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US lawmakers introduce bill to prioritise refugee status to Uyghur
Updated : 21 hours, 58 min ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation wherein people of China's Uyghur minority community facing government repression would become eligible for prioritised US refugee status.
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US lawmakers prepare Strategic Competition Act to counter China
Updated : 5 days, 5 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): In a bid to counter growing Chinese aggression, US lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation titled Strategic Competition Act of 2021 in the coming week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials and build closer ties with Taiwan.
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US lawmakers plan to introduce bill to counter China threat
Updated : 5 days, 19 hours ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): US lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials; build closer US relations with Taiwan and place more checks on Beijing's military operations and territorial claims, among other measures intended to
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Nepal: 4 Maoist Centre ministers relieved of Parliament membership
Updated : 5 days, 21 hours ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 9 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist Center (CPN-MC) has relieved four sitting ministers from the post of lawmakers on Thursday.
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Pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong join rivals in warning potentia
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Hong Kong, April 2 (ANI): Some pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong have joined political rivals in a rare show of unity to warn against possible abuse of a proposed bill that seeks to ensure the allegiance of public office holders.
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Biden calls for assault weapons ban after Colorado shooting
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on lawmakers to impose a ban on assault weapons in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, and close the existing loopholes in the background check system.
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Paris summons Chinese envoy over 'insults, threats' to French lawm
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Paris [France], March 23 (ANI): The French government has summoned the Chinese ambassador over "unacceptable" comments including "insults and threats" against parliamentarians and a researcher.
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Ind vs Eng: Umpire's Call is creating lot of confusion, grey area
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said that the 'Umpire's Call' is creating a lot of confusion at the moment and the lawmakers need to look at it so that it does not leave a grey area when a big tournament is being played.
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US Republican lawmakers reintroduce legislation to revoke China's
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): US Republican lawmakers on Thursday (local time) reintroduced a bill to revoke the permanent normal trading status that Washington has had with Beijing for the past 20 years.
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Myanmar coup: Military putting pressure on Suu Kyi's NLD members
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 17 (ANI): Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) is increasing pressure on a group formed by lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), reported NHK World.
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No parliament should discuss laws passed by other parliaments: LS
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Days after the UK lawmakers discussed the farmers' protest in the British Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that no parliament should discuss laws passed by other parliaments and issues internal to other sovereign countries.
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Global lawmakers call out China for abuses against minority women
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A group of global lawmakers have called on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), amid reports of systematic sexual abuse in detention and violations of reproductive rights. Read More
