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Kerala Congress MLA Put On Ventilator Support After Falling From Stage
Congress legislator Uma Thomas, who fell down from the stage on the first floor while attending a function at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday evening, has been put on ventilator support at a private hospital.
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1,606 Gujarat Primary Schools Running With Just One Teacher, State Assembly Told
As many as 1,606 government-run primary schools in Gujarat were functioning with just one teacher, the state government informed the legislative assembly on Monday.
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"My Homecoming": Ex AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani Joins BJP In Gujarat
Months after resigning as a member of the Gujarat legislative assembly, former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Bhupendra Bhayani joined the ruling BJP at a function held in Junagadh district on Saturday.
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Congress MLA's Kurta Displays Public Issues, Denied Entry To Republic Day Event
Haryana Congress legislator Neeraj Sharma was stopped from participating in a Republic Day function in Faridabad today after he turned up wearing clothes displaying public issues.
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Trump Ally Jim Jordan Loses Third US House Speaker Vote
Lawmakers voted to reject hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the US House of Representatives for a third time on Friday, compounding the chaos that has left the government without a functioning legislative branch for weeks.
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Inefficient Legislative Drafting Can Weaken Laws, Democracy: Amit Shah
An inefficient legislative drafting system can weaken laws and democracy and even affect functioning of the judiciary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday.
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EU Vice President Suggests to Speed Up Work on AI Regulation
The European Union needs to speed up work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager suggested. The European Commission put forward regulatory proposals in early 2021, but progress on the legislation has been slow. The EU's draft rules outlaw certain uses such as "generalised surveillance".
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Parliamentary Panel Recommends New Law To Define Power, Functions Of CBI
A parliamentary committee has said that an existing law governing the federal probe agency has "many limitations" and there is a need to enact a new legislation to define its status, functions and powers.
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Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes Penalty of Rs. 500 Crore for Data Breaches
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill that was reintroduced by the government on Friday has revised the penalty for data breaches up to Rs. 500 crore. Meanwhile, the draft legislation proposes to set up a Data Protection Board of India which will carry on functions as per the provisions of the bill, and also proposes a graded penalty syst...
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Special Audit Into Mumbai Civic Body's Functioning: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday told the state Legislative Assembly that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will conduct a special audit into the functioning of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Jitin Prasada, Sanjay Nishad Among 4 New Members Take Oath In UP Legislative Council
Four new members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, including state minister Jitin Prasada, were administered oath at a function in Lucknow on Wednesday.
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Plea In Court To Stop 6 Defecting BSP MLAs Function As Congress Legislators
BJP MLA Madan Dilawar and the BSP on Tuesday moved a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court challenging an order of its single-judge bench which refused to put a stay on the functioning of the six BSP "defecting" MLAs as Congress legislators.
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"Can't Break Promise": Uddhav Thackeray Pushes For Law On Ram Temple At Dussehra Event
With less than two weeks to go for the Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reiterated his party's demand for a parliamentary legislation to facilitate the construction of the Ram temple at a Dussehra function in Mumbai. "The case for building a Ram temple at Ayodhya has gone on for years, and our party sticks to its d...
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107 Bengal Lawmakers Will Switch To BJP "Very Soon", Says Mukul Roy
As many as 107 legislators of Trinamool Congress, the Left and the Congress are in touch with the BJP, party leader Mukul Roy claimed on Saturday, vowing to bring down the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. Several Trinamool leaders, both at the state and district levels, have lost confidence in the party and are fed up with the way it is f...
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Amid Tension With AAP, Lawmaker Alka Lamba Says Won't Campaign For Party
Delhi legislator Alka Lamba on Thursday announced that she would not campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party in the ongoing Lok Sabha election amid souring ties with her party. She accused the AAP's leadership of not meeting with her despite several requests and said that she has been "kept away" from the party's official functions.
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Kerala Congress MLA Put On Ventilator Support After Falling From Stage
Congress legislator Uma Thomas, who fell down from the stage on the first floor while attending a function at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday evening, has been put on ventilator support at a private hospital.
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1,606 Gujarat Primary Schools Running With Just One Teacher, State Assembly Told
As many as 1,606 government-run primary schools in Gujarat were functioning with just one teacher, the state government informed the legislative assembly on Monday.
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"My Homecoming": Ex AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani Joins BJP In Gujarat
Months after resigning as a member of the Gujarat legislative assembly, former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Bhupendra Bhayani joined the ruling BJP at a function held in Junagadh district on Saturday.
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Congress MLA's Kurta Displays Public Issues, Denied Entry To Republic Day Event
Haryana Congress legislator Neeraj Sharma was stopped from participating in a Republic Day function in Faridabad today after he turned up wearing clothes displaying public issues.
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Trump Ally Jim Jordan Loses Third US House Speaker Vote
Lawmakers voted to reject hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the US House of Representatives for a third time on Friday, compounding the chaos that has left the government without a functioning legislative branch for weeks.
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Inefficient Legislative Drafting Can Weaken Laws, Democracy: Amit Shah
An inefficient legislative drafting system can weaken laws and democracy and even affect functioning of the judiciary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday.
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EU Vice President Suggests to Speed Up Work on AI Regulation
The European Union needs to speed up work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager suggested. The European Commission put forward regulatory proposals in early 2021, but progress on the legislation has been slow. The EU's draft rules outlaw certain uses such as "generalised surveillance".
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Parliamentary Panel Recommends New Law To Define Power, Functions Of CBI
A parliamentary committee has said that an existing law governing the federal probe agency has "many limitations" and there is a need to enact a new legislation to define its status, functions and powers.
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Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes Penalty of Rs. 500 Crore for Data Breaches
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill that was reintroduced by the government on Friday has revised the penalty for data breaches up to Rs. 500 crore. Meanwhile, the draft legislation proposes to set up a Data Protection Board of India which will carry on functions as per the provisions of the bill, and also proposes a graded penalty syst...
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Special Audit Into Mumbai Civic Body's Functioning: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday told the state Legislative Assembly that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will conduct a special audit into the functioning of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Jitin Prasada, Sanjay Nishad Among 4 New Members Take Oath In UP Legislative Council
Four new members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, including state minister Jitin Prasada, were administered oath at a function in Lucknow on Wednesday.
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Plea In Court To Stop 6 Defecting BSP MLAs Function As Congress Legislators
BJP MLA Madan Dilawar and the BSP on Tuesday moved a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court challenging an order of its single-judge bench which refused to put a stay on the functioning of the six BSP "defecting" MLAs as Congress legislators.
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"Can't Break Promise": Uddhav Thackeray Pushes For Law On Ram Temple At Dussehra Event
With less than two weeks to go for the Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reiterated his party's demand for a parliamentary legislation to facilitate the construction of the Ram temple at a Dussehra function in Mumbai. "The case for building a Ram temple at Ayodhya has gone on for years, and our party sticks to its d...
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107 Bengal Lawmakers Will Switch To BJP "Very Soon", Says Mukul Roy
As many as 107 legislators of Trinamool Congress, the Left and the Congress are in touch with the BJP, party leader Mukul Roy claimed on Saturday, vowing to bring down the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. Several Trinamool leaders, both at the state and district levels, have lost confidence in the party and are fed up with the way it is f...
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Amid Tension With AAP, Lawmaker Alka Lamba Says Won't Campaign For Party
Delhi legislator Alka Lamba on Thursday announced that she would not campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party in the ongoing Lok Sabha election amid souring ties with her party. She accused the AAP's leadership of not meeting with her despite several requests and said that she has been "kept away" from the party's official functions.
