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New Delhi, Cutting across party lines, <keyword id="48510" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="rajya-sabha" source="Orion">Rajya Sabha</keyword> members on Thursday supported the bill to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in the <keyword id="197797" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="lower-house-of-parliament" source="Orion">Lower House of Parliament</keyword> and state assemblies, even as some opposition members termed it an election gimmick. During the debate in the <keyword id="122785" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="upper-house" source="Orion">Upper House</keyword> on the 128th Constitution Amendment Bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, members also highlighted the need to accelerate the process instead of waiting for a fresh census and delimitation exercise. Taking part in the discussion, Elamaram Kareem of CPI(M), while supporting the bill, said the BJP had promised to bring the <keyword id="109340" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="womens-reservation-bill" source="Orion">women's reservation bill</keyword> in 2014 and in 2019 as well but did not take any action. He held the ruling party responsible for women's reservation losing nine years. This is an election gimmick by the BJP after losing elections in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, besides facing defeat in the civic polls in Delhi polls, he said. Citing violence against women in strife-torn Manipur and allegations of sexual harassment by women wrestlers, Kareem alleged the government cared little for women. Ram Nath Thakur of the JD(U) questioned the timing of bringing the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam'. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP K Keshava Rao stressed the need to accelerate the process for women's reservation and said the 2011 Census could be taken as the benchmark. He urged immediate appointment of the delimitation commission. MDMK's Vaiko also echoed similar sentiments. Saroj Pandey of the BJP said it was unfortunate that questions have been raised on the timing and the intent of bringing the bill. As the country celebrates 'Amrit Kaal', this was the ideal moment for such a legislation, she said. Asom Gana Parishad MP Birendra Prasad Baishya noted that the women's reservation bill has come at a "proper time" after failed attempts in the past. JD(S) leader H D Devegowda also supported the bill and recollected steps taken by him for women's reservation while he was the chief minister of Karnataka and also the prime minister. Manoj Jha of the RJD said demanded that the women's reservation bill be referred to a select committee to consider extending similar benefits to Other Backward Classes. V Vijayasai Reddy (YSRCP) also supported the bill and said the reservation for women must also be extended to Rajya Sabha and state legislative councils. KC Venugopal of the <keyword id="1575" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="congress" source="Orion">Congress</keyword> sought immediate implementation of the legislation. He also sought reservation for the OBC women under the bill. Venugopal claimed the <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> government did not make any effort to bring the bill in the last nine years and it is due to the political calculations that the government has brought the legislation now. "Life-transforming legislations should come from the heart and not from the head," he said in the Upper House. Rajani Ashokrao Patil of the Congress and Mausam Noor of the <keyword id="26422" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tmc" source="Orion">TMC</keyword> also supported the bill. Sulata Deo of the BJD, Subhas Chandra Bose Pilli of the YSRCP, Ravichandra Vaddiraju of the BRS and K Ravindra Kumar of the TDP also participated in the discussion. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/motorola-edge-40-neo-launched-in-india-specs-features-and-price/articleshow/103832280.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/motorola-edge-40-neo-launched-in-india-specs-features-and-price/articleshow/103832280.cms" target="_blank">Motorola Edge 40 Neo with with vegan leather back hits the Indian market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/amazfit-cheetah-series-smartwatches-with-ai-powered-running-coach-launched-in-india/articleshow/103836676.cms">A smartwatch in India now offers an AI-powered running coach</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/webstories/mohammed-siraj-leads-icc-odi-rankings-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-other-top-ranked-players/slidelist/103828281.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/webstories/mohammed-siraj-leads-icc-odi-rankings-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-other-top-ranked-players/slidelist/103828281.cms" target="_blank">Siraj climbs to No. 1 in ODI ranking ahead of WC: Here are the other Indians in the top-10</a>

Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha MPs support women's reservation bill

