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US Congressional delegates arrive in Taiwan; aim to reaffirm US support fo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Democrat Ami Bera and Republican Mario Diaz Balart, co-chiars of the congressional Taiwan Caucus, have arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit, marking the first US lawmakers to visit the nation since its presidential elections, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
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Top US senators bid adieu to outgoing Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh San
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The event was held at the India House in Washington, and US lawmakers Senator Mark Warner, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Senator Jon Ossoff as well as White House Director of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta hailed Sandhu for his significant contribution to strengthening the India-US
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Israel: Likud lawmakers present program to ensure defeat of Hamas
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Titled "Plan for Victory in the Gaza Strip" and dated Jan. 16, the 102nd day of the war, the plan calls first for the IDF's continued destruction of Hamas's "order of battle"--its command structure, fighters, equipment and infrastructure.
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Likud lawmakers to government: Keep Palestinian workers out
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Palestinian laborers from Judea and Samaria should not be allowed to return to work across the Green Line inside Israel's pre-1967 territory, a dozen Likud lawmakers wrote in a letter to Cabinet members made public on Wednesday.
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"Play scripted long ago," Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra Speaker verdict
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Thursday said that the Maharashtra assembly speaker's decision on the pleas demanding disqualification of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction's lawmakers was a "play scripted long ago."
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Pakistan: Supreme Court strikes down lifetime disqualification; boosts pro
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ended the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers, recalling its earlier order of disbarring politicians from running for office ever.
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Backlash over 'almost naked' celebrity party in Moscow amid Ukraine war
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The event, held at the Mutabor club on December 20-21, faced strong opposition from Orthodox Church officials, pro-war activists, and pro-Kremlin lawmakers, especially considering the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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"INDI alliance emboldening him": Shehzad Poonawalla after Kalyan Banerjee
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a blistering takedown of the Opposition after suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee defiantly stood his ground and dared the Centre to put him in jail over his impression of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday said the entire alliance o
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India scripting new histories under PM Modi, UK lawmakers commend country'
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India]/London [UK], December 15: The House of Commons in London's Palace of Westminster reverberated with distinguished voices emphasising India's pivotal role as a transformative global player - as several lawmakers and political leaders of the United Kingdom (UK) affirmed India
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Thai lawmaker receives 6-year sentence for 'royal insults'
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A progressive Thai lawmaker, Rukchanok Srinok, from the opposition Move Forward Party has been sentenced to six years in prison for alleged insults to the monarchy through two social media posts, CNN reported, citing, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.
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"BJP MP Pratap Simha gave Parliament passes through which these intruders
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Alleging that the two men with gas canisters who caused a security breach inside Lok Sabha were issued Parliament passes by BJP MP Pratap Simha, Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said that the lawmaker of the ruling party must be expelled as he compromised national security.
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I-T raids: Odisha Congress says party not related to cash recovery, calls
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After crores of rupees were unearthed from Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu linked premises, the party's Odisha unit on Tuesday said that the lawmaker is a 'businessman' and that they have nothing to do with him.
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