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Lisburn and Castlereagh councillor quits Green Party to join SDLP

He was elected in 2019 when a rise in support for the Greens saw the party double their council seat tally

Belfast Live

Parliament Monsoon Session updates | August 5, 2022

Updates from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Day 15 of the Monsoon Session of Parliament

The Hindu

California: New Marijuana Bills To Be Assessed Next Week, Here's What They Are

California's Assembly Appropriations Committee is considering bills to create the infrastructure to allow interstate marijuana commerce, prohibit localities from banning medical cannabis delivery services and impose new labeling requirements for cannabis products.

Benzinga

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California And Psychedelics Decrim: What's Going On With Scott Wiener's Senate Bill?

State Senator Scott Wiener (D) has been pushing for the introduction of Bill 519 since 2021 when San Francisco joined other cities seeking local decriminalization

Benzinga

Two ex-MLAs still paid for senior Stormont roles while Assembly not functioning

Stormont has been in limbo since February when the DUP withdrew its First Minister from the Executive in protest over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol

Belfast Live

Waiting for democracy in Jammu and Kashmir

The long haul back to stabilisation from a dangerous situation needs to begin; the first step is Assembly elections

The Hindu

Explained | The coal mining protests in the Hasdeo Aranya region

Why has a private member resolution against coal mining in the Hasdeo forests been passed by the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly?

The Hindu

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Parliament proceedings | Government says 130 ‘hate news’ cases reported between 2019 Lok Sabha elections and latest round of Assembly polls

More than 10,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court for more than a decade, Law Minister informs Rajya Sabha.

The Hindu

Alliance leader says O’Neill comments on violence during Troubles were ‘wrong’

The Sinn Fein vice president is facing criticism from unionists, Alliance, the SDLP and some victims groups.

The Independent UK

Contest from Chikkamagaluru, Congress Kisan Cell urges Siddaramaiah

‘Constituency, now represented by C.T. Ravi, has seen zero development’

The Hindu

Frank Skinner cancels Edinburgh Fringe run due to family health issue

The comedian had been due to kick off a run of his new show 30 Years of Dirt at Assembly Roxy tonight (Thursday) but has pulled out.

Daily Record

Fall in number of people who think Protestant-Catholic relations are improving

Changing attitudes on community relations have been monitored in a new Stormont report

Belfast Live

'What purpose'? Doubts over inquiry into ACT's dangerous driving sentences

The committee will consider the criminal justice and police responses to dangerous driver offending, along with what capacity trauma and support services have to respond to the post-crash event.

The Canberra Times

Debate sets tone for path forward on drug decriminalisation

Members of the Assembly began debate on the proposed laws to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs.

The Canberra Times

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The Hindu

Crossing the line: On transgressions by the Maharashtra Governor

B.S. Koshyari seems intent on exceeding his brief as Maharashtra Governor

Belfast Live

Stormont recall: Here is what MLAs would have discussed had the Assembly been restored

The DUP continued to block the election of a Speaker, meaning no further business can be debated

The Independent UK

Latest attempt to restore Stormont powersharing ends in failure

The DUP again blocked the election of an Assembly speaker in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe Assembly venues – locations, tickets and everything you need to know

Get to know some of the iconic Fringe venues

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DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says he cannot set out timetable for return to Stormont

He dismissed a move by the SDLP to recall the Assembly and attempt to elect a Speaker as a "stunt"

Dynamite News

Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi initiated into Lingayat sect in Chitradurga

"It is an absolute honour to visit Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Vidyapeetha and receive the 'Ishtalinga Deekshe' from Dr. Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru", Gandhi tweeted.

Dynamite News

Chandigarh: Expelled Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi resigns as MLA

Expelled Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi has tendered his resignation to the Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta. He is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.

The Independent UK

DUP cannot give timetable for return to powersharing, says Donaldson

The party will again block the restoration of the Assembly at a recalled sitting on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: Solitary confinement is shrouded in secrecy and open to abuse. Why does California allow it?

Why have any soft feelings for those locked in solitary confinement in our prisons, jails and immigrant detention centers? They must be the worst of the worst, right? The unrepentant serial killers, the gang leaders carrying on business as usual behind bars, the criminals with nothing to lose and no…

Radio France Internationale

¿The last Olé? Left-wing French MP moves to end 'immoral' bullfighting in southern France

As the bullfighting season gets into full swing across southern France, a far-left deputy intends to present a bill to the National Assembly in a bid put the final nail in the coffin of a spectacle that he deems "immoral".

The Independent UK

MLAs to gather in latest attempt to elect Stormont speaker

The DUP is blocking the establishment of the devolved powersharing institutions as part of its protest against the NI Protocol.

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