Mon 14 August 2023: The National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Monday that India’s consumer-based price index, or retail inflation, increased to 7.44 percent year on year in July from 4.87 percent in June, The Indian Express reported. The increase in inflation was mostly caused by a substantial increase in vegetable costs, particularly tomatoes, in […]
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Sun 13 August 2023: In crucial regional elections, Malaysian voters supported the status quo, giving the conservative opposition and the government coalition of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim control of three states each. Following the heated general election in November, Saturday’s elections in six of Malaysia’s 13 states were largely viewed as a referendum on Anwar’s […]
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Translation: “Buy goods from Bhai (fellow brother), not from Bhaijaan (a Muslim)”: posters in Ghaziabad, NCR (National capital region)! Sun 13 August 2023: Hindu far-right groups call for northern Haryana state residents to boycott Muslim shops. New Delhi, India – Hindu far-right organisations have called for an economic boycott of Muslim businesses and keeping Muslims out […]
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Sat 12 August 2023: As Pakistan prepares for the upcoming general elections later this year, the Express Tribune reported that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has formally nominated former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as its designated candidate for the position of Prime Minister. During a press briefing at the Prime Minister’s House, Shehbaz Sharif, the […]
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Sat 12 August 2023: Deloitte has decided to resign as auditor of India’s Adani Ports over concerns about transactions flagged in a report by the United States-based short seller Hindenburg, the Reuters news agency reports, citing an unnamed source with direct knowledge of the matter. Deloitte in May had pointed to certain transactions flagged by […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Friday expressed concerns over the “storm of hatred” in the country, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of Muslims. Citing recent incidents like the Nuh riots and the killing of four persons by a railway police […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan met his wife Bushra Bibi at the high-security Attock jail for the first time on Thursday after his conviction and arrest in a corruption case, his lawyer said. Lawyer Naeem Haider Panjutha said in a video message on X, formerly known as Twitter, that […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: On Friday, Uzbekistan started a trial over the deaths of 65 children last year that were connected to tainted cough syrups, revealing for the first time a far greater death toll than before, Reuters reported. Only 20 deaths associated with the medications, which were made by Marion Biotech in India, had […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: The new arrangement will definitely benefit India. But its benefits for Bangladesh are questionable, experts say. Early last month, Bangladesh and India rolled out bilateral trade in Indian rupees, which was billed by the two countries’ governments as a “landmark” settlement. They said it would not only boost their trade volume […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Indian lawmakers have passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government. The law, passed on Wednesday, will allow companies to transfer some users’ data abroad while giving the government power to seek […]
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