<table class="image-container float_right" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"></div><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Pier_Luigi_Bersani_Agrigento.JPG/500px-Pier_Luigi_Bersani_Agrigento.JPG">Wikimedia Commons</a>Italian front-runner Pier Luigi Bersani</td></tr></table>The biggest fear of world markets is that somehow the Italian election (which starts today and ends tomorrow afternoon) will end in chaos. We outlined some of the scenarios <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/election-day-in-italy-3-scenarios-2013-2">here</a>.
Since no party is that popular, the next government will have to be formed via coalition, which is pretty standard in European parliamentary politics.
To facilitate the formation of coalitions, and to help a government have some semblance of stability, some parliaments award the top vote getting party a "bonus" number of seats in parliament.
Greece does this for example. Which ever party comes in first gets an extra 50 seats in parliament.
In Italy, which ever party gets the plurality of votes is automatically given 55% of the seats in the Lower house of parliament. So the lower House is not really a concern. Assuming the PD (the center-left party) gets the majority of votes, they'll control the lower House.
But in the upper house, the Italian Senate, things get weird.
The bonus is awarded by region. So if your party wins in Sicily, you get extra Sicily seats. But on the national level, there's no bonus. So you could have a situation where, say, the center-left party gets the majority of the votes, but where the conservative party (Berlusconi's PDL) does well in big states like Lombardy, and gets huge numbers of extra seats from those states, and prevents the winning party from having a grip on the Senate.
And this is a distinct possibility. Berlusconi and his conservative allies run well in the North, including Lombardy, which has such a significant role in the election that people in Italy refer to it as the "Ohio of Italy." Polls there are close, but if the liberal party does well around the country, but slightly fall behind in a couple polls, there could be serious electoral chaos.
SEE ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/election-day-in-italy-3-scenarios-2013-2">3 ways the Italian election could rock the world &gt;</a>

The Bizarre Italian Election Law That Could Cause The Next Government To End In Chaos

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia's lower house of parliament approved a bill that toughens punishments for soldiers.</li><li>The bill increases jail time for soldiers deserting their posts and adds a reference to "mobilization."</li></ul>Russia's lower house of parliament <a href="https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/160006-8#bh_histras">passed legislation increasing jail time</a> for soldiers who desert their posts or surrender without authorization.The State Duma passed the bill on Tuesday that increases jail time for soldiers who desert their unit from five years to up to 10 years. The law needs approval from Russia's upper house known as the Federation Council and a signature from President Vladimir Putin — both of which are often seen as formalities.The bill passed just a day before Putin announced plans for a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-speech-partial-military-mobilization-draft-reservists-ukraine-war-2022-9">"partial mobilization"</a> of the country's military reserve forces, drafting about 300,000 reservists, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/putin-announces-partial-mobilization-for-russian-citizens/2022/09/21/166cffee-3975-11ed-b8af-0a04e5dc3db6_story.html">according to The Washington Post</a>.Part of the bill includes an amended phrase that states soldiers will be punished if they desert their unit "in the period of mobilization or the state of martial law, as well as during wartime or while armed conflict and combat activities are underway," <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-duma-bill-punishments-military-mobilization/32042980.html">according to a translation by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty</a>.A previous version of the bill only referenced times "during armed conflicts or military actions," Radio Free Europe reported.Other amendments specify a prison sentence of up to 10 years if soldiers refuse to go to combat, disobey a commander's order, or surrender to the enemy without authorization.The bill and the partial mobilization present another sign that Moscow is escalating its war in Ukraine, even as some soldiers are expressing exhaustion from the seven-month-long invasion.Just days before Ukrainian forces recaptured the city of Izium, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-soldiers-fleeing-izium-ukraine-expressed-moral-exhaustion-letters-left-2022-9">a group of Russian soldiers began drafting letters</a> that expressed "moral exhaustion" and requests to their commanders to leave their posts."I refuse to complete my duty in the special operation on the territory of Ukraine due to lack of vacation days and moral exhaustion," one soldier wrote.

Russian soldiers who desert their posts could face up to 10 years in jail under legislation that passed the lower house of parliament a day before Putin announced 'partial mobilization'

