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4,984 criminal cases pending against former, sitting legislators before va
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court has been told that a total of 4,984 criminal cases against former and sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are pending before various sessions and magistrate courts across the country, an increas
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SC grants 15 days parole to Rupam Pathak in Bihar legislator murder case
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted 15 days parole to Rupam Pathak, serving a life sentence in connection with the murder case of then Purnia BJP MLA, Raj Kishore Kesri.
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Sunil Jakhar claims 42 MLAs wanted him as Punjab CM after Amarinder Singh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abohar (Punjab) [India], February 2 (ANI): Former Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Sunil Jakhar has claimed that 42 of 79 party MLAs wanted him to take over as the Punjab Chief Minister after Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down from the post while only two legislators favoured Charanjit Singh
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International alliance of MPs calls for blacklisting of Chinese firms over
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 27 (ANI): An international cross-party network of legislators across the European Union, the United Kingdom, India, Australia and Canada have called on their governments to block investors from bankrolling firms perpetrating forced labour abuses in China's Xinjiang provi
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Apan Dal-S MLA resigns to join Samajwadi Party in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 14 (ANI): Chaudhary Amar Singh, MLA of Apna Dal-S resigned from the party on Thursday adding to the nine legislators of the BJP who have aleady quit the party in Uttar Pradesh ahead of forthcoming assembly polls.
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Goa CM decides to grant lifelong cabinet status to Pratapsingh Rane to hon
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 6 (ANI): The Government of Goa decided to grant lifelong Cabinet status to the senior-most legislator, Pratapsingh Rane for his great service to the state, said Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday.
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Pakistan sees 28 per cent fall in tax payments by lawmakers
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): On Monday, the Government of Pakistan made public the income details of the member of parliaments which revealed a mismatch between their income and the taxes they paid. It shows a 28% decline in the taxes paid by the lawmakers and disclosed that one in
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Global Action Group holds meet on Afghanistan, speakers slam Pak's role in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 23 (ANI): The Parliamentarians for Global Action Group, an international network of legislators from around the world, held a virtual biannual strategic meet on December 21 on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Smriti Irani dares Congress to expel Ramesh Kumar from party over "rape" r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday launched a scathing attack on Karnataka Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar over his sexist comment in the ongoing state Assembly session and termed it "shameful", and dared the Congress to expe
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Shameful behaviour, party must take strict action: Jaya Bachchan over Cong
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan on Friday expressed her displeasure over Karnataka Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar's controversial 'rape' remark and termed it as "shameful behaviour".
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Karnataka: Cong MLA KR Ramesh apologizes for 'rape' comment
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): A day after Karnataka MLA KR Ramesh Kumar made a controversial remark regarding women and rape, the Congress legislator apologized for the comment in the Assembly on Friday.
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Jharkhand: Unhappy with Soren govt, Congress skips coalition meet
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Congress MLAs skipped a meeting called by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren of the UPA legislators which was convened at the CM's residence on Thursday.
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