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Biden says 'we have to act' on police reform on first death anniversary of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): On the first death anniversary of George Floyd, US President Joe Biden has asked the country's legislators to expedite the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act", a police reform bill brought in to raise the accountability of law enforcement officers.
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Tamil Nadu forms legislators' Advisory Committee to combat COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu Government on Sunday said that it had formed a thirteen-member Legislators' Advisory Committee which is headed by Chief Minister MK Stalin and comprises legislative assembly members to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US to spend billions of dollars in technology for basic research to counte
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): The United States Senate has cleared an effort by legislators to set up USD 110 billion in technology funding for basic research as a measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition between the two countries.
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Pro Uyghur body hails UK parliament for passing motion saying China commit
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], April 23 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has hailed the unanimous passing of the genocide motion in the British House of Commons after legislators in the UK unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs in its northwest region of Xinjiang a "genocide".
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Cong slams NDA govt for assault on Bihar legislators
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Reacting to the alleged assault on Congress and RJD legislators in Bihar, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday alleged that democracy has been murdered in the Assembly.
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Opposition parties, including Congress and RJD, condemn attack on legislat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the attack on MLAs in the Bihar assembly during the passage of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021.
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Smriti Irani slams Sonia for silence over Hooda riding tractor 'pulled' by
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thursday slammed Congress over party women legislators in Haryana "pulling" tractor during a protest with party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda sitting on the vehicle.
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Imran Khan called own legislators for taking bribes: Gilani after PM's mov
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Yousaf Raza Gilani, who defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) leader Hafeez Shaikh in Islamabad during Senate elections, has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan called his own legislators for taking bribes and sell
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Puducherry cabinet to resign after several Congress MLAs resign
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Puducherry [India], February 16 (ANI): Puducherry Social Welfare Minister Kandasamy on Tuesday said the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Narayanasamy will resign after the resignations of Congress legislators in Puducherry ahead of the assembly elections later this year.
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Puducherry CM writes to PM Modi to allow politicians to get Covid vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], January 13 (ANI): Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Tuesday that he had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to allow political party leaders, ministers and legislators to be vaccinated in the first phase of the nationwide inoculation d
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Representing people in legislatures can't be part-time activity: Vice Pres
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 10 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that legitimacy of legislators and lawmaking bodies is critical for the effective functioning of parliamentary democracy backed by much-needed trust and confidence of people.
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11 party MLAs in Bihar will resign, claims Cong leader
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 6 (ANI): Bihar Congress leader and former MLA Bharat Singh has claimed that 11 legislators of the Congress can leave the party.
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