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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, 3 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, 3 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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Karnataka Assembly speaker denies issuing gold coin gifts to state legisla
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 16 (ANI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwada on Monday refuted reports of a proposal of distributing gold coins and silver plates to MLAs and MLCs being passed by him.
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BJP to hold National Executive Meet with 2500 delegates tomorrow in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with its thirteen Chief Ministers, 1400 legislators, 280 Parliamentarians - in all around 2,500 delegates, will be holding a National Executive committee meeting at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium on Monday.
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Parrikar administered oath as MLA, pledges to make Panaji model city
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], September 4 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday was administered the oath of legislatorship in a brief ceremony in the state assembly.
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BJP using money, muscle to poach our MLAs: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid the alarming exodus of its MLAs in Gujarat, the Congress Party of Saturday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to lure their legislators.
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EC`s volte-face on lifetime ban on convicted legislators
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday took a U-turn on the lifetime ban on convicted and chargesheeted Member of Parliaments or the state Legislative Assembly members (MPs and MLAs) case and said it does not want a permanent ban, but it supported the decrimin
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EC rejects pleas of 21 AAP MLAs in office of profit case
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Election Commission (EC) on Friday rejected the pleas of 21 AAP legislators to drop the office of profit case filed against them.
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K'taka Speaker imposes jail term on two journalists for defaming legi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 22 (ANI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwad on Thursday imposed one-year jail term on two journalists for writing defamatory articles against legislators.
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Digvijaya came to Goa for 'luxury, not work': Parrikar post floo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar. 16 (ANI): Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged successful in the crucial floor test with the support of 22 legislators, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today trained his guns on Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh and said that the latter had
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Will quit if Rahul doesn't respond: Congress MLA Rane on complaint ab
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Days after a group of the Congress' Goa legislators blamed the central leadership for failure to form the government in the state, despite being the single largest party after the Assembly polls, party MLA Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that he, al
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