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Venezuela's national militia to receive constitutional validation
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 14 (ANI): Venezuela is expected to make an amendment in its Constitution to integrate its national militia into the country's army - National Bolivarian Armed Forces - announced Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday.
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Shillong BJP candidate threatens to kill himself if Citizenship Bill is im
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Shillong BJP candidate Sanbor Shullai on Thursday said that he will "commit suicide" if his party tries to implement the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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BJP: Citizenship Bill a non issue in North-East
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India] Apr 6, (ANI): Terming the Citizenship Amendment Bill a non-issue, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the people of the North East are "nationalists" and more concerned about national issues.
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Mamata Banerjee slams Citizenship Bill as 'conspiracy'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday questioned the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which sought to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Congress manifesto promises to revamp laws, plans to quash sedition, amend
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 2 (ANI): The Congress manifesto released on Tuesday promised significant changes in the laws, like quashing of the Sedition law and amendment to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
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AFSPA amendment necessary to balance rights of armed forces with human rig
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Asserting that its manifesto is completely implementable by a "competent and wise government", Congress on Tuesday said that its promise of amending the AFSPA was about striking a balance between rights of armed forces and human rights.
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India, US renew triangular development cooperation in Asia and Africa
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): India and the United States on Friday signed the First Amendment to the Statement of Guiding Principles (SGP) on Triangular Cooperation for Global Development, mainly focused on Asia and Africa.
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LS Polls: Primary agenda is to scrap Citizenship Amendment Bill, says Cong
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dharmanagar (Tripura) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Tripura Congress leader Pragya Deb Burman has said her primary agenda after coming to power is to scrap the Citizenship Amendment Bill that seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and, Afghanistan who came t
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SC to hear plea against 10% quota bill on April 8
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28, (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for April 8 a bunch of pleas challenging the Constitution Amendment that gives 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for economically weaker section of the general category.
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Tripura: Cong, INPT approach IPFT for alliance to defeat BJP
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 28 (ANI): Tripura Congress and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) have urged the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) to ally with them in order to defeat BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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SC defers hearing of pleas challenging amendments in SC/ST Act again
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to April 30 on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of amendment brought in SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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UK MPs vote to take control over Brexit process
Updated : 7 years ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Mar 26 (ANI): Further deepening the crisis, British MPs on Monday (local times) defied Prime Minister Theresa May's government and voted in the favour of an amendment that gives them the power to control of the country's Parliament, reports CNN.
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