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A bill has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha to supplant the CJI with a cabinet minister in the selection of the CEC and election commissioners.
The central government introduced a bill on Thursday that would replace the chief justice of India (CJI) with a cabinet minister on the committee for the appointment of chief election commissioners (CECs) and commissioners (ECs). To oppose the contentious bill, the opposition raised a ruckus.
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Macron reshuffles his cabinet without regard to the right
Les Républicains (LR) members did not receive many phone calls prior to the announcement of the government reshuffle on Thursday, July 20. Some joked about "feverish anticipation in Rillieux-la-Pape," the town of MP Alexandre Vincendet, an open supporter of a political accord bet...
More people are killed by hypertension, diabetes, and stroke than by infectious diseases, therefore they should receive global funding.
Every year, 41 million people die from noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular problems. That represents more than 70% of all deaths worldwide. African nations, as well as other low- and middle-income nations, account for the majority (77%) of these fatalities. Th...
Germany will soon allow recreational marijuana use
DEUTSCHLAND - On Wednesday, Germany announced its intentions to legalize cannabis, making it one of the first European countries to do so, according to the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Karl Lauterbach, minister of health, presented a foundational paper on proposed laws to govern t...
The government is preparing to order striking truckers back to work.
President Yoon Suk-yeol will convene a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to decide whether to issue an executive order requiring striking truckers to return to work immediately, after the first round of talks between the government and the truckers' union broke down Monday afternoon, according to go...
Asian stocks are divided amid China's growth-boosting pledges.
After China pledged to quicken the implementation of policy adjustments to spur sluggish economic growth and Australia's central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate, Asian stock markets were divided on Tuesday.
While Hong Kong lost ground, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul advanced.
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Uber wants the world’s taxis on its app. Paris may be a tough nut to crack
Two US businessmen's unhappiness with trying to hail a cab in Paris led to the creation of Uber.
Fast-forward The ride-hailing behemoth is making headlines in the French capital once more, this time courting the taxi drivers whose service it originally decried, more than ten years l...
A new partnership between the UAE and Israel to advance cancer and diabetes research
To advance collaborative medical research and technological innovation, Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation hub of Israel's Maccabi Healthcare Services, and UAE health organisations have struck several extensive strategic collaborations.
The agreements were signed ...
India to Improve its Transportation System by Bringing the Cost Effective Cable Cars to the Country
Recently, Union minister Nitin Gadkari gave a statement where he mentioned that India were in search for an electricity-based technology that would be cost effective for mass rapid transportation. It is the plan of the ministry to take up ropeways’ development as an alternate solution to tr...
Research Suggests that the Causes of NCDs Could be Broadly Found in Indigenous People
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – such diseases that do not have the ability to be transferred from one individual to another – are the leading cause of death worldwide. However, not much data is available about the effect of NCDs on the smaller, underrepresented populations, especia...
Role of Artificial Intelligence in the European Healthcare System
The rapid increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe has enhanced the need for new approaches to deal with chronic conditions. The pandemic has burdened the economies so much that governments are looking for digital solutions to increase health care access and the quality of services ...
Kishida urges economic panel to create proposals for his capitalism policy
Fumio Kishida Japanese Prime Minister said that he has instructed the economic policy panel to put together an urgent proposal by early November for the development in Japan.
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- Kishida asks economic panel to put up proposals for...
Justin Trudeau announces a much more gender balanced Cabinet
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overtook his entire cabinet and created a much more gender balanced cabinet. Women have been allotted foreign affairs and defence posts in the cabinet.
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- Justin Trudeau sets up new Cabinet, women mak...
Kishida pledges as Japan's new PM, considers Covid-19 his top priority
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- Fumio Kishida pledges as the new Prime Minister of Japan
- Kishida announced his new cabinet
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new Prime Minister, has pledged to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The 64-year-old made his first speech ...
Fumio Kishida to take office as the new Prime Minister of Japan
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- Fumio Kishida to be Japan's new prime minister
- He will try to strengthen ties with US, India and Australia
Fumio Kishida will be the new acting Prime Minister of Japan. He will be taking office on Monday. He will be fo...
Fumio Kishida to be the new head of Liberal Democratic Party
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- LDP elects former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as its new leader
- Kishida will be forming a new cabinet
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan elected former foreign minister Fumio Kishida its new leader. He will become the ne...
Modi asks Cabinet to support Hindu, Sikh and all Afghan refugees
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has instructed all the ministers of the Cabinet Committee, saying we must help and protect all the Hindu and Sikh minority families, as well as the Afghans who need help from India.
On Tuesday, Modi held a meeting with his Cabinet Ministers, and discussed w...
JAPAN’S DIGITALIZATION MINISTER ADMITS TO COERCING APP DEVELOPER TO CUT COSTS
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- Japan’s digitalization minister admits to coercing app developer to cut costs.
- A smartphone app for monitoring the health of foreign visitors during the Tokyo Games.
- Hirai said the cost of developing and operating t...
JAPAN’S ECONOMY SHRANK IN JAN-MARCH PERIOD BY 3.9 PERCENT
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- Japan’s economy shrank in Jan-March period by 3.9 percent.
- Real gross domestic product contracted 1.0 percent from the previous quarter.
- Government spending dropped 1.1 percent.
- Capital expenditure decrea...
JAPAN GOVT. DOWNGRADED ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT AS CONSUMPTION DAMPENS
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- Japan govt. downgraded economic assessment as consumption dampens.
- The extended state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic has led to the downgrade assessment.
- Private consumption in April has shown a weak ton...