‘As a first-time observer … ‘: US ambassador on Lok Sabha elections in India | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday hailed India for executing the world’s largest democratic election Lok Sabha polls 2024 with such vibrance.Calling the elections extraordinary and inspiring Garcetti said, “It’s extraordinary to see the world’s largest democracy execute the biggest election in the world and we’ve seen incredible, vibrant campaigning, we’ve…

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‘Unhinged,’ ‘crooked’: Donald Trump and Joe Biden trade campaign trail barbs – Times of India

ATLANTA: Donald Trump launched another expletive-laced attack on Joe Biden as he addressed an influential gun group Saturday, while the incumbent president warned in the crucial swing state of Georgia that his “unhinged” challenger is a threat to US democracy.Trump was in Dallas, Texas, where he received the endorsement of the politically powerful National Rifle…

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Bullet to ballot: Democracy’s giant strides in Maharashtra’s maoist heartland | India News – Times of India

GADCHIROLI: Splinters flew past Vikas Kumre, of Gardewara village, as multiple IEDs went off at noon along a booby-trapped stretch, just 6km off the Maoist headquarters of Abujmarh. This was during 2019 LS polls.Fast forward to 2024. Kumre considers himself lucky to be alive and witness the bustling electoral process at one of the 11…

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India world’s largest democracy, important strategic partner, says US | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The US state department spokesperson on Monday addressed recent publications about democratic decline in India and reaffirmed New Delhi as an important strategic partner to Washington.While responding to questions about allegations of democratic backsliding in India, Mathew Miller said, ‘India is the world’s largest democracy, it is an important strategic partner of the…

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‘No right to talk…’: Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi for ‘murder of democracy’ remarks | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed Rahul Gandhi‘s ‘murder of democracy,’ stating that the Congress MP had no ‘right to talk’ due to his grandmother, Indira Gandhi putting ‘lakhs of people in jail during emergency.’‘Rahul Gandhi has no right to talk about democracy; his grandmother put lakhs of people in jail…

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