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Karnataka High Court says surrogacy using donor gametes can’t be prohibited as a condition in consent form

Though HC came to the conclusion that the clause (1)(d) of Form No-2 of the surrogacy regulations, amended with effect from March 14, 2023 (allowing surrogacy using both gametes from the intending couple only and not through donor gametes) as ‘blatantly contrary to law’, it refrained from declaring the amendment…

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Senate leaders give green light to Johnson stopgap funds plan - Roll Call

Senate leaders of both parties sent encouraging signals Monday for Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.

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World Cocktail Day: the bluffer’s guide to London’s signature cocktails

Want to know the smartest orders at the chicest drinking dens? Millie Milliken has a hit list for those pretending to be in the know

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Four spending bills readied for House floor amid stopgap uncertainty - Roll Call

The House GOP set up debate on four full-year spending bills, but a stopgap is needed to keep the government fully operating past Sept. 30.

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GOP conservatives' demands imperil House spending bills - Roll Call

Even the supposedly easiest spending bill may be a heavy lift for House GOP leaders due to conservatives' demands.

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Centre says it will not notify fact checking unit till September 4

Centre informs Bombay HC it won't notify Fact Check Unit (FCU) under IT Rules till Sept 4; hearing adjourned till Aug 31 & Sept 1.

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‘Cannot bring hammer to kill an ant’: Bombay HC calls IT Rules ‘excessive’

“You cannot bring a hammer to kill an ant,” said the Bombay High Court on Friday while hearing petitions challenging the amended IT Rules against fake content on social media, according to Bar and Bench.

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Graves-led push on Social Security benefits gains traction - Roll Call

Nearly two-thirds of the House has signed onto a bill that would boost Social Security for public-sector workers with government pensions.

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No matter how laudable the new IT Rules are, if the effect is unconstitutional, they must go: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that no matter how laudable or high the motives are while framing the new Information Technology (IT) Rules, if the effect of a rule or law is unconstitutional then it must go.

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Won’t notify fact-checking unit until July 10: Centre tells Bombay High Court

On April 21, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had said that it would not notify the FCU till July 5; this has now been extended to July 10.

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House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week's debt ceiling vote

Eleven House conservatives have staged a mini-revolt as part of the fallout from last week’s vote to lift the debt ceiling

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Debt limit deal clears key hurdle; more land mines await - Roll Call

Debt limit legislation cleared its first critical hurdle Tuesday, when the House Rules Committee backed the terms for floor debate.

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Michigan Democrats seek to repeal law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees

Fifty-one Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives and all 20 Democratic senators are sponsoring companion bills that would repeal a section of law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees.

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As Republicans end remote testimony, Democrats worry about diversity

WASHINGTON — Remote testimony saved Guam officials about 48 hours and nearly $2,000 in round-trip airfare for a one-hour hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee last year. It allowed a doctor to testify about female veterans’ access to medical care before the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and then perform surgery…

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As Republicans end remote testimony, Democrats worry about diversity - Roll Call

More than half of all witnesses last Congress appeared remotely, which may have boosted diversity. Now the House GOP is rolling that back.

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Jonathan Bernstein: The concession McCarthy shouldn’t have made

Rep. Kevin McCarthy made many concessions in his bid to become speaker of the House. But his offer to allow the hard-line House Freedom Caucus to select three of the nine Republicans on the powerful House Committee on Rules stands out for its ability to diminish the influence of the…

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House adopts rules package for the 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — The House on Monday adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress, which includes the return of a controversial rule that would allow a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker.

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House rules changes breeze through the chamber following a bitter speaker fight

The House voted Monday on a new rules package that contains key concessions to the most conservative wing of the party.

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House adopts rules package for the 118th Congress - Roll Call

The House adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress, allowing a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker.

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After chaotic week, McCarthy faces new battle as House votes on rules package

Some Republicans indicate they may withhold support unless details of concessions made to hard-right lawmakers are unveiled

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House Republicans want to wipe out staff unions, but it’s not that simple

WASHINGTON — The House rules package proposed by Republican Kevin McCarthy, the man who would be speaker, aims to kneecap congressional staff’s nascent labor movement, but union supporters say his attempt at union-busting may go worse than his bid for the speaker’s gavel.

Evening Standard

My London: Gaz Mayall

The host of the capital’s longest-running club night dines like Dickens at Rules, sticks to the market stalls of Notting Hill and never misses Carnival

The Hindu

Right intent, confusing content

The core changes proposed by the Draft E-waste Management Rules require careful deliberation

Chicago Sun-Times

Newest City Council member chooses sides in ward remap battle, but what difference will it make?

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) is the 34th alderperson to back a map drafted for the Rules Committee and the Black Caucus. Both it and a map proposed by the Latino Caucus turn her ward into Chicago’s first with an Asian American majority.

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A Groundhog Day fight in Rules Committee over resolutions of inquiry - Roll Call

The fight over the minority party's rights in the House is exemplified by the Rules Committee debate over using resolutions of inquiry.

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