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"No To Religious Rule": Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights In Syria
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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"Roar For Tamil Nadu's Rights In Parliament": MK Stalin To DMK MPs
Tamil Nadu MPs got a word of encouragement from Chief Minister MK Stalin as they prepared to launch an offensive on a wide range of issues against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the parliament session which will begin Monday.
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Trump Ally Seeks To Block Trans Lawmaker From Women's Restrooms
Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates expressed outrage after a Republican lawmaker introduced a measure that would ban the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress from using women's restrooms in the building.
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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?
The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.
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"Time For America To...": Beyonce Bats For Kamala Harris At Campaign Rally
Beyonce took the stage Friday and introduced Democrat Kamala Harris at the vice president's White House campaign rally in Houston.
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Kamala Harris Speaks Up On The Kind Of Gun She Uses. It's A Glock.
Democratic presidential candidate Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris revealed in an interview broadcast Monday that she owns a Glock semi-automatic pistol -- and said that "of course" she'd fired it on a shooting range.
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Opinion | Indian Americans Cheer Kamala Harris, But Can She Shift Their Votes?
For all the enthusiasm about US Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, her shared roots haven't been enough to convert many Indian American supporters of the Republican Party.
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Kamala Harris Says Israel Has "Right To Defend Itself" Against Hezbollah
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic election nominee, said Tuesday that Israel had a "right to defend itself" following a strike in Hezbollah's stronghol
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"She Is The Best": Biden Urges Democrats To Embrace Kamala Harris
US President Joe Biden urged his supporters on Monday to embrace Vice President Kamala Harris, saying his decision to drop out of the White House race was the "right thing" to have done.
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Abortion Rights To Feature In Biden-Trump's First Presidential Debate
Two years after the US Supreme Court stripped constitutional protections for abortion, the explosive issue will feature prominently in Thursday's debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump -- with the Republican under pressure not to alienate voters.
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93% Of Lok Sabha Poll Winners Are Millionaires: Report
A staggering 93 per cent of the candidates who won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are millionaires, up from 88 per cent in 2019, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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1,644 Lok Sabha Poll Candidates Have Criminal Cases Against Them: Report
Of the 8,337 candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as many as 1,644 have criminal cases registered against them, according to an analysis of the data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Women Make Up Less Than 10% Of Lok Sabha Poll Candidates: Report
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Centre Turned J&K Into "Prison": Mehbooba Mufti's Sharp Attack
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals' rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders.
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How 'Animals' In Bengal Are Encouraging People To Vote This Election
From 'Gendu' to 'Baghu' - this election season, the animals of Bengal are encouraging people to exercise their democratic rights, besides guiding them at polling stations.
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"No To Religious Rule": Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights In Syria
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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"Roar For Tamil Nadu's Rights In Parliament": MK Stalin To DMK MPs
Tamil Nadu MPs got a word of encouragement from Chief Minister MK Stalin as they prepared to launch an offensive on a wide range of issues against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the parliament session which will begin Monday.
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Trump Ally Seeks To Block Trans Lawmaker From Women's Restrooms
Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates expressed outrage after a Republican lawmaker introduced a measure that would ban the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress from using women's restrooms in the building.
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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?
The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.
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"Time For America To...": Beyonce Bats For Kamala Harris At Campaign Rally
Beyonce took the stage Friday and introduced Democrat Kamala Harris at the vice president's White House campaign rally in Houston.
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Kamala Harris Speaks Up On The Kind Of Gun She Uses. It's A Glock.
Democratic presidential candidate Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris revealed in an interview broadcast Monday that she owns a Glock semi-automatic pistol -- and said that "of course" she'd fired it on a shooting range.
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Opinion | Indian Americans Cheer Kamala Harris, But Can She Shift Their Votes?
For all the enthusiasm about US Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, her shared roots haven't been enough to convert many Indian American supporters of the Republican Party.
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Kamala Harris Says Israel Has "Right To Defend Itself" Against Hezbollah
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic election nominee, said Tuesday that Israel had a "right to defend itself" following a strike in Hezbollah's stronghol
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"She Is The Best": Biden Urges Democrats To Embrace Kamala Harris
US President Joe Biden urged his supporters on Monday to embrace Vice President Kamala Harris, saying his decision to drop out of the White House race was the "right thing" to have done.
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Abortion Rights To Feature In Biden-Trump's First Presidential Debate
Two years after the US Supreme Court stripped constitutional protections for abortion, the explosive issue will feature prominently in Thursday's debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump -- with the Republican under pressure not to alienate voters.
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93% Of Lok Sabha Poll Winners Are Millionaires: Report
A staggering 93 per cent of the candidates who won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are millionaires, up from 88 per cent in 2019, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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1,644 Lok Sabha Poll Candidates Have Criminal Cases Against Them: Report
Of the 8,337 candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as many as 1,644 have criminal cases registered against them, according to an analysis of the data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Women Make Up Less Than 10% Of Lok Sabha Poll Candidates: Report
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Centre Turned J&K Into "Prison": Mehbooba Mufti's Sharp Attack
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals' rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders.
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How 'Animals' In Bengal Are Encouraging People To Vote This Election
From 'Gendu' to 'Baghu' - this election season, the animals of Bengal are encouraging people to exercise their democratic rights, besides guiding them at polling stations.
