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Iran's Pezeshkian brings hopes of moderation after routing hardline rival
Iran's newly elected president, moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, aims to ease social restrictions and adopt a pragmatic foreign policy. Pezeshkian, who defeated hardliner Saeed Jalili, is seen as a hopeful figure for peaceful nuclear negotiations and social liberalization. Despite limited power under Supreme Leader Khamenei, Pezeshkian pledges economic revival and increased social freedoms. His victory, supported by the reformist camp, contrasts with the policies of former hardline president Ebrahim Raisi, offering a new direction for Iran's political landscape.
Quest for 'Hindi, Hindutva, Hindustan' dominance dangerous threat to plural consciousness: Tharoor
In an interview with PTI, he also said the quest for dominance of "Hindi, Hindutva, Hindustan" is indeed the most dangerous threat to the foundations of "our plural consciousness". The Congress leader, however, stressed that Indian secularism is intertwined in the DNA of the country's culture and it will not disappear so easily.
Let's preserve India's tradition of culinary plurality
Summer holidays throughout childhood were always spent at the Kolkata home of another aunt, my mother's closest friend and soul sister. What used to be a constant source of curiosity for me back then was the near-identical flavours of their cooking, till I found out that both honed their culinary skills under my maternal grandmother's supervision, thus becoming exponents of her signature style. Both later added elements of their in-laws' culinary canon too.
BBC gets new boss in Aurangabad-born Samir Shah; media veteran once criticised broadcaster for lack of 'plurality of voice'
The 71-year-old media veteran, who has earlier a director on the BBC's board, succeeds fomer Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who had resigned earlier this year.
BJP harming India's pluralism and cohesion: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP, stating that the party is harmful to India's pluralism and warned that the country's social, political, and economic cohesion is at risk with the BJP in power. He accused the BJP of trying to destroy India's pluralistic culture and emphasized that India's pluralism and constitution are only safe in the hands of the Congress.
Democracy works best in environment of pluralism: Narayana Murthy
"Democracy works best in an environment of pluralism where every citizen has the freedom to practice one's own belief and faith without imposing it on others, without hampering the progress of others," Murthy said at the convocation of Techno India University.
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EU countries back draft media rules but publishers want easier merger provisions
The European Commission produced the Media Freedom Act (MFA) last year to prevent political interference in media outlets and spying on journalists and to ensure transparent and non-discriminatory state advertising.
Moral of Karnataka poll results is people want plurality: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the moral of the Karnataka assembly poll results is people "want plurality" and that "no central design to dominate" can repress them. Congratulating people in Karnataka for their mandate in favour of change, the fiery TMC supremo also saids "brute authoritarian and majoritarian" politics has been vanquished.
Kazakhstan holds meeting of unique mechanism to strengthen multiculturalism & pluralism
APK has played an important role in the political modernization of the country and strengthening nationwide unity. This is what President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the XXXII session of the Kazakhstan People’s Assembly, which opened in capital Astana on Thursday.
One nation one uniform: Uniformity against pluralism and Constitution, say opposition leaders
CPM central committee member Sujan Chakraborty told ET, "this is an attack on the Constitution and its basic framework. Despite the federal structure of the country, the prime minister is talking about one nation, one religion, one language, one police, one uniform. There is an attempt of over-centralisation, which will lead to divisiveness. We oppose it."
Most important cultural resource India needs to protect is its pluralism: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
"The most important cultural resource of India which it has to protect and which it has to foster and to offer to the world is the legacy of India's pluralism, India's belief in all its multiple faith, traditions.... and that I feel and fear is something which we may squander by sheer default and neglect," Gopalkrishna Gandhi, a former governor of West Bengal, cautioned.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi hails Indian pluralism and diversity in her Independence Day message
The Congress leader also took a dig at the current government and said that today's government is hell-bent on trivializing the great sacrifices of the country's freedom fighters and their glorious achievements. This, she said, can never be accepted.
Vibrancy of civil society, pluralism source of India's strength: US official
India is an absolutely "critical actor" globally and a major source of its strength has been the potency and vibrancy of its civil society and pluralism, visiting USAID administrator Samantha Power said on Wednesday. The senior American official said that it has been India's multiethnic and multiparty democracy that allowed it to withstand the challenges the country has faced and come out ahead stronger and more resilient.
State Bank of India invests $20 million in Pine Labs
Pine Labs plans to invest in scaling its new product Plural, a payments gateway. The fintech startup is looking to list in the United States in the first half of 2022.
Modi govt subscribes to pluralism in world, supports majoritarianism in India
In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the Quad to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence.
Pine Labs launches payment gateway platform Plural
Plural will target partnerships with large digital merchants, financial institutions, as well as payments collected by various government offices - to capture a share of India's crowded yet burgeoning digital payments market, says chief executive Amrish Rau.
LSE alumna’s party: Where ‘Bihari’ is the only religion
The party was launched on International Women’s Day (March 8) this year with an ad blitz in major English and Hindi newspapers published from the state. The promo featured its founder Pushpam Priya Chaudhary standing in front of a bookshelf with the catchline “Bihar deserves better. And better is possible”.
Central Asia’s biggest state reaffirms secular and plural values
Tokayev recalled that Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev became the ideological inspiration for the document and took an active part in its preparation.
We want to be India’s gateway to Europe: Portuguese PM Costa
Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa has been invited by PM Narendra Modi to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. Reflecting on the importance of Gandhi in today’s context, the visiting premier said, “Against the politics of fear, we need to build hope, with political responses based on dialogue and cooperation.
MK Stalin greets Sonia Gandhi; hails Congress as 'guarantee' for pluralism
Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu usually refer Sonia Gandhi as "Annai Sonia" as a mark of respect.
Differences have to be source of strength in society, says Justin Trudeau
Calling himself a "feminist", the Canadian PM also said "we as a society" are under-performing as women still lack opportunities to reach their full potential.
The idea of India says persuade, not dictate
The architects of independent India wagered on a design they hoped would resist succumbing to any singular impulse or ideology, to a strong man or woman at the Centre.
Benefited from PM Modi's advice: Pranab Mukherjee
Mukherjee, who will demit office on Tuesday , said he was “mentored“ by Indira Gandhi whose “steely determination, clarity of thought and decisive action made her a towering personality
Indian culture has soft power to make it influential leader: Shashi Tharoor
Speaking at a gathering here, Shashi Tharoor said India has to solve its "internal problems" like terrorism and poverty first before it can aspire to play the role of leadership in the world.
Tolerance, compassion, patriotism India's core values: President Pranab Mukherjee
The idea of Bharat flows from eternal wisdom of our rich traditions. Our core civilisational values, which are equally relevant today - speak of love for motherland, said Mukherjee.
Existential reality of modern India is a plural society: Hamid Ansari
Delivering fifth K Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture on a topic titled "Some thoughts on Domestic Dimensions of Security", Ansari dealt in details with internal security challenges before India and other issues.
India's pluralism can't be substituted by uniformity: Prez
Speaking on the wisdom of the Indian electorate, he said people have been discharging their responsibility and it was incumbent upon the "elected" to transform their aspirations into reality.
Kids pocket money up 100% since 2012: Turner International India study
The study covered 6,690 respondents, including 7-14 year kids and parents of 4-14.
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