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Cannot be different rule for MP, MLA, common people on suspension of convi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that there cannot be a separate rule for a lawmaker and common people on issues related to the suspension of conviction and sentence in a criminal case while hearing a matter pertaining to Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal plea.
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Hungarian parliament ratifies Finland's NATO membership bid
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Hungary's National Assembly (parliament) has approved Finland's NATO membership bid, said the chairman of the session, which was broadcast on the Assembly's website, TASS reported. As many as 182 out of 199 Hungarian lawmakers cast their votes in favour of Finland's NATO membership, with
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Rahul Gandhi had in 2013 opposed move to protect convicted lawmakers from
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
BJP Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai on Saturday said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had in 2013 opposed the move to protect convicted lawmakers from instant disqualification.
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US, Saudi Arabia complete counter-drone exercise in Riyadh's 'Red Sands'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On Thursday, CENTCOM chief Gen. Erik Kurilla told lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee that the counter-UAS drills involved live-fire exercises and allowed for studying complex threats and identifying weaknesses in other areas to counter drone activities.
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Indian-American lawmaker Ro Khanna terms Rahul Gandhi's disqualification d
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India's deepest values. This is not what my grandfather sacrificed years in jail for. @narendramodi you have the power to reverse this decision for the sake of Indian democracy," Khanna tweeted on Fr
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China's "Organ Procurement" continues to remain a concern for US
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The communist regime's systematic act of forcibly taking organs from prisoners of conscience for sale first came to light around 2006 after several whistleblowers came forward to The Epoch Times, This has gained growing attention in recent years. The European Parliament as well as dozens of
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Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's govt fa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The French President on Thursday pushed the unpopular pension reform scheme which proposed to raise the retirement age for most workers to 64 from 62 without a vote of lawmakers in the National Assembly, defying mass protests throughout the country, The New York Times reported.
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Lawmakers from Paraguay, United Kingdom arrive in Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A delegation from the UK, headed by parliamentarian Bob Stewart, chair of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group, arrived in Taipei on Sunday.
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Pro-Khalistan Twitter accounts, including of Canadian lawmaker Jagmeet Sin
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Pro-Khalistan Twitter accounts have been withheld in India. The withheld accounts include the Twitter accounts of Canada's New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh. The Twitter accounts of Canadian poet Rupi Kaur, the voluntary organisation United Sikhs, and Canada-based activist Gurdeep Si
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China condemns British lawmakers' visit to Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In a statement, Chinese ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang said, "In disregard of China's firm opposition, relevant members of the UK Parliament went ahead to visit the Taiwan region of China. This is a flagrant violation of the one-China principle and blatant interference in China's int
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Israeli protest against planned judicial overhaul continues
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The protesters vowed to escalate the demonstrations if the coalition doesn't halt its legislative proposals, which lawmakers are due to advance next week, declaring this coming Thursday a "national day of paralysis."
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Pakistani physicians seek US help to protect Imran
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
More than 500 Pakistani physicians in the United States (US) have signed a letter for the US lawmakers, sharing their concerns about threats to the safety of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, Dawn reported.
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