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Bihar: JD-U MLA Sarfaraz Alam resigns
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] Feb. 10 (ANI): Ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Sarfaraz Alam on Saturday resigned from the party.
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White House to hold briefing on possible govt shutdown
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): The White House announced in a statement that it would be holding a media briefing on Friday over the possible government shutdown, as legislators struggled to keep the United States government funded.
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PDP MLA hails militants from Kashmir as martyrs
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), January 11 (ANI): Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Aijaz Ahmad Mir on Thursday described Kashmiri militants killed by Indian security forces as martyrs and added that their deaths should not be celebrated.
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MP, MLAs to be barred from practicing law?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The Bar Council of India on Wednesday issued a notice to all MLA, MLC, and MPs whether or not they should be barred from practicing law while they serve as legislators.
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BJP legislator denies having given anti-Muslim statement
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vikram Saini on Tuesday denied having given any provocative statement that might hurt religious sentiments.
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Hearing on petition seeking lifetime ban on convicted legislators in SC to
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will continue hearing on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a lifetime ban on convicted and charge-sheeted MPs and MLAs from contesting elections.
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Constitution has given our democracy a strong framework: President Kovind
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 27 (ANI): The Constitution has given our democracy a strong framework, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.
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Latin America, Caribbean most 'violent region' in world for women
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)-UN Women revealed that Latin America and the Caribbean were the most violent regions in the world for women.
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Assam IPR director held for involvement in multi-crore scam
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam)[India], November 7 (ANI): Guwahati Police on Tuesday arrested Information and Public Relations director Ranjit Gogoi for his involvement in a Rs. 34 crore scam.
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Former TDP leader Revanth Reddy joins Congress
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Former Telugu Desam Party's (TDP) working president and legislator Revanth Reddy on Tuesday joined the Congress party.
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Second grenade attack on PDP MLA's Tral residence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Within 24 hours of lobbing a grenade at the residence of a ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA in Shopian district, suspected militants hurled a grenade at the residence of another party legislator in Tral.
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Gold Biscuits for MLAs: Siddaramaiah denies reports over proposal on gifti
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 17 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday denied the reports about gifting gold biscuits to every legislator for the diamond jubilee of the Vidhana Soudha.
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