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Women lawmakers demand probe into sexual misconduct allegations against Tr
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], December 12 (ANI): Women lawmakers in the United States have demanded an investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.
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US lawmakers reject Democrat's resolution to impeach Trump
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], December 07 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives have voted to stop a democrat's effort to impeach President Donald Trump.
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Russian lawmakers bar US media from accessing parliament
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI): Russian lawmakers have voted to ban the US media designated as "foreign agents" from accessing the lower house of parliament in the latest tit-for-tat between both the countries over government-funded media outlets.
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Australia same-sex marriage: MP proposes to beau in Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 4 (ANI): Australian lawmaker Tim Wilson on Monday popped the question to his long-term partner Ryan Bolger on the floor of Parliament, during a debate to legalise same-sex marriage in the country.
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SC to hear petition seeking 'lifetime ban' on convicted lawmakers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday will continue hearing on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwani Upadhyay, seeking a lifetime ban on convicted and chargesheeted MPs and MLAs from contesting elections.
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US House to vote on mandating sexual harassment training
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Nov 29 (ANI): Amid the slew of sexual harassment allegations surfacing, the United States House is all set to pass a resolution that will require lawmakers to undergo sexual harassment training.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter testify before US lawmakers in Russia probe
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [United States], November 1 (ANI): Facebook, Google and Twitter are testifying in Washington D.C. about the Russian efforts to influence the 2016 United States presidential election campaign by spreading misinformation online.
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Ukraine: One dies, three injured in a blast in Kiev
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Oct 26 (ANI): One killed and three, including Ukrainian lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk, were injured in a blast that occurred here on Wednesday.
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PDP leader Vikramaditya Singh resigns from party, says his initiatives wer
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] October 22 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker and grandson of Jammu and Kashmir's Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, Vikramaditya Singh on Sunday resigned from the party asserting that his initiatives were being dubbed as anti-party.
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BJP MP undertakes post Diwali cleanliness drive in Bhopal
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Alok Sanjar stepped down on Bhopal streets on Friday to clean the litters of last night Diwali celebrations.
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Rohingya crisis may 'destabilize' South Asia: US lawmakers
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct.7 (ANI):The United States has expressed concern over the crackdown by the Myanmar government that has caused an exodus of half-a-million Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh, saying this could attract international terrorists and destabilize the region.
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North Korea plans to fire long range missile
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] Oct. 7 (ANI): South Korea is on alert after a Russian lawmaker warned that Pyongyang is preparing to launch a long-range missile around the party's anniversary in North Korea.
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