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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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Zahid fails in his bid to get back passport
PUCHONG: The Federal Court today dismissed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s appeal to get his passport from the court to perform the umrah. A five-member bench chaired by judge Azahar Mohamed said the High Court judge
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Modi’s return a cause for concern
PUCHONG: While Narendra Modi’s BJP poised for a second term in office, their ally in Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) is set to pull an upset on the All India Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) state government. A total of
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Pakistan says wants peace with India, conducts missile test
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it is willing to open peace talks with India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to return to power in New Delhi after an election fought in the shadow of renewed confrontation between the nuclear-armed enemies.
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Panasonic suspends transactions with Huawei
TOKYO: Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic has announced the suspension of all transactions with Chinese telecommunications company Huawei in the wake of the US’ decision to add the company to the list of companies considered as a threat to the
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‘High time to teach other religions in schools’
PUCHONG: Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) today backed calls by the Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) for other religions apart from Islam to be taught in schools. MCCBCHST president Datuk RS Mogan Shan said that
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India’s Modi heads for re-election, early trends show
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on course Thursday for a major victory in the world’s biggest election, with early trends suggesting his Hindu nationalist party will win a bigger majority even than 2014. After two and a half hours
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Jakarta riots: Jokowi announces zero tolerance to threats to unity
JAKARTA: Political tension over disputed election results spilled into angry clashes for a second consecutive night in Jakarta, with protesters hurling rocks and firecrackers at police, who in turn responded with tear gas. Thousands gathered at Indonesia’s election supervisory agency
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