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US condemns Hong Kong govt decision to postpone legislative counci
Updated : 6 days, 13 hours ago IST
Washington [US], August 02 (ANI): The United States on Saturday condemned the Hong Kong's administration move to postpone Legislative Council elections and urged the government to reconsider their decision.
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Germany suspends extradition agreement with Hong Kong
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug 1 (ANI): Germany has decided to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, Foreign Minister, Heiko Mass, said on Friday (local time) after the erstwhile British colony decided to postpone legislative council elections.
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Hong Kong Legislative elections postponed over COVID-19: Carrie La
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Hong Kong, July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Friday that the Legislative Council elections scheduled for September 6 will be postponed over the COVID-19 threat.
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Monsoon session of Bihar Assembly convened from Aug 3, to be held
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 24 (ANI): The Monsoon session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council will be held at Gyan Bhavan in Patna from August 3.
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Will work for backward communities in coastal K'taka: Shantharama,
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): Shantharama Budna Siddi, one of the five MLCs nominated by the state government to the Legislative Council is India's first MLC from the Siddi community - a small group of the ethnic community in India believed to be descendants of the Bantu
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Siddi community gets its first lawmaker in Karnataka
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Siddi community in Karnataka got its first lawmaker as Governor Vajubhai Vala nominated five persons, including Shantharama Budna Siddi, to the Karnataka Legislative Council on Wednesday.
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AP Guv accepts Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose, Mopidevi Venkataramana'
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 21 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh governor on Sunday accepted the resignation of the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Revenue, Registrations and Stamps, Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose and Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Mopidevi Venkataramana.
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2 MLC seats in Andhra Pradesh to be filled under Governor quota
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 21 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government is set to fill two Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seats under the Governor quota with a person from the Scheduled Caste and a woman from a minority community, a press release from the Chief Minister's Office
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BJP leader PVN Madhav accuses YSRCP of indulging in 'murder politi
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader and Member of Legislative Council, PVN Madhav, criticised the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) for "indulging in murder politics in the otherwise peaceful Vizianagaram district" o
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Pompeo calls for 'free and fair' Hong Kong Legislative Council ele
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 14 (ANI): After China declared primaries held by Hong Kong's pro-democratic parties on the weekend 'illegal', US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called for a free and fair Legislative Council election in the city.
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Ex-TDP leader Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad Rao sworn in as MLC of And
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 14 (ANI): Former TDP leader Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad Rao on Tuesday sworn in as Member of Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh.
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Hong Kongers stand in long queues on second day of primary electio
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Hong Kong, July 12 (ANI): Long queues reappeared outside polling stations across Hong Kong on Sunday morning as residents flocked to cast their votes in a weekend primary held by the opposition camp for the upcoming Legislative Council elections, a day after it drew a higher-than-expected tu
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