocracies will run the world".
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Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Triple Talaq Cases Dropped By 82% Since Law Against It Came Into Force: Minister
There has been about 82 per cent decline in triple talaq cases since the law against the "social evil" was put in place, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday, terming August 1, when the legislation came into being as, "Muslim women's rights day".
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Wouldn't Sell Bricks to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, So Fans are Donating Theirs
The outspoken Chinese artist - famous in China for using his art to campaign for democracy and free speech - said on social media over the weekend that LEGO declined a recent order request because "they cannot approve the use of LEGOs for political works." Ai wanted the tiny toy bricks for an art installation he was creating to recognize Australian...
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AAP's Raghav Chadha Says Public Trust In Banks Declining, Cites Frauds, Hidden Charges
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha said banks are not just financial institutions but the foundation of democracy, playing a crucial role in people's lives.
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Democracy "In Trouble, Declining" In Half Of All Countries, Says Watchdog
Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic decline, ranging from flawed elections to curtailed rights including freedoms of expression and assembly, an intergovernmental watchdog group said on Thursday.
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Rahul Should Stop "Cambridge Cries, London Lies": Minister Anurag Thakur
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said Rahul Gandhi should stop his "Cambridge cries and London lies" of democracy on decline and face the electorate in India, instead of seeking help from his "foreign friends".
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"Autocracies Will Run The World": Joe Biden Reveals What Xi Jinping Said In Phone Conversation
President Joe Biden revealed in a speech to the US Naval Academys graduating class that Chinese President Xi Jinping warned him that democracies are on the decline and that "autocracies will run the world".
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Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Triple Talaq Cases Dropped By 82% Since Law Against It Came Into Force: Minister
There has been about 82 per cent decline in triple talaq cases since the law against the "social evil" was put in place, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday, terming August 1, when the legislation came into being as, "Muslim women's rights day".
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Wouldn't Sell Bricks to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, So Fans are Donating Theirs
The outspoken Chinese artist - famous in China for using his art to campaign for democracy and free speech - said on social media over the weekend that LEGO declined a recent order request because "they cannot approve the use of LEGOs for political works." Ai wanted the tiny toy bricks for an art installation he was creating to recognize Australian...
