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UK MPs Write To British Foreign Secretary Over PoK Crackdown, Blackout
Over 50 British Parliamentarians have urged Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to intervene as a communications blackout and security crackdown grip Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
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West Bengal Assembly To Table Resolution Against Waqf Bill, Says Minister
West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Monday said that a resolution opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 will be tabled in the state Assembly but the date has not yet been fixed.
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Preps On For MPs' Group Photos At Special Parliament Session Amid Early Poll Buzz
Arrangements are being made for group photographs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs during Parliament's special session from September 18 to September 22.
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UK Parliamentarian Who Travelled On Train With Covid Faces Suspension
Margaret Ferrier undertook the train journey in September 2020 in the early stages of the pandemic.
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Delegation Of ASEAN Parliamentarians Meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
A delegation of ASEAN Parliamentarians led by Kittisethabindit Cheam Yeap the First Vice President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, met India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday.
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Indian-Origin British MP Lisa Nandy Appointed As UK Shadow Minister
Indian-origin British parliamentarian Lisa Nandy on Monday promised a constructive Opposition to the UK government as she got to work as the shadow foreign secretary in the newly-elected Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's top team.
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Congress Lawmakers To Choose Leader Today
Sonia Gandhi is likely to be elected chairperson when newly-elected Congress parliamentarians meet for the first time on Saturday. A section wants her son, Rahul Gandhi, to take over as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha -- a position occupied earlier by Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Rs. 1,997 Crore Spent On Salaries, Perks Of Parliamentarians In 4 Years
Rs. 1,997 crore was spent towards salaries and perks of parliamentarians in the past four financial years, according to response to an RTI query.
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Highchairs And Cuddles - How Parliaments Are Catering For Lawmaker Mums
When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returns to parliament after becoming only the second elected leader in the world to have a baby in office, her daughter will be allowed to cuddle with her during debates and swim in the pool.
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Abandoned At Birth, Indian Grows Up To Become Swiss Parliamentarian
Within a week of his birth in 1970, Niklaus-Samuel Gugger was abandoned by his parents at a hospital in Karnataka's Udupi. Fortunes turned around for the infant, when a Swiss couple, then residing in Kerala adopted him and moved to their home country.
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MPs Visit University Of Chicago, Prepare To Tackle Energy Challenges
Seeking to facilitate knowledge exchange to accelerate solutions for India's diverse energy challenges, a week-long visit was organized for parliamentarians from different political parties from the country to the University of Chicago.
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Venkaiah Naidu Asks Lawmakers To Be Careful Of Their Image, Says People Are 'Watching'
National Democratic Alliance's vice-presidential nominee M Venkaiah Naidu today asked lawmakers to be "extra careful" not only about their image but also the institution of Parliament, saying people were "watching".
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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Indian-Origin Labour Lawmaker Among 50 Facing Constituency Changes In UK
A veteran Indian-origin Labour party parliamentarian, Virendra Sharma, is among 50 British MPs facing the prospect of losing their traditional constituencies in a boundary shake-up unveiled today.
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100 American Congressmen To Visit India In Next Two Years: Policy Group
About 100 American Congressmen and Senators will visit India over the next two years to boost India-US ties according to a top advocacy group. The US-India Business Council works to improve business relations between India and United States through talks and deeper engagement. The Council plans to start the process by the end of 2016, when the new ...
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UK MPs Write To British Foreign Secretary Over PoK Crackdown, Blackout
Over 50 British Parliamentarians have urged Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to intervene as a communications blackout and security crackdown grip Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
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West Bengal Assembly To Table Resolution Against Waqf Bill, Says Minister
West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Monday said that a resolution opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 will be tabled in the state Assembly but the date has not yet been fixed.
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Preps On For MPs' Group Photos At Special Parliament Session Amid Early Poll Buzz
Arrangements are being made for group photographs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs during Parliament's special session from September 18 to September 22.
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UK Parliamentarian Who Travelled On Train With Covid Faces Suspension
Margaret Ferrier undertook the train journey in September 2020 in the early stages of the pandemic.
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Delegation Of ASEAN Parliamentarians Meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
A delegation of ASEAN Parliamentarians led by Kittisethabindit Cheam Yeap the First Vice President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, met India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday.
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Indian-Origin British MP Lisa Nandy Appointed As UK Shadow Minister
Indian-origin British parliamentarian Lisa Nandy on Monday promised a constructive Opposition to the UK government as she got to work as the shadow foreign secretary in the newly-elected Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's top team.
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Congress Lawmakers To Choose Leader Today
Sonia Gandhi is likely to be elected chairperson when newly-elected Congress parliamentarians meet for the first time on Saturday. A section wants her son, Rahul Gandhi, to take over as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha -- a position occupied earlier by Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Rs. 1,997 Crore Spent On Salaries, Perks Of Parliamentarians In 4 Years
Rs. 1,997 crore was spent towards salaries and perks of parliamentarians in the past four financial years, according to response to an RTI query.
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Highchairs And Cuddles - How Parliaments Are Catering For Lawmaker Mums
When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returns to parliament after becoming only the second elected leader in the world to have a baby in office, her daughter will be allowed to cuddle with her during debates and swim in the pool.
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Abandoned At Birth, Indian Grows Up To Become Swiss Parliamentarian
Within a week of his birth in 1970, Niklaus-Samuel Gugger was abandoned by his parents at a hospital in Karnataka's Udupi. Fortunes turned around for the infant, when a Swiss couple, then residing in Kerala adopted him and moved to their home country.
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MPs Visit University Of Chicago, Prepare To Tackle Energy Challenges
Seeking to facilitate knowledge exchange to accelerate solutions for India's diverse energy challenges, a week-long visit was organized for parliamentarians from different political parties from the country to the University of Chicago.
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Venkaiah Naidu Asks Lawmakers To Be Careful Of Their Image, Says People Are 'Watching'
National Democratic Alliance's vice-presidential nominee M Venkaiah Naidu today asked lawmakers to be "extra careful" not only about their image but also the institution of Parliament, saying people were "watching".
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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Indian-Origin Labour Lawmaker Among 50 Facing Constituency Changes In UK
A veteran Indian-origin Labour party parliamentarian, Virendra Sharma, is among 50 British MPs facing the prospect of losing their traditional constituencies in a boundary shake-up unveiled today.
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100 American Congressmen To Visit India In Next Two Years: Policy Group
About 100 American Congressmen and Senators will visit India over the next two years to boost India-US ties according to a top advocacy group. The US-India Business Council works to improve business relations between India and United States through talks and deeper engagement. The Council plans to start the process by the end of 2016, when the new ...
