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US Speaker vows bill pushing Tibet-China conflict resolution
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US lawmakers will soon introduce new legislation pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Chinese government's decades-long illegal occupation of Tibet, the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet said.
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Israeli parliament moves forward bill to dissolve
Updated : 4 days ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli lawmakers voted in favor of a bill to dissolve parliament in a preliminary vote on Wednesday, taking the first step in sending the country for its fifth elections in three years.
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US lawmakers agree landmark bipartisan bill on gun safety
Updated : 4 days, 16 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday reached a much-awaited deal on a bipartisan gun safety bill after recent mass shooting incidents in Uvalde, Buffalo and Texas, that struck a nerve in the country.
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US lawmakers agree on China investment curbs: Report
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced an agreement on legislation that would allow the US government to cut off billions in American investments in China.
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Pakistan: Sindh accused of stealing Balochistan's water
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Blaming the Indus River System Authority (ISRA) for its failure in ensuring a fair distribution of water among Pakistan's provinces, lawmakers of Pakistan's Balochistan have accused Sindh province of stealing water share.
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Pakistan's impending deal with Tehreek-e-Taliban makes lawmakers furious
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistan's ongoing negotiations with the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is making young lawmakers in the country furious as Islamabad has already agreed to release hundreds of detained and convicted TTP members and withdraw court cases against
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Overwhelming commitment from UK lawmakers to recognise 'Kashmiri Hindu gen
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days 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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British PM Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote with narrow margin
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday night survived a no-confidence vote, however a rebellion by 148 of his 359 Conservative Party lawmakers signifies that his job security remains in peril.
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Bajram Begaj elected as Albania's new president
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Tirana [Albania], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Albanian lawmakers elected Bajram Begaj, who held the post of the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF), as the new president of Albania, with 78 votes in favor, four against and one abstained at a parliament session here on Saturday
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Global lawmakers warn of 'sham' Xinjiang probe ahead of UN visit
Updated : 1 month 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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Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able to secure sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol which will last till mid-June.
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Pakistan: No-confidence motion filed against Balochistan CM for poor gover
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): A no-confidence motion against Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo was submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) parliamentary leader, Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, and some of the lawmakers from Bizenjo's Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in t
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