In a big blow to French President Emmanuel Macron - the French Parliament has rejected his flagship Immigration Bill without even debating the far right left and the Moderates.

French Parliament rejects Immigration bill, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin offers resignation

A proposed broadcast bill in India could cover accounts and users on social media platforms that put news and current affairs content online on YouTube, WhatsApp or Telegram channels.

India's new broadcasting bill to regulate not only OTTs but also individuals putting online news content

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday (Oct 6) submitted his medical reports to the Lahore High Court (LHC) in anticipation of seeking protective bail ahead of his scheduled return to the country on October 21.

Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif submits medical reports to court for protective bail

A group of conservative rebels among Republicans in the House of Representatives of the United States on Friday (Sep 29) rejected a bill for temporarily funding the government proposed by their leader, almost ensuring that the federal agencies will partially shut down, starting from Sunday.

Conservative rebels reject Republicans’ short-term funding bill, US government teeters towards shutdown

The United States barely avoided the prospect of a credit default but the world's largest economy is now on the verge of a similar catastrophic event. And in order to avoid this situation the US Senate took a step forward on a bipartisan bill.

US Senate takes significant step to extend government funding

An exceptionally rare $10,000 banknote, dating back to the Great Depression era, has been sold for an astonishing $480,000 at a recent auction. This distinctive bill, originally issued in 1934, bears the likeness of Salmon P.

Rare $10K banknote from Great Depression sets auction record of $480K

In Pics | Women celebrate as Indian parliament passes reservation bill

Women's Reservation Bill has been tabled in the Lower House of the Parliament. It will now be deliberated on by the members of parliament. What does the bill actually propose? Will it finally be passed? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Historic bill for Indian women in politics | Explained

Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar deemed the country's ongoing power crisis as a "non-issue” as citizens and political rivals took to the streets, setting power bills ablaze to protest against rising costs of electricity. Instead, he claimed that the issue was being used as a “tool” by political parties to fuel their campaigns.

Pak interim PM calls rising power bill 'non-issue', cancels Kenya visit as protests rage

On Friday, the Danish government unveiled a draft that might outlaw public Quran burning. The action sends a "important political signal" to the rest of the globe, according to Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Danish radio.

Denmark proposes bill that could see ban on Quran burnings

The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which adds stringent anti-piracy provisions to take action against film piracy and seeks to streamline licencing procedures, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, July 27.

India: Cinematograph Bill 2023 proposes a three-year jail term, hefty fine for piracy

The Italian parliament has approved a controversial bill that criminalises the act of going abroad to have children through surrogacy. The measure, which has been heavily criticised, aims to target Italians engaging in surrogacy and could result in hefty fines of over $1 million and jail sentences of up to two years for offenders, as reported by the Guardian.

Italian parliament greenlights bill criminalising surrogacy abroad

Russia's lower house of parliament has given a green light to a controversial law the bill approved in its final reading aims to ban the process of changing gender legally and medically. As a major setback for gender rights groups, the bill would bar Russians from changing their gender or official identity documents.

Gender change surgery to get banned in Russia

The US House of Representatives approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2024, which sets the policy and authorises $886 billion in spending for the Department of Defense, reported Reuters.

US House passes defence bill with amendments impacting abortions, gender-affirming surgeries

While the Florida governor travels to campaign for the 2024 presidential elections, trouble is brewing in his home state. Residents there have taken to the streets to protest an immigration bill. Thousands of blue-collar workers are protesting a new anti-illegal immigration bill that will be effective starting on July 1st, according to reports. The Senate bills signed by DeSantis aim to introduce stringent measures to deter immigration.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs controversial immigration bill

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta platforms—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has threatened to pull down news content from its social media apps in California in protest against the state’s new proposed bill that requires big tech companies to pay news outlets for showcasing their content.

Meta threatens to pull news content from social media sites over California's proposed bill

Under heat from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked frantically Tuesday (May 30) to persuade other Republicans to support the debt ceiling and budget agreement he signed with President Joe Biden in order to avoid a potentially catastrophic US default.

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy seeks Republican approval

Texas is poised to become the largest state in the US so far to outlaw transgender treatments of minors. Its Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill banning these procedures on Wednesday (May 17).

Texas okays legislation against transgender treatment of minors

A new bill that would impose five years of mandatory service on Nigeria’s medical graduates is being opposed by the doctors union and civil society. The bill, which is aimed to stop the migration of doctors to the UK and the US, passed its second reading in the lower house of the Nigerian parliament last month.

Nigeria's doctors fume over five years of mandatory service

The Texas Legislature this week passed a bill that will if enacted, ban doctors from providing gender-affirming care to anyone under the age of 18. The bill includes a provision that requires minors currently receiving gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers to “wean off” such treatment after the bill goes into effect.

Texas Legislature passes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors

An Airbnb host was left with a humongous $1,570 bill after the couple who stayed there left the taps and gas on for 25 days to punish the host. According to the Independent, the guests did this as a form of retaliation after being unable to cancel their reservation.

'Guests from hell': Airbnb owner gets $1,570 bill after visitors leave taps, gas open for 25 days

Pakistan's Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday tabled the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 aimed to limit the discretionary powers to take suo motu notice by the chief justice of Pakistan, Geo News reported.

Pakistan government tables bill in parliament to limit chief justice's powers

Following the harsh questioning of the CEO of the social media platform by Washington legislators on Friday, a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok in the United States appears to be an increasingly likely possibility. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, was subjected to a barrage of inquiries from US lawmakers who made it clear that they believed the app, which is the most popular social media platform in the country and is best known for sharing jokes and dance videos, posed a threat to both mental health and national security.

TikTok ban inevitable after the grilling of CEO?

There are mounting calls to outlaw TikTok, owned by a business based in China, in the United States, with US politicians moving forward with legislation to address National Security concerns over the brief video app.

US: Legislation to address SECURITY WORRIES about TikTok

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