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Theresa May to face no-confidence motion on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in the parliament on Wednesday night after the 15-percent threshold necessary for the ballot has been exceeded amid the delay on the Brexit deal, according to a statement of the House of Comm
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No room for renegotiation: EC President on Brexit
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Dec 11 (ANI): European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday said that there is "no room for renegotiation" regarding the Brexit deal, just a few hours before he is slated to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May, who delayed the parliamentary vo
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Theresa May delays Brexit vote in House of Commons
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 10 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May has delayed the parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal that was scheduled for December 11.
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VP Naidu pushes for greater parliamentary exchanges with Russia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held a meeting with the Chief of the Russian State Duma (or Parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin here on Monday, wherein he laid stress on increasing exchanges at the parliamentary level to expand mutual understanding between the two n
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BJD to approach national, regional political outfits on women reservation
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Leaders of Odisha's ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will meet all national and regional parties to discuss the 33 per cent reservation for women in the Parliament and State Assemblies.
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Brexit: UK government found in contempt of Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 05 (ANI): The United Kingdom government's move to not publish the full legal advice based on which it formulated the Brexit plan, was on Tuesday (local time) found to be in contempt of the Parliament.
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In a first after new law, IT department unearths 30 Benami lockers in Delh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi[India] December 3 (ANI): As many as 30 Benami lockers were detected by the Income Tax Department (IT) during an ongoing raid in a private vault at Delhi's Chandni Chowk area. This is the first case of Benami Lockers being unearthed by the Delhi investigation wing of the IT depar
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Maneka Gandhi hopefull of Rajya Sabha to pass Anti-Trafficking bill
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Union Minister Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday expressed hope that the proposed anti-trafficking bill, which has been passed by the Lok Sabha, would get a clearance from Rajya Sabha as well in the upcoming Winter Session of the P
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CM moves resolution seeking 33 pc quota for women in assembly, Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 20 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday moved a resolution seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in the state legislative assembly and the Parliament.
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Need electronic voting in Parliament: Prez Sirisena
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 19 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said that the Parliament should go for a division by name or ectronic voting to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the island nation.
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British MP Rehman Chishti resigns from UK top portfolios over Brexit, Aasi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Nov 16 (ANI): In the wake of wave of opposition and resignations from the government and the Parliament over the volatile issue of Brexit, British ruling Conservative Party suffered another jolt on Thursday (November 15) when its Vice Chairman and Prime Minister's T
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SL: Letter to Sirsena to seal Rajapaksa's ousting
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 14 (ANI): After the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka interfered with the government on Tuesday by issuing an interim order staying the proclamation issued by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve the country's Parliament, Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Karu Jaya
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