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Najma Heptulla urges PM to pass women's reservation bill

Chennai, Nov 23 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government to pass the women's reservation bill. A bill that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and provincial assemblies has been passed by the Rajya Sabha but is pending in the Lok Sabha due to lack of consensus among political parties. Heptulla promised to get nearly 600,000 acres of Waqf properties released from illegal occupants once parliament enacts a law. Nov 23, 2014
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Winter Session of Parliament to begin from Nov 24

New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): The Winter Session of Parliament begins from November 24 and ends on December 23. It will consist of 22 sittings. There are 67 bills currently pending before the Parliament. Of these, nine bills were introduced in the previous Session of Parliament, while 40 of these were introduced in the 15th Lok Sabha, which was the regime of the UPA II Government. 18 other bills are pending from the earlier Lok Sabhas. The government has promulgated two ordinances in the last few months. These were the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2014 and the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2014. Bills to replace both these ordinances will have to be brought in this Session of Parliament to ensure that they do not lapse. Nov 22, 2014
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Narendra Modi reaches India after three-nation tour

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached India after completing his three nation 10-day tour. Modi had left India on Nov 11 to attend the Asean-India and East Asia summits in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw. He then left for Australia and attended the G20 summit in Brisbane. He also addressed the Australian parliament in Canberra, and the Indian diaspora in the city. On Wednesday, Modi reached Fiji's capital Suva where he addressed the Fijian parliament and interacted with representatives of civil society at the Fiji Technical University. During the course of his three-nation tour, he also held a number of bilateral meetings with leaders of various countries and spoke about liberalizing the trade and investment policies in India to attract investors. Nov 20, 2014
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Sushma Swaraj meets Palestinian delegation in New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held talks with the Special Envoy of President of the state of Palestine, Dr. Nabil Shaath in New Delhi. Swaraj in July asserted in parliament that India's policy on Palestine issue would remain unchanged. She refused to take sides over the Gaza conflict as she said Israel and Palestine should have peace talks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in July had voted in favour of a UN resolution to launch an inquiry into Israel's alleged war crimes in Gaza. Nov 19, 2014
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PM Modi announces visa on arrival for Fijians

Fiji, Nov 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Fiji Parliament on Wednesday, announced visa on arrival for Fijians. Modi said that India is prepared to work for a digital Fiji. Prime Minister announced a financial help of five million US dollars to Fiji for development of its villages. He also laid emphasis on the need to work in areas of climate and energy. Nov 19, 2014
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PM Modi addresses Fiji's Parliament

Fiji, Nov 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, addressed the Fiji Parliament. Modi said that India and Fiji are quite similar in terms of representing women in politics but added that India can learn a lot from Fiji as their ratio for women parliamentarians was higher. He congratulated Fiji for a recent successful election highlighting its importance for democracy. He also said that Fiji has led the G-77 with great vision and statesmanship. Modi also said that trade relations between India and Fiji have been modest. Nov 19, 2014
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