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Women lawmakers demand probe into sexual misconduct allegations against Tr
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], December 12 (ANI): Women lawmakers in the United States have demanded an investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.
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US lawmakers reject Democrat's resolution to impeach Trump
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], December 07 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives have voted to stop a democrat's effort to impeach President Donald Trump.
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Russian lawmakers bar US media from accessing parliament
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI): Russian lawmakers have voted to ban the US media designated as "foreign agents" from accessing the lower house of parliament in the latest tit-for-tat between both the countries over government-funded media outlets.
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SC to hear petition seeking 'lifetime ban' on convicted lawmakers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday will continue hearing on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwani Upadhyay, seeking a lifetime ban on convicted and chargesheeted MPs and MLAs from contesting elections.
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US House to vote on mandating sexual harassment training
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Nov 29 (ANI): Amid the slew of sexual harassment allegations surfacing, the United States House is all set to pass a resolution that will require lawmakers to undergo sexual harassment training.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter testify before US lawmakers in Russia probe
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [United States], November 1 (ANI): Facebook, Google and Twitter are testifying in Washington D.C. about the Russian efforts to influence the 2016 United States presidential election campaign by spreading misinformation online.
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Rohingya crisis may 'destabilize' South Asia: US lawmakers
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct.7 (ANI):The United States has expressed concern over the crackdown by the Myanmar government that has caused an exodus of half-a-million Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh, saying this could attract international terrorists and destabilize the region.
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North Korea plans to fire long range missile
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] Oct. 7 (ANI): South Korea is on alert after a Russian lawmaker warned that Pyongyang is preparing to launch a long-range missile around the party's anniversary in North Korea.
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Asia, Africa lawmakers mull inter-linkage between population issues and 20
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): As many as 20 law-makers from various Asian and African countries attended a conference on 'enhancing role of parliamentarians in the inter-linkage between population issues and the 2030 agenda of sustainable development', held in New Delhi on Wednesday
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Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish independence referendum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 13 (ANI): The Iraqi Lawmakers on Tuesday voted against the independence referendum planned by Iraqi Kurdish leaders on September 25 and called on the Prime Minister Haider Abadi to negotiate with them for the unity of the country.
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SC to hear plea seeking investigation into lawmakers' disproportionate ass
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday continue hearing the plea filed by NGO, Lok Prahari, seeking a thorough investigation into the lawmakers' disproportionate assets.
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Tale of Ayesha Gulalai, a woman politician, harassed and threatened in Pak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore (Pakistan), August 8 (ANI): Ayesha Gulalai, a woman Member of Pakistan's National Assembly is being harassed and threatened by lawmakers in Pakistan to resign from her seat after she accused Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan of sending her lewd text messages.
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