Wed 16 August 2023: Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed mobs have attacked at least two churches in Punjab province’s Jaranwala town accusing two Christian residents of blasphemy. Videos on social media showed hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attacking the Salvation Army Church and the Saint Paul Catholic Church, setting them ablaze, while another mob […]
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Wed 16 August 2023: After recent severe air pollution in Jakarta, the Indonesian government urged its citizens to switch to electric vehicles (EV) to accelerate the country’s transition to greener energy, a minister said on Tuesday, Xinhua reported. Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir said the recent air pollution in Jakarta, which the government […]
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Wed 16 August 2023: Cricket fans, experts denounce PCB’s attempt to omit World Cup-winning captain Khan from video celebrating country’s cricket history. Pakistani cricket fans have slammed the country’s cricket board for omitting former captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan from a social media video celebrating the national team’s successes since the country’s birth in 1947. On […]
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Tue 15 August 2023: Bajrang Dal leader Raj Kumar, better known as Bittu Bajrangi, was arrested by Haryana police Tuesday in connection with the violence that broke out in the Nuh district during a Hindu yatra by Hindutva groups on July 31. The Hindutva leader was arrested by the CIA team of the Nuh police […]
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Tue 15 August 2023: Rare behind-the-scenes access to the Taliban spokesman as local Afghans confront him about the failed economy and broken promises of women’s and minority rights. With unprecedented access from Kandahar to Kabul, the Taliban’s main spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid opens the doors to the presidential palace. He takes us to the centre of […]
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Mon 14 August 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for steps to manage the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure, such as using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothing, as a major increase in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh. According to a study released by the WHO on Friday, the outbreak […]
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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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