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Rajasthan Assembly amends Marriage Registration law, opposition claims it
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 18 (ANI): Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on compulsory registration of marriages within 30 days of the marriage. The new leg
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US, Australia concerned over China's expansive maritime claims
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): The US and Australia expressed concerns regarding China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea and called on Beijing to implement relevant domestic legislation, including the Maritime Traffic Safety Law, in a manner consistent with UNCLOS.
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Pak journalist bodies to hold long march against proposed media law
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Thursday announced it would hold a long march in the country against the proposed media legislation that has been termed 'unconstitutional' by several media bodies in Pakistan.
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Scrap farm laws, talk to farmers to find way forward, says Punjab CM
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 17 (ANI): As the nation marked one year of the approval of three farm laws in Lok Sabha, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded immediate scrapping of the legislations by the Centre, calling for detailed discussions with the fa
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US strongest, most effective when work together with friends, says House F
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): The House Foreign Affairs Committee which is responsible for foreign policy legislation and oversight on Thursday (local time) said America is strongest and most effective when they work together with their friends in reference to the announcement of new
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Hong Kong: 9 pro-democracy activists sentenced to jail for joining Tiananm
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 16 (ANI): Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Wednesday were sentenced to between six and 10 months in jail while three others were handed suspended sentences for joining peaceful Tiananmen vigil.
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Centre asks CARA to ease process of inter-country adoption under Hindu Ado
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): To ease the process of inter-country adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), the Ministry of Women and Child Development has asked the adoption body CARA to frame regulations under the legislation, a senior official said.
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New York governor mandates all cars, trucks to comply with zero-emissions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation that outlines an ambitious goal to make all cars and light trucks sold in the state zero emissions no later than by 2035, the governor's office said in a release.
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US congressman introduces bill to prevent IMF resources from flowing to Ta
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): A US congressman on Friday introduced legislation aimed at blocking the Taliban in Afghanistan from accessing the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Bills passed without any debate in monsoon session, only 11 pc of legislat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], August 12 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday accused the government of passing the bills without discussion in the monsoon session of parliament and said the average time spent on the bills was 10 minutes.
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Cong MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment notice in LS on farmers' issue
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the condition of farmers who have been protesting on the borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm la
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Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Jan 6 officers
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) signed legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Capitol Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for defending the Capitol on January 6.
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