One of the most cherished domain name in the history of Internet domains - Democracy.com -- is up for sale, and the bid starts at $300,000. First registered in the mid-1990s by online startup Intraactive in Washington, DC, the domain name is currently owned by entrepreneur Talmage Cooley who has put it up for sale as the company has run out of money, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Under the "one country, two systems" formula, Beijing agreed to allow the former British colony to retain a semi-independent status - including certain legal rights not contained in the mainland Chinese system - until the pact's expiration in 2047.
On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy on Sunday, she urged the countrymen to safeguard the constitutional values upon which independent India was founded.
One of the famous incidents in the history of the world, the Tiananmen Square protest and its haunting memories which comes down to one picture known as 'Tank Man'. The image of one man standing in the way of a column of tanks, a day after hundreds possibly thousands of people died, has become a defining image of the 1989 pro-democracy protests.
After hoisting warning flags, police used tear gas to try to disperse the crowd. Protesters responded by throwing bricks and gasoline bombs toward the police. The result was a surreal scene of small fires and scattered paving bricks on the street between the two sides, rising clouds of tear gas and green and blue laser lights pointed by the protesters at the police.
Protesters used an electric saw to slice through the bottom of the lamppost, while others pulled ropes tied around it. The demonstrators, who were holding up umbrellas to hide their identities, cheered as it toppled over.
It was the latest protest in a nearly 11-week-old movement that began with calls to scrap a now-suspended extradition bill and has widened to include demands for full democracy and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality at protests.
Azad urged the Central government to restore all the Telecom services in Jammu and Kashmir and to release all the political prisoners and leaders including Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.
Talking about the democratic spirit, Modi, in his first 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme after being elected for a second term, also said that the Emergency was not only opposed by the political parties and its leaders but also by the common man.
The News app in Apple devices, the candidate guide is a collection of information on each candidate from several news sources including ABC News and other channels.
The legacy of the Emergency remains controversial -- till date -- and is more often than not referred to as the darkest phase of democracy in India.
An editorial in the CPI-M journal "People's Democracy" said: "In many industrial centres around the country, the working class has voted for the BJP. In areas where the Left wielded influence amongst workers, there has been a reduction of that influence with some exceptions like Tamil Nadu and Kerala."
Questioning the integrity and impartiality of the Election Commission, without even a shred of solid evidence, and that too, even before the votes are counted, amounts to insulting democracy.
The high profile constituency will see a triangular contest between Modi, Congress candidate Ajay Rai and Samajwadi Party's Shalini Yadav on May 19.
The study, published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, consisted of two parts that analysed the relationship between different types of self-evaluation.
Criticising the Centre on demonetisation and implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), he said a "complicated GST" was rolled out when the country had "not fully recovered from the note-ban shock".
I congratulate people of Karnataka, Amit Shah and BJP workers for victory in the state. I want to thank BJP Karyakartas says PM Modi.
PM Modi govt changed meaning of democracy, says Amit Shah
"I applaud all those who have been working tirelessly to uphold freedom of press. It is due to these countless women and men that the spirit of a free press is significantly enhanced," he added in a tweet.
In a deeply introspective speech, Sonia spoke on a wide range of topics, including her children, her own shortcomings and the role of democracy in India, the first time she has opened up since relinquishing the party president post.
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