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Nepal's lower house endorses bill aiming to complete transitional justice
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Nepal's House of Representatives endorsed the enforced disappearances, Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) Act 2024 on Wednesday. The recently amended bill comes after an agreement in between the major parties to list intentional and arbitrary killings as seriou
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"Refugees know India is safe country for minorities": Union Minister Kiren
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused opposition parties of defaming the country and said that a campaign was being run to project that minorities were not safe in India.
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Unmasking truth behind Waqf properties' "controlled by Congress" : BJP min
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Jamal Siddiqui, the national chief of the BJP Minority Morcha, has voiced strong support for the Waqf Board Amendment Bill recently introduced in Parliament.
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UP Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar supports Waqf amenedment bill, says "will s
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"The bill is not introduced to hurt any religion as the opposition are racketing," Rajbhar said.
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"Why do they have their eyes on something that is for poor?": Jitendra Awh
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Waqf Act provides for the renaming of the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.
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"We must ensure that minorities' rights are protected," Congress leader Ra
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Congress leader Chennithala backed the decision of the central government to refer Waqf Amendment Bill to the Joint Parliamentary Committee and emphasised that minorities rights should not be snatched away. Congress leader Chennithala said, "The government did not discuss with anybody befor
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"The Waqf Board Amendment Bill will provide accountability, transparency a
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Union Law and Parliament Affairs Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal spoke on varying aspects of the Waqf Board Amendment Bill that was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8.
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"Parliament saw good business transactions in both Houses": Union Minister
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Friday thanked the Chairmen of both Houses and said that the Parliament saw very good business transactions in both Houses along with active participation from the members.
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Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die, clocks 136 pc productivity
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Both Houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday, one sitting ahead of the scheduled end of the session.
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BJP's CR Kesavan criticises INDI bloc for opposing "historic" Waqf (Amendm
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan criticised the Congress party and INDI bloc for opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as he dubbed it as "historic".
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Waqf Amendment Bill: 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted;
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee including 21 Lok Sabha MPs and 10 Rajya Sabha MPs has been constituted to look into the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw introduces Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The current Bill proposes to simplify the legal framework by incorporating the proposals of the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 in the Railways Act, 1989. This will reduce the need to refer to two laws. Instead reference will be required only to one law.
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