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French investigators question suspect in Louvre attack for first time

On Sunday, French investigators began questioning a suspect in the attack on troops outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the man refused to speak, a judicial source said.

Has Akhilesh Yadav hammered final nail in coffin of Mulayam's 'socialist' outfit?

Is the unfolding scenario in the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh the beginning of an end of the last ‘socialist’ experiment in Indian politics? Many would have strong reservations to accept that Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party represents the socialist tradition that Ram Manohar Lohia had heralded in India’s national politics.

Situation in India not fascist, but can grow if allowed to: Yechury

Amid reports Prakash Karat terming Modi government as "authoritarian" and not "fascist" as described by some Left leaders, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said on Thursday that situation in India was not "fascist" of a variety as seen in Germany in 1930s, but claimed it can be so "if allowed to grow".

French government faces no-confidence vote over labour reform

France's already unpopular Socialist government faces a no-confidence vote Thursday after it bypassed parliament and forced through a labour reform bill that has led to two months of demonstrations.

France's far-right National Front wins record 28 percent of vote in first poll after Paris attacks

The polls were held under tight security following France's worst-ever terror attacks, which have thrust the FN's anti-immigration and often Islamophobic message to the fore.

Constitution Day: Delhi govt misses 'socialist' and 'secular' from ads, orders probe after apology

Taking a stern view of the omission of words "socialist" and "secular" from the Preamble in its print advertisements on Constitution Day, Delhi government on Thursday tendered an apology for the error and ordered a probe to ascertain if any "mischief" was involved.

No question of removing 'secular', 'socialist' from preamble: Govt to Lok Sabha

Opposition on Tuesday raised a hue and cry over a Union minister's call for a debate on the words 'secular and socialist' in the preamble of the Constitution but government ruled out any proposal to remove these words.

Secularism means state doesn't have religion of its own: Hamid Ansari after Preamble ad issue

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said that secularism implies that a state shall not have a religion of its own.

Dear Congress, what’s the fuss about? 'Socialist', 'secular' missing in Rajya Sabha calendar too

The BJP has been pushed in a corner over the issue of the "missing" words of the Preamble Congress has unleashed their ire on the saffron party over the past few days.

'Secular, socialist' are relics of Congress' undemocratic past; they have little meaning today

The two missing words (secular, socialist) in the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry’s advertisement featuring the Indian constitution's preamble, whether through default or design, have served two useful purposes.