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Republican senators supporting border emergency 'uniformly praised': Trump
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Republican senators who backed his emergency declaration to build a border are being "uniformly praised" in their home states.
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Give jobs to locals, will bring law if needed: Nitin Gadkari
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nagpur (Mumbai) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that locals should get preference in jobs and if required a strong legislation will be enacted for this purpose.
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Trump announces national emergency
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): A defiant US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) declared a national emergency to bypass Congress and fulfill his long-pending demand of building a wall along the border with Mexico.
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US House passes bill to end support for Yemen war
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) overwhelmingly passed legislation that would require President Donald Trump to withdraw US military assistance from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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US: Senate passes Syria, anti-BDS bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): United States Senate on Tuesday approved legislation which includes a provision warning US President Donald Trump not to precipitously withdraw troops from Afghanistan and Syria until terrorist groups in the regions are destroyed.
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US Congress unanimously votes to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): Both the chambers of the US Congress have unanimously passed legislation to temporarily reopen the government for three weeks until February 15.
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Amid shutdown, Senate to vote on Trump's immigration plan next week
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday said that he will take up a legislation on Trump's immigration plan next week, in exchange for funding of the border wall that would end the nearly month-long partial government shutdown.
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AIMPLB women wing to oppose 'Ill-drafted' Triple Talaq Bill in RS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 2 (ANI): The women wing of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday criticised the Triple Talaq Bill, which is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, stating that the "ill-drafted legislation gives a false sense of women empowerment".
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Opposition united to stall Triple Talaq Bill in RS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The contentious Triple Talaq Bill is facing stiff resistance from as many as 11 opposition parties including Congress in the Rajya Sabha, which recently got united to put forth their demand of sending the legislation to the Select Committee for further scruti
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BJP entering houses by bringing Triple Talaq Bill: Mehbooba Mufti
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Taking a swipe at its former alliance partner, BJP, over Triple Talaq Bill, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that it is trying to enter people's house by bringing the legislation.
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Like triple talaq, Govt should bring legislation for Ram Temple: Shiv Sena
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant on Wednesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government to be "daring" enough to implement a legislation for the construction of the Ram Temple, like it has done on the triple talaq issue.
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Triple Talaq will be misused, alleges Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Hours after the Triple Talaq bill was passed in Lok Sabha, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday voiced his dissent, claiming that the proposed legislation will be misused.
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