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US Capitol Police captain recalls suffering chemical burns on her face dur
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): Captain Carneysha Mendoza, one of many US Capitol Police officers injured while responding to the deadly insurrection on January 6, recalled to lawmakers how her face was burned by chemicals used by rioters and her arm nearly broken as they stormed the Cap
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Buy animal dung to boost organic farming across the country: BJP lawmaker
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker has suggested that the Centre should buy animal dung from across the country as it will give a tremendous boost to organic farming.
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UK PM faces backlash for 'journalists abuse people' remark
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sparked criticism after telling children on Tuesday that journalists "are always abusing people," with a Labour lawmaker urging him to apologize and the head of the National Union of Journalists saying that such rema
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Pak journalist seeks judicial probe after being tortured by PTI lawmakers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Charsadda [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): A Pakistani journalist has demanded a judicial investigation into the torture and humiliation he faced at the hands of leaders of the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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Imran Khan's lawmakers will happily vote for PPP in Senate polls, says Bil
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers will happily vote for his party in the Senate elections as they "know that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government is on its
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PTI lawmaker held for violating guidelines during by-polls
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Haleem Adil Sheikh has been arrested for paying visits to different polling stations in Sindh's Malir constituency despite being warned by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
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China's labour rights issues a threat to its trade deal with EU
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 15 (ANI): Though Beijing has touted its investment pact with the European Union (EU) as a strategic breakthrough, concerns have arisen about the deal, which may not get the final approval of some European lawmakers owing to the labour rights issues in China.
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Japan lawmakers demand effective sanctions against Myanmar military coup l
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 10 (ANI): Japanese lawmakers have planned to urge the government to work with the US and the European Union (EU) to impose effective sanctions against the military leaders in Myanmar following the coup last week.
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Former PTI lawmaker confesses to accepting bribe ahead of Pak 2018 Senate
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): After a video went viral on Tuesday that showed Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers receiving bribes before the Senate elections of 2018, former PTI lawmaker Ubaid Ullah Mayar has confessed to taking bribe worth Rs 10 million.
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell defends Russia trip after lawmakers call f
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has defended his recent visit to Russia, saying that it was the right time to set out the bloc's position on the Alexey Navalny case, despite facing fierce criticism from European Parliame
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Ahead of Pak Senate polls, video of PTI lawmakers receiving bribes in 2018
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): A video of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) lawmakers receiving bribes before the Senate elections in 2018 has surfaced on the social media amid the ongoing war of words between Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government and the Opposition on the open ba
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PTI lawmaker booked for disrupting anti-encroachment drive at his Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], February 7 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Haleem Adil Sheikh has been charged for attempted murder, interference in government duties and disruption in the anti-encroachment drive carried out at his Malir farmhouse.
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