<ul><li>The Union Minister <keyword id="6355521" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amit-shah">Amit Shah</keyword> will table the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the upper house of the Parliament today. </li><li>It has already been passed in the lower house of the Parliament on 1 July 2019. </li><li>The bill seeks 10% reservation quota for the economically weaker sections(EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs in the state. </li><li>The residents having annual income above ₹ 300,000 will not be included in the reservation category.</li></ul>The Union Minister Amit Shah will table the<a href="https://www.firstpost.com/politics/amit-shah-to-introduce-jk-reservation-second-amendment-bill-in-rajya-sabha-tomorrow-law-will-grant-10-reservation-to-ews-in-state-7108091.html"> Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019</a>, in the upper house of the Parliament today. It has already been passed in the lower house of the Parliament on 1 July 2019. “We are bringing the bill with good intentions," Firstpost said, citing a BJP leader. What is the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019? The bill seeks 10% reservation quota for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs for the residents of the state. India introduced the 10% reservation for EWS in January 2019. This includes reservation for state government posts, government medical colleges, dental colleges, and polytechnics, according to<a href="http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/jammu-and-kashmir-reservation-amendment-bill-2019"> PRS Legislative Research</a>. What are the provisions under the bill? It enables the residents living close to the international border in Jammu and Kashmir to enjoy the benefits of reservations in education, promotions and jobs. According to the proposed scheme, the residents from areas adjoining the Line of Control will have to work in those areas for a minimum of seven years. Who will benefit? All residents with an annual income below ₹800,000 will benefit from the 10% reservation quota, if the bill goes through. Who is not eligible? The residents with an annual <a href="http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/jammu-and-kashmir-reservation-amendment-bill-2019">income above ₹ 300,000</a> will not be included in the reservation category. However, this is not applicable to the people residing close to the international borders and the Actual Line of Control (ALOC). See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/over-150000-postgraduates-in-jk-come-asking-for-jobs-in-just-15-days/articleshow/70445702.cms">Over 150,000 postgraduates in J&amp;K come asking for jobs in just 15 days</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/amit-shah-says-article-35a-and-article-370-giving-kashmir-special-status-will-be-annulled-in-rajya-sabha/articleshow/70530969.cms">Article 370 and Article 35A which give Kashmir a special status will be annulled, Amit Shah tells Indian Parliament</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-parliament-debate-on-kashmir-latest-news/articleshow/70530170.cms'">India’s opposition wants Narendra Modi to reveal his Kashmir plan in Parliament</a>

All you need to know about Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image">REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisA Ukrainian Interior Ministry officer mans a checkpoint outside the eastern Ukrainian village of Bylbasivka May 14, 2014.</div></div></div>MOSCOW (Reuters) - The president elected by Ukraine on May 25 will not be fully legitimate, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.
His remarks signaled that Moscow will continue to question the legitimacy of the pro-Western leadership in Kiev after the election, although President Vladimir Putin has said holding the ballot will be a "step in the right direction."
"We consider the current Ukrainian regime illegitimate," Sergei Naryshkin, a Putin ally who is chairman of the State Duma lower house, told state-controlled Rossiya-24 television.
"Of course, the degree of legitimacy of the regime or the president elected on May 25 if the election takes place, in my opinion, will not be full," he said.
On Sunday, the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine voted for self-rule, deepening a crisis since President Viktor Yanukovich turned his back on a trade deal with European Union last November. Yanukovich was ousted by parliament after he fled Kiev in February.
"I deeply believe that the crisis in Ukraine has gone too far... Still, there is a possibility of stemming this crisis, of limiting the escalation of the conflict," Naryshkin said.
(Reporting by Ludmila Danilova, Writing by Katya Golubkova, Editing by Timothy Heritage)

Putin Ally: Ukraine's New President Will Not Be Fully Legitimate

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Dissent against Vladimir <keyword id="11909347" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="putin" source="Orion">Putin</keyword> by members of <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>'s parliament is rare.</li><li>But three members have spoken out against the <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword> <keyword id="12587281" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="invasion" source="Orion">invasion</keyword>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/world/europe/russia-parliament-ukraine-invasion.html">The New York Times</a> reported.</li></ul>Three members of Russia's parliament have criticized <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/live-updates-russia-ukraine-crisis-2022-2">Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/world/europe/russia-parliament-ukraine-invasion.html">The New York Times</a> reported Monday.The three members — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1760578820954377&amp;set=a.326718461007094">Vyacheslav Markhaev</a>, Oleg Smolin, and Mikhail Matveyev — are all members of the country's Communist Party. They're part of the State <keyword id="12129267" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="duma" source="Orion">Duma</keyword>, the lower house of the Federal Assembly.The Communist Party typically opposes the governing United Russia party but remains loyal to Putin, per The Times. The three members previously voted in favor of a resolution recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk, the two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, as independent states.But in a <a href="https://vk.com/deputat_smolin?w=wall146212305_19094">social-media post</a> Friday, translated by The Times, Smolin said he was "shocked" by the invasion. "As a Russian intellectual, I am convinced that military force should be used in politics only as a last resort," Smolin wrote.In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1760578820954377&amp;set=a.326718461007094">statement</a> posted to Facebook on Sunday, Markhaev said the lower house of Parliament wasn't informed there would be a full-scale invasion, The Times reported.And in now-deleted comments on Twitter, Matveyev called for the invasions to be stopped immediately, The Times reported."I voted for peace, not for war," Matveyev said on <a href="https://twitter.com/tweet_matveev/status/1497393053035810817" target="_blank" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://t.me/matveevkomment/1991?fbclid=IwAR1ZTNp85NoRbwZmXoJf4e4vF8UtSblWgZdo5nyKwRviV7TI_Y1V57zz9aI" target="_blank" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">Telegram,</a> according to The Times. "For Russia to become a shield, so that Donbas is not bombed, and not for Kyiv to be bombed."On Sunday, Matveyev said on Twitter that he deleted the posts because they were being cited all over the world, mostly anonymously to "incite mutual hatred."Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-protesters-denouncing-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022-2">protests across the world</a>, including in Russia. Politicians and <a href="https://www.insider.com/ukrainian-soccer-players-in-russia-not-in-danger-sources-say-2022-2">public figures</a> alike have spoken out against Putin's aggression.Western nations including the US have levied sanctions and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economic-measures-swift-golden-passports-economic-measures-2022-2">other restrictive financial measures</a> against Russia, including barring some banks from the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-close-swift-ban-more-eu-countries-support-ejection-2022-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">SWIFT global banking system</a>.

