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US lawmakers introduce bill demanding ByteDance to divest TikTok or face b
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US Representatives - Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, have introduced the bill.
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Pak: Imran Khan's party to hold nationwide protest against electoral body'
Updated : 2 years ago IST
This comes after Pakistan electoral body's decision against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)- wherein elected PTI lawmakers have taken refuge after being disallowed to contest the general elections on the party's electoral symbol.
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Pakistan: Bilawal endorses PTI's May 9 judicial probe demand
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid the chaos and intense sloganeering in the National Assembly, lawmakers from both sides have called for the formation of judicial commissions to investigate the incidents of May 9 and allegations of election rigging, reported The Nation.
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France makes abortion a constitutional right, becomes first country to do
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Hailed by lawmakers as a historic step, the measure demonstrated France's unwavering support for reproductive rights at a time when abortion rights are under attack in the US and in regions of Europe like Hungary where far-right parties are gaining ground.
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"Corrected every wrong judgement..." Former LS General Secretary over SC's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Former General Secretary of Lok Sabha, P. D. Thankappan Achary on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's judgement that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with a vote/speech in Parliament/ Legislative Assembly.
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"Historical decision": Former Union Law Minister over SC's judgement on im
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Former Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's judgement that an MP or MLA can't claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with the vote/speech in the Parliament/ Legislative Assembly.
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Corruption, bribery by legislators erode probity in public life: Supreme C
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The Supreme Court remarked on Monday that corruption and bribery by members of the legislatures erode probity in public life while saying 'no' to immunity to lawmakers from bribery charges for voting in the house.
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PM Modi hails Supreme Court's judgement on immunity to lawmakers in briber
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday that legislators cannot claim immunity from prosecution in bribery cases related to casting votes or giving speech in Parliament or Legislative Assembly.
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"Neither worked on ground nor visited people": Saurabh Bhardwaj after BJP
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Taking a swipe at the BJP a day after the ruling party at the Centre dropped four sitting MPs in the national capital, AAP leader and minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday said the move goes to show that the lawmakers, who were ignored, did little on the ground.
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China to kick start annual legislative meetings amid concerns over economy
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Thousands of Chinese political elites and lawmakers will gather in Beijing this week for annual legislative meetings as concern continues to mount over Beijing's economy, national security and ambition of 'reunification' with Taiwan, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly: PML-N seeks action against PTI workers for th
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the Peshawar Press Club on Saturday, PML-N provincial president Amir Muqam said that the PTI workers, who were involved in the incident, also chanted slogans and used derogatory language against the woman lawmaker.
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Supreme Court to deliver order on immunity for legislators in bribery case
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver an order tomorrow (March 4) on the issue relating to the re-examination of its 1998 judgment in the P V Narasimha Rao case and the matter concerning whether a Parliamentarian or legislator can claim immunity from prosecution
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