New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijendra Gupta said on Saturday that constructive dialogue remains the cornerstone of a healthy democracy and a harmonious society. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day National Seminar on “Vartaman Samay Mein Shastrarth”, Gupta added that the current times are dominated by social media that provides every individual a platform to express opinion but people must cultivate the ability to listen to differing viewpoints.”Democracy is stren…
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Male, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s governance failures have extended beyond domestic politics and are increasingly affecting its global standing. The United States Trade Representative has concluded that Islamabad has failed to effectively enforce prohibitions against forced labour, while the European Union (EU) has pressed Pakistani authorities to deliver meaningful progress on human rights, labour protections, and governance reforms, a report has stated. Recently, Pakistani media has increasingly…
Amaravati, June 14 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday accused the N. Chandrababu Naidu government of suppressing the voice of the people and the opposition.He slammed the coalition government in the state for what he described as targeting the social media handles of the YSR Congress Party.In a post on X, he alleged that the state government continues to suppress the voices of the people and the opposition.“After the ta…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) AI company OpenAI has revealed two clusters of ChatGPT accounts, likely originating from China, that used its models in support of apparent covert influence operations that promoted narratives in an attempt to manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and wider tech policies.The first cluster generated social media comments and images claiming that data center buildouts for AI were increasing electricity prices for average families. OpenAI named this cluster the …
Jaipur, June 13 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Panchayats and urban local bodies have been without elected representatives for several months, with the election process yet to begin despite a High Court directive to complete polls by July 31.So far, no poll notification has been issued. It has been almost seven months since the High Court first intervened; however, the election process has been trapped in a pack of files, commissions, and official correspondence. Every institution involved appears to have…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India’s steady economic ascent supported by sustained growth, a young population and resilient democratic institutions is poised to challenge the notion that authoritarianism is a necessary shortcut to rapid development, a new report has said.The report from India Narrative said that India’s consistent growth trajectory refutes long‑standing assumptions that political repression is required to build modern industrial and technological capacity.India’s arrival as a g…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) As the Congress staged a protest here over the cancellation of party leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh, its state party chief Jitu Patwari said that they were ready to be arrested if not allowed to stage the agitation.Addressing reporters amid the protests, Patwari said: “If the Election Commission does not listen, if the President does not listen, and if we are not allowed to protest on the streets, then we are prepared to be arr…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan on Friday asserted that the party will continue their “fight” for justice following the Supreme Court declining to interfere with the Returning Officer’s decision rejecting her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh over the alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case in Telangana.The court observed that once a Returning Officer rejects a nomination paper, the statutory remedy available to an aggrieved candidate is…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has endorsed Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s suggestion that regional parties, which originated from Congress, should reunite with the party and collectively rally behind Rahul Gandhi’s leadership. Speaking on the need for greater opposition unity, Gehlot said the current political moment demands a united fight to protect democracy.”There is substance in what Sanjay Raut has said. The time has come to fight to save democracy…
Seoul, June 11 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for a speedy and rigorous investigation into ballot shortages reported during last week’s local elections. During a meeting with officials from the interior, justice, education and culture ministries, as well as the National Police Agency and the prosecution, Kim said bipartisan cooperation is needed to investigate the ballot shortage to solidify democracy, Yonhap News Agency reported. His remarks came as the Natio…