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Yes Bank-Dish TV dispute: SC stays criminal proceedings, notices to freeze
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the criminal proceedings in the FIR initiated by Gautam Buddha Nagar police in Uttar Pradesh on the complaint of Essel Group against the Yes Bank officials.
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HC issues notice to Delhi govt, Nursing Council on plea seeking voting rig
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Delhi Nursing Council (DNC) and government on a petition seeking voting rights for all nurses registered with the DNC for electing their office bearers and executive committee.
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Indian Professional Nurses Association moves HC seeking voting rights for
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking voting rights for all nurses registered with the Delhi Nursing Council (DNC) for electing their office bearers and executive committee.
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Asian-American leaders meet Biden, discuss hate crime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) met leaders from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and discussed issues like hate crimes, immigration, and voting rights at the White House in Washington DC.
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Asian-American delegation meets Biden, raises issues of immigration and vo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has proposed a comprehensive immigration bill, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Thursday (local time) on the administration's move on 'documented dreamers' including children of H1B visa holders.
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Biden rips Trump's 'big lie' claims on 2020 elections in voting rights add
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) ripped apart the claims of Donald Trump's 'big lie' about the 2020 presidential election and said that the US is facing the "most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War" due to alleged attempts by the
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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tensions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Senate Republicans on Tuesday (local time) blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights.
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China changes electoral system to strip democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): With the overhauling of election rules in Hong Kong, China has stamped out the opposition by reducing public voting rights. The Hong Kong legislature passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically curtails islanders' right to vote as the majority of lawmak
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Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
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SC seeks response from Centre, ECI on a plea seeking voting rights for tho
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union of India (UoI) and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking a direction to take steps to ensure access to voting to registered voters who are stationed outside the constituency, includi
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Iran, six other nations lose right to vote in UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 19 (ANI): Iran and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because they have not paid their dues, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, reported Jerusalem Post.
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