Tag: parliament
Pakistan Adopts Hindu Marriage Law
The Pakistani parliament has adopted the landmark Hindu Marriage Law to regulate the community's marriages in the country. ....
Malaysia To Deport N.Korean Workers With Expired Visas
Malaysia will deport some 50 North Koreans working here with overstayed visas, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced on Tuesday. ....
AIADMK Member Demands CBI Probe In Jayalalithaa's Death
AIADMK member P.R. Sundaram on Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into party chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's death. ....
UK Parliament Passes Brexit Bill
Theresa Mays Brexit bill has cleared all hurdles in the Houses of Parliament, opening the way for the Prime Minister to trigger Article 50 by this March-end.....
3 Indian MPs Participate In Parliamentary Conference In Pakistan
Representatives of 23 countries, including three MPs from India, are participating in a key session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) that began in the Pakistani capital on Tuesday. ....
JNU Dalit Student's Suicide Issue Raised In Lok Sabha
The issue of the alleged suicide by a Dalit student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), J. Muthukrishnan, was raised in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the government assured the House of necessary action.....
Rajya Sabha Repeatedly Disrupted Over Goa, Manipur
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed multiple adjournments amid chaos over the Congress' allegations that the BJP "murdered democracy" by not honouring the people's mandate in Goa and Manipur assembly elections. ....
New Zealand River Granted Legal Status As 'a Person'
New Zealand's Whanganui River has gained its own identity with all the corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person, after a 170-year battle, the media reported on Thursday.....
New Policy To Prioritise Health Investments, Says Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the new Health Policy 2017 prioritises investments and financing of health services. ....
Rs 8,040 Cr Loan Given To Mallya In 2004, Declared NPA In 2009
Loans totaling over Rs 8,000 crore were given to absconding industrialist Vijay Mallya during the tenure of the previous UPA government at the Centre, Parliament was informed on Friday.....
