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US Congress reaches deal on USD 900 billion coronavirus rescue package
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The United States legislators have agreed on a long-awaited Covid-19 bill of around USD 900 billion, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Sunday.
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Maharashtra BJP Legislators hold protest outside Assembly over Maratha res
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP Legislators held a protest outside the State Assembly on Monday, over various issues including Maratha reservation, inflated power bills and compensation to farmers after recent flood and heavy rain.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail by High Court
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): A day after eight Hong Kong legislators were arrested for their involvement in pro-democracy protests across the region, activist Agnes Chow Ting has been denied bail pending her appeal of a 10-month prison sentence for her role in a siege of police headquarters
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Hong Kong Police arrest 8 more activists, including Leung Kwok-hung
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 8 (ANI): Eight Hong Kong legislators have been arrested a day after eight people were held over a protest on a university campus last month.
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UK considers removing its judges from Hong Kong amid security law, disqual
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom's government is mulling whether it is appropriate for British judges to continue to sit in Hong Kong's top court, following the two "substantive" breaches of international law by China through the imposition of national security law and t
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Five Eyes Alliance expresses concern over Hong Kong legislators' disqualif
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and Australia on Wednesday reiterated their serious concerns regarding China's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong and called on Beijing to reconsider their actio
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UK slams China for disqualifying elected legislators in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 12 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday slammed China for disqualifying the elected legislators in Hong Kong, saying that Beijing has once again broken its promises and undermined Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy.
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SC expresses dissatisfaction over long-pending cases against lawmakers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with cases against legislators and lawmakers remaining pending before courts for long periods of time across the country.
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Shivraj urges people to vote for 'Atmanirbhar' Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 3 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan urged the voters to step out and vote for a government that can fulfill their aspirations as bye-elections are being held on 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh following the resignation of 25 MLAs
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Georgian President praises 'peaceful, fair' parliamentary elections
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Sunday described the parliamentary elections in the former Soviet nation as peaceful and fair.
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Court rejects Kerala govt's plea to withdraw case over LDF legislators' 20
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 22 (ANI): A Kerala court has rejected the state government's plea to withdraw a case in connection with the rucks created by Left Democratic Front (LDF) legislators inside the Kerala Assembly on March 13, 2015, during a budget speech.
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Jharkhand: BJP meets assistant police personnel protesting for regularisat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 19 (ANI): A four-member delegation of BJP legislators on Saturday met with assistant police personnel here at Morabadi ground amid the demonstration for regularisation of their jobs.
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