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Knesset committee meetings cancelled as coalition tensions rise
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Tensions within Israel's governing coalition escalated on Monday as Knesset committees chaired by lawmakers from the Otzma Yehudit party cancelled meetings.
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Ashok Gehlot's leader is Vasundhara Raje, says Sachin Pilot
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday took a sharp jibe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying that his speech in Dholpur showed his leader "is not Sonia Gandhi but Vasundhara Raje Scindia".
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President Joe Biden's re-election bid gets warm response from Indian-Ameri
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Biden, the Democratic president will face the winner of the crowded Republican primary, which features former President Donald Trump and half a dozen lower-profile conservatives including Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, both of Indian heritage.
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Pakistan: PTI writes to UN, calls for 'independent' investigation into jou
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
PTI leader Murad Saeed said that lawmakers, including former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, have written to the UN calling for an independent investigation into Arshad Sharif's killing.
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China deploys warships near Taiwan after President Tsai meets US House Spe
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China deployed warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a "firm and forceful" response to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. McCarthy, the third highest-ranking official in the US leadership hierarch
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Hungarian parliament ratifies Finland's NATO membership bid
Updated : 2 years, 12 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 : 3 years 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 : 3 years 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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China's "Organ Procurement" continues to remain a concern for US
Updated : 3 years 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 : 3 years 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 : 3 years 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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China condemns British lawmakers' visit to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years 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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