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Trump congratulates Japan PM Shinzo Abe on electoral victory
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his recent electoral victory, as his ruling coalition secured a two-thirds majority in the Lower House.
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PM Modi congratulates 'dear friend' Abe on election win
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe as his ruling coalition won a resounding victory in Sunday's snap election, securing a two-thirds majority in the Lower House.
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French parliament approves controversial anti-terrorism law
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France ], Oct 4 (ANI): France's lower house of parliament has approved a controversial new counter-terrorism bill after Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told parliament "We're still in a state of war," as country is facing "very serious threat" level.
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Japan PM Abe dissolves lower house, calls snap election
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 28 (ANI):Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday dissolved the more powerful lower chamber of Japan's bicameral parliament to hold general election as soon as it convened for an extraordinary session.
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Maharashtra Assembly passes GST Bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in a session of its lower house.
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Shiv Sena hails 'revolutionary' Finance Bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): Supporting the passage of Goods and Services tax (GST) supplementary bills in the Lower House, The Shiv Sena on Thursday called it a 'revolutionary bill'
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UK Lower House gives green signal to Brexit process
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 9(ANI): Britain's lower house of Parliament passed legislation on Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Theresa May's Government to officially begin the Brexit process.
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PTI submits privilege motion against PML-N lawmakers in National Assembly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 27 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday moved a privilege motion in the National Assembly against the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after chaos broke out in the lower house between the lawmakers of both parties.
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Lawmakers to summon President Ghani over string of terror attacks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan. 12 (ANI): Lawmakers at the Lower House of Afghan Parliament condemning Tuesday's deadly explosions said that President Ashraf Ghani must be summoned to brief them on the chain of events that claimed the lives of dozens of people in a string of explosions.
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Parliament disruption: MP's salary on pro rata basis 'unrealisti
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): Disagreeing with Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Baijayant Panda, who claimed to have returned his salary and daily allowance due to disruptions in the lower house, former secretary general of the Lok Sabha PDT Acharya on Sunday said it is unrealistic to
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Japan ratifies TPP amid fading chances of US ratification
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov. 10 (ANI): Japan's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to ratify the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and passed a related bill, amid diminished chances that the pact, spearheaded by the United States, will be ratified by the U.S. wh
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GST Bill an attempt to curtail state's power by Centre: Tripura CM Sa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala, Aug.9 (ANI): Following the passage of Goods and Services Tax Bill in the Lower House of the parliament after it was passed by the Rajya Sabha last week, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said the GST is an attempt to curtail the power of the state governments by the Centre.
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