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Parliamentarians appeal for strengthening of tobacco control laws to save
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumption of tobacco is taking a high toll on the health of Indians as more than 1.3 million people die annually due to tobacco-related diseases in the country. Considering this grave scenario, the People's Cultural Centre (PECUC), a leading volu
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Vice-President Poll 2022: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Manmohan Singh, others cast
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cast his vote along with other parliamentarians for the vice-presidential elections.
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UK: Questions raised over Chinese CCTV firm
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], August 2 (ANI): UK MPs and parliamentarians called for blacklisting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled Hikvision after its role in aiding human rights violations was brought to light, according to media reports.
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Perform, reform and transform: Rajya Sabha Chairman to newly-elected MPs
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday suggested the newly elected and nominated Parliamentarians of the House to perform, reform and transform for the betterment of society.
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Outrage in Pakistan after attack on journalist, day after he called Army g
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): A prominent human rights organization in Pakistan has condemned the assault on senior journalist and former parliamentarian Ayaz Amir by unidentified people that led to outrage in the country.
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'Non-Violence works': Tibetan human rights activist in veiled attack on Ch
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): In a veiled attack on China, International Campaign for Tibet, Chairman Richard Gere who advocates for the human rights in Tibet said that irrespective of the time it takes someone to change its path and tread on the path of non-violence, it still works.
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China waging 'dangerous assault' on human rights in Tibet: US House Speake
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Speaker House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) said that for decades, the Chinese government has waged a dangerous assault on human rights in Tibet which clearly shows that it has no regard for Tibetan autonomy, identity or faith.
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8th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet to begin today in Washingt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): The eighth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet (WPCT) will be held in Washington, DC. from June 22 to 23 to gather the world leaders in expressing concern over human rights violations and religious repression in Tibet.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister celebrates International Yoga Day
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrated the 8th International Yoga Day on Tuesday along with his Ministers and Parliamentarians.
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Overwhelming commitment from UK lawmakers to recognise 'Kashmiri Hindu gen
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 9 (ANI): Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri on Thursday said he received an overwhelming commitment from UK lawmakers to recognise the "Kashmiri Hindu genocide", during his visit to the British Parliament.
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UK PM Boris Johnson to face no-confidence vote over Partygate scandal toda
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of no confidence as the number of parliamentarians from his Conservative Party calling for the vote had reached the necessary threshold, CNN reported.
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Global lawmakers warn of 'sham' Xinjiang probe ahead of UN visit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians has warned that the Chinese government is likely to use its restrictive COVID-19 measures to prevent the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet from making a meaningful investigation into the alleged human r
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