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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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Interpol bust international paedophile ring, save 50 children
International police group Interpol said that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the US and 50 children had been rescued after investigators took down an online paedophilia ring. More arrests are expected as police from nearly 60
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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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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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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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BJP reaches halfway mark, INC trailing
NEW DELHI: The BJP led NDA has achieved its goal of winning half of the total of number of seats with 272 seats as opposed to the Indian National Congress and its allies in the United Progressive Alliance which has
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