Lok Sabha passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill as Opposition attacks government

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill aimed at preventing culprits from evading the legal process and fleeing the country was today passed by the Lok Sabha, as the opposition questioned the goverment's sincerity in taking any action against them. The

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Israel Passes Law Anchoring Itself as Nation

JERUSALEM — Israel passed a contentious basic law on Thursday that anchors itself as the nation-state of the Jewish people, promotes the development of Jewish communities and downgrades the status of Arabic from an official language to one with a ... Israel passes controversial 'nation-state' bill with no mention of equality or minority rightsCNN Israel passes controversial 'nation state' lawNew York Daily News

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Israel passes controversial 'nation

Jerusalem (CNN) Making no mention of the values of equality and democracy, Israel has passed into law a highly controversial bill that serves to define the nature of the state of Israel, with critics slamming it as the "nail in the coffin" of Israeli

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Israel Passes 'National Home' Law, Drawing Ire of Arabs

Israel's Parliament passed legislation early Thursday that declared Israel to be the “national home of the Jewish people,” drawing heavy opposition from those who said it also harmed the rights of Israeli Arabs. The legislation, adopted by a vote of 62

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