3 members of Russia's parliament speak out against Putin's invasion of Ukraine, marking a rare moment of dissent

<ul><li>The upper house of the Parliament today passed the <keyword id="6358953" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Transgender">Transgender</keyword> Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. </li><li>The bill defines trangender as a person whose gender is not the one assigned at the time of birth. </li><li>It seeks a ‘certificate of identity’ that labels their gender as “transgender.” </li><li>The bill was introduced in the lower house of the parliament on July 19 and was passed in August 2019. </li></ul>The upper house of the Parliament today passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. The bill was tabled in <keyword id="48510" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajya-Sabha">Rajya Sabha</keyword> on November 20, after which several members demanded to move the matter to a select parliamentary committee. The bill was introduced in the lower house of the Parliament on July 19 and was passed in August 2019. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, which claims to protect the rights of transgenders and empower them has also been widely opposed by trans community. The LGBTQ community has been opposing the proposed legislation saying that the bill is violating individual rights. The bill defines trangender as a person whose gender is not the one assigned at the time of birth. It seeks a ‘certificate of identity’ that labels their gender as “transgender”. And if someone from the community seeks to change their gender to male of female, the administrative officer will check for the ‘correctness’ of the revised medical certificate. The bill, which includes trans-men and trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons with socio-cultural identities is in contrast with the Supreme Court’s judgement that granted protection rights to transgendered people — including self determination of gender and no mandatory medical certificate. Forced labour, any denial from use of public places, physical, sexual or emotional abuse have been listed as an <a href="https://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/transgender-persons-protection-rights-bill-2019">offence under the proposed bil</a>l. If challenged, the penalties include imprisonment of six months to two years, along with fine. The bill says that transgenders should not be discriminated against in terms of employment opportunities. However, it does not include reservations for the community either. India has nearly<a href="https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/mumbai-to-see-first-job-fair-to-hire-queer-and-diverse-employees-will-india-inc-bite-2195265.html"> 5%-10% queer employees</a> in the workforce. Of this, over half of them reported discrimination at work. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/here-is-a-list-of-major-bills-to-be-introduced-in-the-winter-session-of-parliament/articleshow/72110677.cms">Here is a list of major bills to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/at-the-winter-parliament-session-india-intends-to-ban-commercial-surrogacy/articleshow/72120405.cms">India moves to regulate the thriving business of commercial surrogacy</a>

Transgenders want to identify their own gender but law now says they need a certificate

