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Penalties under New Motor Vehicles Act will not be implemented in MP: Stat
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 1(ANI): Madhya Pradesh Law minister PC Sharma on Sunday termed the enhanced penalties under Motor Vehicles Act as too excessive and stated that the new legislation will not be applied in the state.
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In less than 70 days of new govt, Art 370 is history: PM in I-Day address
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 15 (ANI): Addressing the nation on 73rd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said several crucial legislations were passed within 10 weeks of the formation of his second government, including abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, b
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US closely following India's legislation regarding J-K's territorial statu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): The United States is closely following India's legislation regarding the new territorial status and governance of Jammu and Kashmir and call on all parties to maintain peace along the Line of Control (LoC) including taking firm and resolute steps to combat c
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Trump calls for tighter reforms in the wake of Texas, Ohio shootings
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 05 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday called for tighter reforms, ranging from a background check on gun buyers to amendments in the immigration legislation, in the wake of the shootouts witnessed at El Paso and Ohio recently.
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LS passes bill for speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from govt res
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that provides for smooth and speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from government residences with Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri saying that the legislation contains "long overdue set of amendments
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Triple Talaq bill : 'Archaic practice confined to dustbin,' says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked "all parties and MPs" who supported the passage of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 and said that with the legislation crossing the Rajya Sabha hurdle a "historical wrong done to Mu
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Naidu dismisses Opposition allegations on scrutiny of Bills
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 29 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday dismissed the Opposition's allegation that the Rajya Sabha was a party in hurriedly passing legislation without proper scrutiny, while stressing the need for the codification of guidelines for the scrutiny of Bills b
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Lok Sabha takes up National Medical Education Bill, Harsh Vardhan terms it
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI) The Lok Sabha on Monday took up discussion on a bill that seeks to create National Medical Commission in place of Medical Council of India (MCI) with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan saying it is a progressive legislation which will help meet challenges in the medical p
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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 17 opposition members have written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu raising serious concerns over how the Central government is "hurriedly" passing legislation without any scrutiny by the Standing or Select Committees of Parliament.
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Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill, Prasad targets Congress
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the contentious bill to criminalize triple talaq amidst a walk out by Opposition members with the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accusing the Congress of dragging its feet on the legislation and contending that it was for dignity
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Par session extended upto Aug 7
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI) : The current session of Parliament has been extended by two weeks upto August seven to enable passage of pending government legislations.
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Andhra Assembly passes Bill for 75% jobs to locals in industries
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 24 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill that provides 75 per cent of jobs in industries to local people.
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