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K'taka honor killing: Women activists call for immediate legislation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Women activists on Tuesday called for immediate legislation of special Section under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for honor killing after a pregnant woman in Karnataka's Bijapur district was burnt alive by her family members for allegedly marry
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Trump asks Senate to allow legislation to be passed with simple majority
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump has called the Senate to allow legislation to be passed with a simple majority and urged lawmakers to pass healthcare and tax overhauls.
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BJP wants to politicise triple talaq issue: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 21 (ANI): With Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu saying that if needed, the Government would introduce legislation in the matter of triple talaq, the Congress on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) interest was only in politi
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Triple talaq issue of gender discrimination: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): Reiterating that the issue of Triple Talaq was a matter of gender discrimination, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that if necessary, the government would introduce
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US House votes to impose sanctions on Syria's foreign backers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): The House lawmakers on Wednesday passed a legislation to impose sanctions on backers of the Syrian regime, including Iran and Russia.
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ObamaCare: Trump celebrates, Democrats fume
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump called the ObamaCare 'essentially dead' after the House of Representatives narrowly approved a legislation to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions.
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'ObamaCare' may go as Trump triumphs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 5 (ANI): The Trump administration moved one step closer to repealing and replacing ObamaCare after the House of Representatives narrowly approved a legislation to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions.
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GST reflects spirit of "one nation, one aspiration, one determination
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the consensus on Goods and Services Tax (GST) will go down in history as a great illustration of cooperative federalism, adding the landmark legislation reflects spirit of "one nation, one aspiration, one deter
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Canada introduces legislation to legalise marijuana
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Apr. 14 (ANI): The highly anticipated legislation aimed at regulating recreational marijuana use by July 2018 has been introduced by the Canadian Government.
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GST Bills get President Mukherjee's nod
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday gave his nod to four supporting legislations related to Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.
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Military courts resume in Pak as Prez gives nod
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 31 (ANI): President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday gave his formal nod to the Pakistan Army Act 2017 and the 23rd Constitutional Amendment Bill - the two pieces of legislation aimed at granting legal cover to military courts.
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Software Alliance advances encryption debate with BSA Encryption Principle
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Software Alliance is sharing the BSA Encryption Principles - an analytical tool for examining related legislation and policy proposals.
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