Brexit: Lords agree to push through bill preventing no deal by end of Friday
The Guardian | Warren Murray and Agencies | 5 September 2019
Peers resolve to return Benn bill to House of Commons for debate ahead of prorogation of parliament
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SC to examine legal challenge to abrogation of Article 370; refers matter to 5-judge Constitution bench
PTI | 28th August 2019
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred a batch of petitions challenging the changes brought in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 to a five-judge Constitution bench.
Jammu & Kashmir to be union territory with legislature, Ladakh to be union territory without legislature: Amit Shah
Business Today | 5th August 2019 New Delhi – Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed the Rajya Sabha and revoked
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Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants them greater control
Marwa Rashadand Stephen Kalin| Reuters | 2 Aug 2019.
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticized male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights record.
The succession challenge
Claude Arpi | The Pioneer | 25 July 2019.
China has mastered the art of information warfare. We saw it during the Doklam episode. Though caught on the wrong foot on the ridge at the border of Sikkim and Bhutan, the Chinese spokespersons managed to convince many Indian scribes of the validity of a defunct 1890 Convention between the Manchus and British India. More recently, the Dalai Lama was the victim of Chinese propaganda. For the purpose, Beijing used some Indian journalists, “inviting” them to Tibet for a trip to “see the facts” for themselves.
Boris Johnson: New PM to form government after taking office
BBC News | 24 July 2019.
Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister.
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US World Cup win proves female players deserve equal pay, team says
Michelle Lou | CNN | 8 July 2019.
The US Women’s National Team sealed the deal with its fourth stunning victory Sunday at the World Cup, but the players are still fighting another battle back home.
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Clarification and context of remarks made by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a recent BBC interview
[dalailama.com] Dharamsala, 2 July-Remarks made by His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a recent BBC interview have caused disquiet that we felt it was important to address.
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Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping Have Discussed Korean Peninsula Issues, the North’s State Media Says
Associated Press | 21 June 2019.
(BEIJING) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held broad discussions over the political situation surrounding the Korean Peninsula and called for stronger bilateral ties in the face of “serious and complicated changes” in the region, the North’s state media said Friday.
Mounting demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Dalai Lama
Nava Thakuria| 21 June 2019.
Dharamshala: Indian supporters for a free Tibet have urged the Union the government in New Delhi to confer Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest
civilian honour, on the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for his immense contributions in creating goodwill for India in the last six decades.