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Cuomo vows New York will legalise adult-use recreational cannabis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 12 (ANI): New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday vowed that his state will legalise recreational cannabis as he begins ramping up efforts in the new year to green-light legislation to legalise it.
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Xi wrests greater control over China's military
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 5 (ANI): On December 26, 2020, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress rubber-stamped a revised National Defense Law, and it passed into legislation on the first day of this year. The casual observer might consider this yet another piece of meaning
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Rajnath Singh says he does not approve of conversion for marriage, backs l
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Backing the "anti-conversion" legislation brought by Uttar Pradesh government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he personally does not support conversion for marriage.
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There should be permanent ban on forced, fraudulent conversions: Prahlad S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30(ANI): There is a need for strict and permanent legislation against forced or fraudulent conversion, and love jihad, said Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday.
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US House passes bill to provide Americans USD 2,000 stimulus checks, sends
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to provide Americans with USD 2,000 stimulus checks in an effort to offer financial relief during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Chennithala urges Kerala CM to pass legislation against centre's farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 24 (ANI): Kerala Legislative Assembly Opposition leader and Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urging him to bring in legislation in the state assembly to override the central farm laws.
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BJP leader CT Ravi tells protesting farmers to stop threatening elected go
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): CT Ravi, the national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party and former Karnataka cabinet minister, slammed opponents of the farm laws on Twitter on Thursday, saying that only a small percentage of people were opposing the legislatio
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US tech giants could face heavy fines as EU sets new rules for business pr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 16 (ANI): The European Commission on Tuesday (local time) released legislation giving regulators powers to force the US tech giants such as Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) to "change their business practices".
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China-Australia tensions likely to escalate as Canberra passes law to scra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 9 (ANI): Australia's parliament on Tuesday voted to grant Canberra new powers to tear up agreements signed with foreign countries. China had earlier warned that the legislation was among a raft of grievances responsible for "poisoning" bilateral ties.
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Over 60 people detained during anti-security law protests in France
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): French police have detained 64 people during the protests against the new security legislation across the country on Saturday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that eight law enforcement officers were among the injured.
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22 detained during anti-security law protests in Paris
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik) French police have detained 22 people during the protests against the new security legislation in Paris on Saturday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
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BJP did not consider concerns of opposition parties on farm laws, they rea
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday accused the government of not considering concerns of opposition parties on farm laws and alleged that it does not hold comprehensive dialogue on legislations.
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