<ul><li>India’s lower house of <keyword id="6354721" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliament">Parliament</keyword>, the <keyword id="6355187" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword>, has 543 seats. </li><li>This might seem like a lot of seats, but considering India’s population is 1.34 billion, each seat accounts for nearly 1.6 million Indians. </li><li>In fact, a seat in the UK Parliament accounts for 44,000 members of the general populace. Meanwhile, a seat in Indonesia and Brazil account for 366,000 and 341,000 citizens each. </li><li>The number of seats in the Lok Sabha hasn’t changed since 1976, when an amendment to the Constitution Act imposed a hold on the readjustment of seats as per population figures from the latest <keyword id="6372870" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="census">Census</keyword>. </li></ul> The first phase of polling for elections to India’s lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, gets underway this week. Over the course of seven weeks, around 900 million people will vote to fill 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. This might seem like a lot of seats, but considering India’s population is 1.34 billion, each seat accounts for nearly 1.6 million Indians - a staggering figure when compared to other countries, developing and developed. 
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 As per figures compiled by the State Bank of India’s research arm, a parliamentary seat in India represents the most number of people in the world. For the sake of comparison, at 650 seats, the UK has 107 more Parliamentary constituencies than India but a fraction of the population. In fact, a seat in the UK Parliament accounts for 44,000 members of the general populace. Meanwhile, a seat in Indonesia and Brazil account for 366,000 and 341,000 citizens each. The number of seats in the Lok Sabha hasn’t changed <a href="http://legislative.gov.in/constitution-forty-second-amendment-act-1976">since 1976,</a> when an amendment to the Constitution Act imposed a hold on the readjustment of seats as per figures from the latest Census. At the time, the number of seats was decided upon according to the population total from the 1971 Census, which was 548 million. In fact, as per an amendment in 2001, the freeze on Parliamentary seats and allocations to states has been imposed <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Freeze-on-LS-seats-till-2026/articleshow/1712525869.cms">till 2026</a>. The most recent Census in 2011 pegged the Indian population at 1.21 billion. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/bjp-manifesto-released-for-2019-lok-sabha-elections/articleshow/68774925.cms">Narendra Modi's election manifesto packs larger doles and a rosy narrative</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/facebook-ai-wipes-1-million-accounts-ahead-of-lok-sabha-election/articleshow/68778975.cms">Facebook's AI is deleting one million accounts every day as the Indian election heats up</a>

The number of seats in India’s Parliament hasn't increased in 43 years — but the population has more than doubled

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> has blacklisted 398 members of Congress in a new wave of "mirror" <keyword id="12754126" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sanctions" source="Orion">sanctions</keyword>.</li><li>Moscow says it's reciprocating US sanctions made last month against its lower house of parliament.</li></ul>Russia announced sanctions on Wednesday against 398 members of the <keyword id="12194886" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="us-congress" source="Orion">US Congress</keyword> to "mirror" the Biden administration's sanctions <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/24/fact-sheet-united-states-and-allies-and-partners-impose-additional-costs-on-russia/">last month on the State Duma.</a>"These persons, including the leadership and chairmen of the committees of the lower house of the US Congress, are included in the Russian "stop list" on an ongoing basis," the Russian Foreign Ministry said <a href="https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1809216/?fbclid=IwAR0TS4WlComSk5BziorsqMNaH_UV94gHywYxrZQAt9ZjcGrTr68wzy1dYdc">in a statement.</a>The statement said that the new measures bar blacklisted members of Congress from entering Russia.It said the list was created on "the basis of reciprocity," referring to when the US Treasury Department sanctioned 328 members of Russia's lower house of parliament on March 24 as retaliation against the Kremlin's invasion of <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>.Several prominent members and leaders of the House, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi, were not included in Russia's list on Wednesday as they were already blacklisted, the statement added.Among the new US lawmakers sanctioned by Russia are Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, two Congress members who publicly criticized Ukraine in the face of the House's overwhelming support for Kyiv.Greene had suggested that Ukraine bore responsibility for Russia's invasion because it had agitated Moscow, calling it "poking the bear" on <a href="https://rumble.com/vy53jh-r-marjorie-taylor-greene-ga-14th-rep-joins-bkp-politics.html?fbclid=IwAR0jZqtQDhCYctLVZX9xhtZb6LMfVQJtcI4YtaRBsDQQocwnzLgWEDOB25g">right-wing media show BKP Politics.</a> Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-senators-reject-madison-cawthorn-zelenskyy-thug-ernst-graham-wicker-2022-3">Cawthorn</a> had called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a thug" and the Ukrainian government "incredibly evil."Other affected House representatives include Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Rep. Matt Gaetz, both of whom <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202278">voted against a March 17 resolution</a> to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and its ally Belarus.Boebert had said that Congress was "focusing on distractions abroad and not our own challenges brought on by <keyword id="99719" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="Orion">Joe Biden</keyword> at home," according to <a href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2022/03/17/house-revoke-russia-belarus-trade-status-boebert-vote-no/">Colorado Newsline.</a>Affected members of Congress appear to have taken <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> of the sanctions in stride. "This is a badge of honor," GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAshleyHinson/status/1514394473333153801">tweeted.</a> "But it is laughable that Putin thinks these sanctions will even slightly deter our efforts to defeat him and support the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom."In another example, Democrat Rep. Adriano Espaillat for New York <a href="https://twitter.com/RepEspaillat/status/1514425449471950848">tweeted:</a> "My night couldn't have ended any better. Honored to make the cut, and proud to stand with the Ukrainian people — always."

