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Nagaland Lok Sabha MP demands inquiry into firing incident
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): T Yepthomi, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) MP from Nagaland in Lok Sabha on Monday demanded an inquiry into the firing incident in which at least 13 civilians have lost their lives.
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Pakistan Democratic Movement to meet on Monday to plan anti-govt protest a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): The leaders of the multi-party opposition alliance -- Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) are set to meet on Monday to prepare for an anti-government protest plan against the Imran Khan government.
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Biden signs stopgap funding Bill to keep US government open - White House
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the US government open, the White House announced Friday, after Democratic lawmakers managed to win enough support from rival Republicans to vote on the highly-contested matter.
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Cong leadership not divine right of an individual, let opposition leadersh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Calling for the selection of the opposition leader in a democratic manner, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday targeted the Congress by stating that its leadership was not the divine right of an individual and pointed out that the party has lost m
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We will continue our dharna against undemocratic action of Rajya Sabha cha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Days after Rajya Sabha Chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu suspended 12 members of Parliament for their alleged 'misconduct' in the House, Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem, who is one of the suspended MPs, said that he will continue to protest against the illegal
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Fraud, bribery linked to China-Congo 'deal of the century': Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI): A massive deal between Chinese state-owned engineering firms and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to trade mineral wealth to fund urgently needed infrastructure projects concealed a multimillion-dollar embezzlement and bribery operation, according
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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
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Such acts diminish the democratic spirit of Parliament, says Stalin on sus
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 30 (ANI): Just after Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday suspended 12 Members of Parliament, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that such acts diminish the democratic spirit of the house.
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Hong Kong court postpones trial of pro-democracy activists booked under Ch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 30 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities on Monday adjourned the trial of 47 pro-democracy activists and opposition politicians who face charges of 'subversion'
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Suspension of 12 MPs in Rajya Sabha is 'anti-democratic', says Kharge
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday termed the suspension of 12 MPs for the remaining part of the winter session as an "anti-democratic" step.
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RS Chairman calls for 'democratic, parliamentary space' for productive win
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged all members of the House to ensure a "democratic and parliamentary space" for a productive winter session.
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NDA leaders chalk out strategy to counter Opposition in Winter session of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders held a meeting on Sunday before the beginning of the winter session of Parliament on Monday and chalked out the strategy to pass the 36 bills listed for this session and counter Opposition in both Houses of P
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