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Priyanka Chaturvedi urges Jaishankar to prioritise rescue of Indian sailor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha lawmaker Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday wrote to External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar urging him to prioritise the rescue and evacuation of 39 Indian sailors stranded in Chinese waters.
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UK lawmakers approve post-Brexit partnership agreement with European Union
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Lawmakers in the UK House of Commons have voted in favor of implementing the country's future partnership agreement with the European Union in a vote on Wednesday.
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PMC Bank scam case: Sanjay Raut's wife seeks time till January 5 to appear
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (ANI): Shiv Sena lawmaker Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut will not appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) today in connection with the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank scam case.
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Republicans sue Pence to ensure he can determine Electoral College count
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence to ensure he will determine which electoral votes will be counted when Congress meets in a joint session on January 6 to validate the results of the 2020 presidential el
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Hong Kong police launches search for 30 pro-democracy activists living ove
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 27 (ANI): Hong Kong police have launched a search for 30 pro-democracy activists, including former lawmakers Ted Hui Chi-fung and Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang, living abroad over violation of the city's draconian National Security Law.
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PPP lawmakers' resignations submitted to party chief: confirms Sindh CM Mu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Larkana [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday confirmed that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmakers' have submitted their resignations to the party chairman, reported Dawn.
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Guaido says Venezuela's opposition to continue work despite election resul
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela's opposition lawmakers will continue their work despite the parliamentary elections held earlier this month, former head of the National Assembly, opposition leader Juan Guaido said.
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5 TMC MPs meet farmers on relay hunger strike at Singhu border
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Following Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's direction, five lawmakers of the party on Wednesday met and interacted with farmers who are on a relay hunger strike at Singhu border.
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West Bengal Speaker accepts Suvendu Adhikari's resignation as MLA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 21 (ANI): West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Monday accepted the resignation as MLA of Suvendu Adhikari, who recently quit as the Trinamool Congress lawmaker and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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UK lawmakers voice concern about country's readiness for Brexit
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A UK parliamentary committee voiced concern on Saturday over the country's preparedness for the end of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year, and called on the government to ensure there is a "robust" contingency plan to deal with "whatev
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Resignations of Opposition lawmakers an 'atom bomb', will be used strategi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday termed that resignations of opposition lawmakers are an 'atom bomb' adding that the strategy to use it will be devised by the 11-party alliance under the banner of the Pakista
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Senior Russian lawmaker says US-Russia rivalry will continue under Biden
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): There will be no breakthroughs in the US-Russia relations under President-Elect Joe Biden as Washington's military and political rivalry with Moscow will continue, Konstantin Kosachev, the chairman of the Russian upper house's foreign affairs commi
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