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Owaisi rubbishes viral dance video, says he was enacting flying of a kite
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): After a video of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi where he was seen performing a dance step went viral on social media, the Hyderabad lawmaker on Saturday clarified that he was enacting the action of flying a 'kite', the party's electoral symbol, i
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Court restrains UP police from arresting jailed lawmaker Mukhtar Ansari's
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday restrained the state police from arresting Abbas Ansari, an international shooting player and son of jailed lawmaker Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with recovery the of arms from his posse
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Sunanda Pushkar death case: Defence seeks her last tweet be made part of c
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): The counsel representing Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor accused in the murder case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, on Thursday sought that the tweet posted by the latter just before her demise be made a part of the charge sheet.
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Hong Kong council session adjourns as pro-democracy lawmakers heckle Carri
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 17 (ANI): Hong Kong's Legislative Council meeting was adjourned on Thursday after pro-democracy lawmakers heckled Chief Executive Carrie Lam for the second day in a row.
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Carrie Lam aborts policy speech as Hong Kong lawmakers disrupt session
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 16 (ANI): Moments after Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam began to deliver a speech outlining policy ideas to deal with the ongoing crisis on Wednesday, pro-democracy lawmakers forced her to stop the address to the Legislative Council.
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Chidambaram in good spirits, procedural games being played for political t
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): After meeting P Chidamabaram at Tihar Jail, Congress lawmaker Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday said that his father is in good spirits and "procedural games" are being played against him for political theatrics.
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CPI MP Binoy Viswam urges Piyush Goyal to desist from RCEP negotiations
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Communist Party of India lawmaker Binoy Viswam on Saturday wrote to Union Minister Piyush Goyal asking him to hold an urgent session of the Parliament to discuss the impact of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on India.
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I respect people of all religions, says Nusrat Jahan after playing 'Sindoo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Nusrat Jahan, who played 'Sindoor Khela' at a pandal here on Friday, has said that she respects the people of all religions.
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'I&B Ministry looking into complaint against Big Boss reality show'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is looking into the complaint filed by a BJP lawmaker demanding "Big Boss" reality show to be taken off the air, sources said on Thursday.
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Court adjourns order on framing of notice in defamation case against Tharo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): A Delhi court on Wednesday adjourned till November 11 the order on the framing of notice in a defamation case against Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor over his "scorpion on Shivling" remark.
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Miffed cleric slams Nusrat Jahan for worshipping Goddess Durga, calls mo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Irked over TMC lawmaker Nusrat Jahan performing Durga puja, an Islamic cleric here on Monday termed her action as "anti-Islamic" and accused her of bringing a bad name to the religion.
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Narada sting case: CBI summons whistleblower Mathew Samuel
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Whistleblower in the Narada sting case, Mathew Samuel, has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning, TMC lawmaker Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said on Saturday.
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