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Opinion: The Slow Death of Hong Kong Commentary On April 1, better known as April Fools’ Day, a Hong Kong court issued an unjust but unsurprising verdict. Seven Hong Kong democratic leaders were convicted of organizing unauthorized assemblies. These refer to the mass pro-democracy marches that took place during the summer of 2019. The official sentences of the seven charged activists will be announced on April 16. Shanghai was once one of the most glorious cities in the world. It birthed nume...

Brief Analysis Two former U.S. ambassadors and a Syrian opposition official examine the many diplomatic, geopolitical, and humanitarian lessons the conflict holds for the Biden administration. On March 5, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Bassma Kodmani, Robert Ford, and James Jeffrey. Kodmani is a member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee and Drafting Committee and a founder of the opposition Syrian National Council. Ford, the U.S. ambassador to Syria in 2011-14, is...

Haryana Home Minister directs officials to prepare draft of anti-conversion law ANI | Updated: Feb 12, 2021 08:36 IST Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], February 12 (ANI): HaryanaHome MinisterAnil Vij on Thursday chaired a meeting of a committee and directed officials to expedite the draft of the anti-conversion law so that it can be implemented in the state soon. The HaryanaHome Minister, in the meeting of the drafting committee, said that the enactment of the ...

Libya’s tortuous path towards a constitution and elections Barbara Bibbo © A staff member shows an empty ballot box after delegates voted for a new interim government during t... A staff member shows an empty ballot box after delegates voted for a new interim government during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Chavannes-de-Bogis near Geneva, Switzerland [UN Photo/Handout via Reuters] Geneva, Switzerland – Members of a newly elected Libyan interim government pledged i...

Vanguard News Translate Why we’re inaugurating mega political party— Utomi, Na’aba, Agbakoba, Moghalu, others  On By Henry Umoru, ABUJA LEADERS of the National Consultative Front, NCF, a frontline political pressure group has given a gloomy picture of Nigeria, with a grim verdict that this House called Nigeria has fallen. According to the group of Leaders who took a cursory look at all the aspects of Nigeria which include corruption, unemployment,  weak institutions...

URL copied Happy Republic Day 2021: Why it is celebrated? History, Importance, Story Behind It Republic Day is celebrated every year on January 26 in India, since 1950 to commemorate the Indian Constitution replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. As we celebrate our 72nd Republic Day today, let us know why the day is celebrated, its significance, and importance. Republic Day History India obtained its independence on 15 August 1947 though th...

Jan 26, 2021, 10:01 AM IST NEW DELHI: Republic Day marks an important event in India’s history. It commemorates the enactment of the Constitution of India which came into effect on January 26, 1950, and made the nation into a republic. This year we will be celebrating the 72nd Republic Day. Many of us have fond memories of the R-day parades that would air on television and incite a sense of patriotism in everyone. Even though the festivities will be toned down this year owing to the pandemic,...

Republic Day 2021 | Some interesting facts about Indias handwritten original Constitution and the man who wrote it Political pundits count the 22 parts, 395 articles and 8 schedules of the original Constitution. But what catches the eye is its aesthetics. Beautiful borders on each parchment paper and words slanting artistically. Prem Behari Narain Raizada (Saxena), the man who hand wrote the original Constitution of India. Within a vault-like room in the Library of the Parliament of India in Ne...

While lauding the stalwarts of the Indian Constitution-making process, managing partner of OP Khaitan & Co, Gautam Khaitan remembers one of his great-grandfathers Devi Prasad Khaitan as the vanguard of the Indian legal profession this Republic Day. An illustrious lawyer and prominent statesman, DP Khaitan enjoyed the rare honour of being one of the architects of the Indian Constitution. A pioneer of modern Indian law, DP Khaitan was born on August 14, 1888. He graduat...

Updated Jan 25, 2021 | 11:47 IST The day is important in the history of India because it is the day when Indian National Congress made the declaration of complete self-rule/total independence or Poorna Swaraj. Republic Day 2021: History & Significance &nbsp Republic Day honours the date, January 26, 1950, on which The Constitution of India came into effect by replacing the Government of India act (1935). While India achieved independence from the British Raj in 1947 throu...