Russia is sanctioning 398 members of Congress to 'mirror' US sanctions on the State Duma, including lawmakers who criticized Ukraine

<keyword id="11101" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Britain">Britain</keyword>'s Parliament has passed the '<keyword id="6355333" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Brexit">Brexit</keyword> bill', which means that British PM Theresa May can now negotiate the deals of UK's exit from the <keyword id="6355110" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="European-Union">European Union</keyword>. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/This-is-how-the-House-of-Lords-could-delay-Brexit/articleshow/53505291.cms">House of Lords</a>, the upper house of the Parliament of the <keyword id="6361754" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="United-Kingdom">United Kingdom</keyword>, had suggested some amendments in the bill, which were all rejected by the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/This-is-the-size-of-the-majority-in-the-House-of-Commons-against-Brexit/articleshow/55226122.cms">House of Commons</a>, the lower house. 
 
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The amendments included calling the government to protect the status of EU nationals within three months of the start of Brexit talks, which was rejected by 335 votes to 287. Other than this, the calls for Parliament to have a meaningful vote on any Brexit deal were also dismissed by 331 to 286 votes. 
 In other words, the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill passed the <keyword id="118569" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="House-of-Commons">House of Commons</keyword> without any changes, following which the bill was passed unamended by the <keyword id="77060" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="house-of-Lords">House of Lords</keyword>, by 274 votes to 118. 
 
The bill would now need to receive Royal Assent from <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/32-incredible-powers-of-Queen-Elizabeth-II-you-didnt-know-she-had/articleshow/48886244.cms">Queen Elizabeth II</a>, after which it would become a law. May would then be able to trigger the negotiations, which she has committed to trigger by the end of March. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/theresa-mays-silent-decision-to-leave-the-eea-is-setting-up-britain-for-the-worst-of-all-possible-brexit-deals/articleshow/56799761.cms">Theresa May's silent decision to leave the EEA is setting up Britain for the worst of all possible Brexit deals</a> 
 
Over the weekend, Britain's Brexit Secretary David Davis had urged the Parliament to not block the bill any longer. 
 
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<ul><li>On July 20th, the lower house of India’s <keyword id="6354721" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliament">Parliament</keyword> passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill. </li><li>The bill allows the government to seize the domestic as well as foreign assets of “economic offenders” who have left the country so their creditors may recover their dues. </li><li>In addition to loan defaults and money laundering, the crimes that fall under the purview of the bill include tax evasion and the use of black money. </li></ul>With the multi-million dollar frauds of Vijay <keyword id="6373968" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mallya">Mallya</keyword>, Nirav <keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword>, Mehul Choksi and Lalit Modi still fresh in the memory, India’s lower house of Parliament has finally passed a bill aimed at preventing wilful defaulters and scamsters from getting away scot free. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, which was discussed and approved in the Lok Sabha on July 20th, follows a Presidential ordinance in April which was used by the Enforcement Directorate to initiate asset confiscation proceedings against Vijay Mallya last month. It was meant to be passed in the Budget Session, but since the session proved to be extremely unproductive, the government had no choice to take the ordinance route in the interest of acting quickly. The bill will now move to the upper house of Parliament for approval before becoming an act, replacing the ordinance in the process. Asset seizures and trials The bill is meant to provide more firepower to the government’s clampdown on white collar crime. It allows the government to seize the domestic as well as foreign assets of “economic offenders” who have left the country so their creditors may recover their dues. In order to be designated an “economic offender”, the government needs to file a motion in a special court as it did on July 11th for Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. While the bill doesn’t enable the government to bring back criminals to the country, the government assumes that the threat of asset confiscation will convince them to come back and stand trial. In addition to loan defaults and money laundering, the crimes that fall under the purview of the bill include tax evasion and the use of black money. The bill cannot come into effect retroactively, meaning that it will only apply to scams that take place after the date of its enactment. However, the government has already used the ordinance to declare the aforementioned scamsters “economic offenders”. The provisions of the bill indicate that the government is mainly interested in the big fish, the scamsters that make headlines. It only applies to cases where the funds laundered or dues total more than ₹1 billion. This was a source of contention, especially amongst opposition parties, which felt that the ₹1 billion threshold would allow a lot of smaller scams to go unresolved. In response, the interim Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, that the government would tackle smaller cases after resolving big ones.

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