Tag: democracy
Why do we need to be concerned about the DNA Bill?
The Parliament before every session provides a list of government businesses expected to take up to inform both the opposition as well as people...
Madras HC Calls CBI ‘caged parrot’, Asks Union Govt to Make...
"This order is an attempt to release the 'Caged Parrot (CBI)'," the Madurai bench of Madras High Court said on Tuesday while giving a...
Tunisia, a decade from the Arab Spring
On 25 July 2021, President Kais Saied suspended the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, the Tunisia Parliament. A 1-month curfew was instituted...
Journalists Patricia Mukhim and Anuradha Bhasin Move SC Against Sedition
Adding to the list of petitions challenging the constitutional morality of Sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, journalists Patricia Mukhim and...
H S Doreswamy: A Metaphor of a Model Citizen
In May 2017, H S Doreswamy joined the efforts of the Namma Bengaluru Foundation to save the lakes of Bangalore. He was aware the...
Chile’s Constitution and the Independent voice
In May 2021, with over 95% of the votes counted, the results of the Chilean constitutional Referendum are being decided. Resulting from mass protests...
Sen, above and beyond the trolls
Amartya Sen’s criticism of the ruling NDA government at different occasions has led him to face massive trolling from the right-wing in India. Orchestrated...
J&K local body Elections: Its BJP Vs Gupkar Alliance
In the first-ever District Development Council (DDC) polls in J&K, while it looks like BJP is leading in Hindu dominated areas of Jammu, it...
What bothered Gandhi then is haunting us today
The fear that was absent during wartime started bothering Gandhi once the war ended. Gandhi ji started feeling lonely once it was sure that...
International Day of Democracy Amidst The Decline of Democratic Pillars
15 September is observed as the International Day of Democracy based on a 2007 resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution was...
