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Bill to regulate digital media listed for upcoming Parliament Monsoon Sess
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Government of India is all set to bring in legislation to regulate the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019, which will include the Digital News Media industry for the first time.
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Over two dozen Bills on government agenda for passage in Parliament's Mons
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The central government will seek to push several legislations during the monsoon session of parliament beginning July 18 and its legislative agenda includes 24 bills for passage, sources said.
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BJP appoints Laxmikant Bajpai as chief whip of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh BJP president Laxmikant Bajpai has been appointed as the party's chief whip in the Rajya Sabha.
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Sri Lankan MPs to elect new president next week as Gotabaya resigns
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombia [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): As the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from office, in accordance with the Constitution, the Parliament will meet next week and take steps to elect a new President, read a special statement by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Sri Lanka's ruling party to nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesingh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ruling party on Friday said it would nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the presidency when Parliament elects a new president on July 20.
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Rajya Sabha's earlier circulars puncture Opposition arguments on Parliamen
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Opposition parties have created a huge ruckus over the statement that was put through a Parliamentary Bulletin on Thursday evening saying that no dharna would be allowed in Parliament.
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'Routine procedure': Lok Sabha Speaker clarifies guidelines for protests i
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): After the Opposition's criticism over the guidelines to the MPs to refrain from the activities like dharna-demonstration, strikes, and fasting inside the Parliament premises, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla clarified that it is a "routine procedure".
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Monsoon session: KCR speaks to Opposition leaders
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ahead of the commencement of the Parliament's Monsoon Session, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has stepped up his efforts to up the ante against the ruling BJP and spoke to several Opposition leaders on Friday.
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KCR to hold meeting with TRS MPs to discuss strategy for Monsoon Session
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will hold a meeting of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs on Saturday at 1 pm to discuss the party strategy for the upcoming session.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Friday has sworn in as the interim President after Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena accepted the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Baloch activists plan to make Pak accountable for human rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): A number of Baloch activists gathered at the event, hosted by Baroness Natalie Bennett, Member of House of Lords at British Parliament on Tuesday to carry out the campaign to make Pakistan accountable for human rights violations in Balochistan.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation as Sri Lankan President accepted
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): As massive protests across Sri Lanka continue, the country's Parliament Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday said that the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President has been accepted.
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