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Indigenous Rights Supporters Rally Across Australia Ahead Of Key Vote
Australians rallied around the country on Sunday to fight for a landmark Indigenous rights reform that is bleeding support in the polls before an October 14 referendum.
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1.29 Crore Votes Have Been Cast For NOTA In Last 5 Years: Poll Rights Body
About 1.29 crore votes were cast for NOTA option in the last five years in state and general elections, poll rights body ADR said today.
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Imran Khan Era Electoral Changes Overturned With Bill In Pakistan: Report
Pakistan's National Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to abolish the former Imran Khan government's election reforms giving expats the right to vote through I-Voting and the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country.
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Biden Disappointed As US Senators Stall His Push To Reform Voting Rights
US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities.
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US House Passes Police Reforms, Voting Rights Bill
A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday, five days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd.
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Canada Moves To Expand Voting Rights To Expatriates
Canada moved on Thursday to expand the ability to vote to citizens that have lived out of the country for more than five years, making good on part of the Liberal government's campaign promise to reform election laws.
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Gianni Infantino Wants FIFA Reforms to Turn Pain to Joy
Gianni Infantino , who beat main rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa by 115 votes to 88 in the second round vote on Friday has been hailed by many as the right man at the right time.
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Euro Lenders to Pass Bailout Judgment as Greece Backs Reforms
In parliament overnight, Alexis Tsipras had to rely on opposition votes from the right after some of his leftist allies opposed spending cuts, tax rises and other measures he proposed in order to unlock 54 billion euros in three-year credit and save Greece from a bankruptcy that would force it out of the euro zone.
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Land Acquisition Bill debate in Lok Sabha today: Top 10 facts
After scoring a major victory by getting its landmark food security scheme cleared by the Lok Sabha this week, the government hopes today to push through another reform that could serve as a mega vote-getter in the national elections. Voting on amendments to the land acquisition bill is on in Parliament right now.
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Ireland: Bill legalising abortion passes first hurdle
Legislators in Ireland have voted in favour of a reform that will pave the way for legalising abortion in life-threatening cases.
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Baby steps to bank reforms in India unlikely to bring cheer
India's plan to increase voting rights for shareholders in banks would improve management and corporate governance and draw more investment, but it falls short of lifting ownership restrictions or relinquishing the government's stranglehold on most lenders.
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Indigenous Rights Supporters Rally Across Australia Ahead Of Key Vote
Australians rallied around the country on Sunday to fight for a landmark Indigenous rights reform that is bleeding support in the polls before an October 14 referendum.
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1.29 Crore Votes Have Been Cast For NOTA In Last 5 Years: Poll Rights Body
About 1.29 crore votes were cast for NOTA option in the last five years in state and general elections, poll rights body ADR said today.
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Imran Khan Era Electoral Changes Overturned With Bill In Pakistan: Report
Pakistan's National Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to abolish the former Imran Khan government's election reforms giving expats the right to vote through I-Voting and the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country.
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Biden Disappointed As US Senators Stall His Push To Reform Voting Rights
US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities.
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US House Passes Police Reforms, Voting Rights Bill
A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday, five days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd.
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Canada Moves To Expand Voting Rights To Expatriates
Canada moved on Thursday to expand the ability to vote to citizens that have lived out of the country for more than five years, making good on part of the Liberal government's campaign promise to reform election laws.
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Gianni Infantino Wants FIFA Reforms to Turn Pain to Joy
Gianni Infantino , who beat main rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa by 115 votes to 88 in the second round vote on Friday has been hailed by many as the right man at the right time.
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Euro Lenders to Pass Bailout Judgment as Greece Backs Reforms
In parliament overnight, Alexis Tsipras had to rely on opposition votes from the right after some of his leftist allies opposed spending cuts, tax rises and other measures he proposed in order to unlock 54 billion euros in three-year credit and save Greece from a bankruptcy that would force it out of the euro zone.
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Land Acquisition Bill debate in Lok Sabha today: Top 10 facts
After scoring a major victory by getting its landmark food security scheme cleared by the Lok Sabha this week, the government hopes today to push through another reform that could serve as a mega vote-getter in the national elections. Voting on amendments to the land acquisition bill is on in Parliament right now.
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Ireland: Bill legalising abortion passes first hurdle
Legislators in Ireland have voted in favour of a reform that will pave the way for legalising abortion in life-threatening cases.
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Baby steps to bank reforms in India unlikely to bring cheer
India's plan to increase voting rights for shareholders in banks would improve management and corporate governance and draw more investment, but it falls short of lifting ownership restrictions or relinquishing the government's stranglehold on most lenders.
