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India celebrates New Year’s Eve with protests against citizenship law
NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indians ushered in the New Year by demonstrating against a citizenship law despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to dampen protests that have run for nearly three weeks. The protests have rocked India since Dec 12,
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Singapore diplomat defends ‘fake news’ law in Hong Kong paper
A Singapore diplomat defended the Asian city-state’s controversial law against “fake news” in a letter published today in the South China Morning Post, saying the Hong Kong newspaper reported untrue accusations about the measure. The remarks follow comments by Singapore’s
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South Korea indicts former justice minister and confidant of president
South Korean prosecutors indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk today on a dozen charges including bribery, two months after he resigned over a scandal involving family investment and university admissions for his children. The accusations are a setback for President
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Death toll from Typhoon Phanfone in Philippines climbs to 47
MANILA: Death toll from a powerful typhoon that struck parts of the Philippines last week on Christmas has risen to 47, reported Anadolu Agency, citing official media today. The number of injured has also climbed to 143 while nine others
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Zakir Naik: BJP’s fascism against Muslims makes my heart bleed
The Citizenship Amendment Bill (and now Act) is another sinister law brought in by the Indian BJP government that goes on to reveal the fascist agenda it has always had. Triple talaq, ghar wapsi (conversion to Hinduism), mob lynching, Kashmir:
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BJP MP: Mahathir has ‘brain malfunction’
Mahathir Mohamad, the 94-year-old Prime Minister of Malaysia (Mahathir Mohamad), has been making rhetoric against India one after the other to prove that he is no longer functioning in a normal mental state. From being reluctant to send Zakir Naik
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Indian navy to build six nuclear attack submarines
NEW DELHI: The Indian navy is planning to build a fleet of 18 conventional and six nuclear attack submarines as part of its underwater fleet, reported Xinhua News Agency, citing the Asian News International (ANI) yesterday. “Eighteen (Conventional) plus six
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India tightens security for protests after Friday prayers
Indian authorities stepped up security in major cities today and mobile data services were suspended in some places ahead of protests against a new citizenship law. At least 25 people have been killed in protests across the country since the
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Fury grows after protest deaths in Indian Muslim neighbourhood
Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in northern India last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunch. Minutes later, he was dead, shot in the head. His death, and the killing by gunfire of four
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Thailand: various drugs worth RM127.72 million seized by NSB
BANGKOK: Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) seized various drugs including ‘ice’, ganja and Yaba pills worth approximately 932 million baht (RM127.72 million) and arrested 14 suspects including two women in four separate operations. Chief of NSB Chinnapat Sarasin said a total
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