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Groups: PKR should probe Kesavan for sexual harassment
PUCHONG: Women’s groups today urged PKR to investigate the party’s Sungai Siput MP S Kesavan for allegedly sexually harassing his former aide. Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) said PKR should take the allegations seriously and form an investigation
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‘Japan struggles to protect its vulnerable children’
TOKYO: Miwa Moriya was six years old when social workers told her she was going to a Christmas party, but instead moved her into a group home for about 60 children in a small city in western Japan. The ‘party’
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Indian forces kill leader of al Qaeda affiliate in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Indian forces have killed the leader of an al Qaeda affiliated militant group in Kashmir, triggering protests in parts of the disputed region. Zakir Rashid Bhat, 25, was trapped by security forces in a three-storey house in southern Kashmir
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Chaos in Indonesia, platform for Islamic State
SINGAPORE: The Islamic State (IS) operatives wanted to create chaos by participating in the pro – Prabowo rally in Jakarta, Indonesia as it would serve as a platform to advance its own agenda, said a security expert. “The IS infiltrated
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PSM: Kit Siang dug his own grave by challenging Najib
PUCHONG: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang dug his own grave by challenging former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to a debate. In a statement, Parti Sosialis Malaysia central committee member S Arutchelvan said no matter what the justification,
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BJP and NDA wins Lok Sabha with 348 seats
NEW DELHI: India’s most powerful yet divisive leader, Narendra Modi is headed for another five-year term in the Lok Sabha as the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 348 seats. On its own, BJP won 303
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Gandhi concedes INC defeat, loses Amethi but wins Wayanad
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, the president of the Indian National Congress (INC) and opposition leader has conceded defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha polls. “The public has clearly given its decision. I had said clearly during
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Political analyst: Rahul Gandhi’s failure led to BJP’s victory
PUCHONG: New Delhi based political scientist Harjeet Singh Arora blamed the failure of Rahul Gandhi and the Indian National Congress (INC) for the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led alliance today. “Narendra Modi ran for the elections based
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Pannir escapes Singaporean gallows for now
PUCHONG: The Singapore Court of Appeal today granted a stay of execution for Malaysian who was convicted of drug trafficking in the island state. “Court of Appeal presided by the Chief Justice (Sundaresh Menon) granted the stay of execution to
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Pakistani children worst affected in HIV outbreak
The first sign that something was wrong in the small southern Pakistani town of Ratto Dero appeared in February. A handful of worried parents had taken their children to the doctor, complaining that their little ones could not shake off
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