Legislature
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Legislature didn't learn any lessons from Nirbhaya case, juvenile accused treated too leniently: HC
Madhya Pradesh | Sep 17, 2024, 01:32 PM ISTThe convict was 17 years old at the time of the rape incident in 2017. He escaped from a juvenile correction home in 2019 along with seven other boys, six months after being sentenced.
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Hong Kong sentences 12 to prison for storming legislature during 2019 pro-democracy protests
World | Mar 16, 2024, 12:34 PM ISTThose sentenced include Gregory Wong, 45, for six years, along with political activists Ventus Lau and Owen Chow. District court Judge Li Chi-ho, who handed the sentences, said the incident was a "serious blow" to the rule of law when protesters vandalised the city legislature.
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Chinese ex-foreign minister Qin Gang resigns after missing from public view since last year
World | Feb 27, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTQin was once considered a close confidante of Chinese President Xi Jinping and served as foreign minister for only seven months. He mysteriously disappeared from public view in June 2023 and it was rumoured that he had an extra-marital affair with a well-known TV personality.
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Vice President Dhankhar lauds judiciary, executive's performances, dubs legislature's as 'dismal'
India | Aug 25, 2023, 02:58 PM ISTVice President Jagdeep Dhankhar hailed the working of the judiciary and executive and lamented over that of the legislature describing its scene as "dismal".
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Devendra Fadnavis likely to expand his Council of Ministers
National | Nov 10, 2015, 05:59 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to expand his Council of Ministers before the Winter Session of the state legislature, scheduled from December 7 in Nagpur."There are 12 vacancies at present in the
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Can't step into Parliament function, will cross 'lakshman rekha': Supreme Court
India | Sep 24, 2015, 04:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking guidelines to ensure uninterrupted functioning of Parliament, saying the judiciary cannot monitor the business of the legislature which lay in the hands of Speaker, and any
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Telangana legislature pays homage to APJ Abdul Kalam
National | Sep 23, 2015, 01:15 PM ISTHyderabad: The Telangana legislature on Wednesday paid homage to former president of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who died in July.Members from all parties in both the houses of the state legislature recalled the great services
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Karnataka Assembly adjourned twice as BJP raises farmers' issue
National | Dec 09, 2014, 02:44 PM ISTBelagavi (KTK): The Karnataka Assembly was today adjourned twice after BJP MLAs demanded adjournment motion to discuss problems faced by farmers, including sugarcane price issue, as the winter session of the Legislature began.Former Chief Minister
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Nitish seeks time to rethink, JD-U MLAs demand rollback
National | May 18, 2014, 09:50 PM ISTPatna: The political crisis in Bihar arising out of the resignation of Nitish Kumar as chief minister following the severe drubbing that JD-U suffered in the Lok Sabha election remained unresolved with the party failing
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Congress calls legislature party meet tomorrow
India | May 18, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTPatna: A meeting of the Congress Legislature party will be held here tomorrow to discuss the political situation in Bihar after the resignation of Nitish Kumar as the chief minister, a senior party leader said
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Jammu and Kashmir legislature to meet from Feb 10
India | Jan 24, 2014, 07:00 AM ISTJammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday summoned the state legislature to meet here from Feb 10, an official statement said.Vohra has summoned the legislative assembly and the legislative council to meet at Jammu