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Indian parties fail to end parliament deadlock
NEW DELHI: India's government and opposition parties failed on Monday to break a deadlock in parliament over an investigation into a widening corruption scandal that has prevented economic reforms being approved.
The opposition has halted parliament sessions since early November over demands for a joint parliamentary investigation into the sale of telecoms licences and spectrum in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.
The Congress party-led coalition government
The opposition has halted parliament sessions since early November over demands for a joint parliamentary investigation into the sale of telecoms licences and spectrum in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.
The Congress party-led coalition government
Govt tables bill in parliament – Friends turn foes over GST
ISLAMABAD: The government tabled the Reformed General Sales Tax (GST) Bill in both houses of the parliament on Friday as coalition partners - the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl - joined the opposition to reject the proposed controversial law.
While the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PML-Quaid (PML-Q) announced that they would block the passage of the reformed GST bill in the National Assembly and the
While the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PML-Quaid (PML-Q) announced that they would block the passage of the reformed GST bill in the National Assembly and the
Court orders Iraqi parliament back to work
BAGHDAD
Iraq's highest court ordered parliament to resume its work on Sunday, nearly eight months after inconclusive elections left the country without a new government.
Federal Supreme Court spokesman Abdul Sattar Bayrakdar said parliament was ordered to convene and choose a new speaker, the first step to forming a coalition in Iraq, which has been without a government since the March 7 polls.
"In a decision taken today, the supreme court ordered parliament to return
Iraq's highest court ordered parliament to resume its work on Sunday, nearly eight months after inconclusive elections left the country without a new government.
Federal Supreme Court spokesman Abdul Sattar Bayrakdar said parliament was ordered to convene and choose a new speaker, the first step to forming a coalition in Iraq, which has been without a government since the March 7 polls.
"In a decision taken today, the supreme court ordered parliament to return
It’s all up to the parliament now!
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Supreme Court did not strike down any articles or clauses of the 18th constitutional amendment and without disposing of the petitions, adjourned the case till January 2011, referring Article 175A, which relates to the appointment of the judges to the parliament for a review under the guidelines given by the top court.
In its interim order which, according to senior lawyer Hafeez Pirzada can also be called a judgment, the Supreme Court only discussed
The Supreme Court did not strike down any articles or clauses of the 18th constitutional amendment and without disposing of the petitions, adjourned the case till January 2011, referring Article 175A, which relates to the appointment of the judges to the parliament for a review under the guidelines given by the top court.
In its interim order which, according to senior lawyer Hafeez Pirzada can also be called a judgment, the Supreme Court only discussed
EU parliament endorses 5-month maternity leave
STRASBOURG: European lawmakers voting amid a sea of pink and blue baby balloons, gave their blessing to hotly contested plans for all new mothers across Europe to have five months of maternity leave.
Some governments have warned the 20-week fully paid leave will add a huge burden to hard-pressed taxpayers, while business leaders say it may work against giving jobs to women in the long term.
In a first reading of the proposal, a large majority of MEPs voted in favour of
Some governments have warned the 20-week fully paid leave will add a huge burden to hard-pressed taxpayers, while business leaders say it may work against giving jobs to women in the long term.
In a first reading of the proposal, a large majority of MEPs voted in favour of
Militants stage deadly raid on Chechen parliament
GROZNY: Militants on Tuesday stormed parliament in Russia's conflict-torn region of Chechnya, holding deputies and gunning down three people, before being killed in a bloody standoff with security forces.
The group of up to four militants broke into the parliament building in the Chechen capital Grozny early in the morning, sparking fears of a major hostage crisis before security forces moved in. The dramatic raid was a major blow to Kremlin claims that stability has returned to
The group of up to four militants broke into the parliament building in the Chechen capital Grozny early in the morning, sparking fears of a major hostage crisis before security forces moved in. The dramatic raid was a major blow to Kremlin claims that stability has returned to
‘Parliament should have been consulted on APTTA’
LAHORE: The Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) should have been raised in the parliament because the entire nation was the stakeholder. This was stated by Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce MNA Khurram Dastgir while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
Khurram Dastgir said that it was very unfortunate that the government did not take the business community into confidence before accepting the APTTA, which is
Khurram Dastgir said that it was very unfortunate that the government did not take the business community into confidence before accepting the APTTA, which is
