The electoral body, which manages the biggest electoral exercise on Earth, struggles to act against poll violations. New Delhi, India – In 2011, Hillary Clinton, a former US secretary of state and presidential candidate, during her visit to India, referred to India’s electoral commission as a “global gold standard” in election management. The Election Commission of India (ECI) […]
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Mon 15 Apr 2019: Staff at Alibaba, Huawei and other well-known companies have shared evidence of unpaid compulsory overtime Chinese tech employees have pushed back against a wave of protest over the industry’s notoriously long hours, known as the “996” schedule of working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week. For months, former and […]
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Sun 14 Apr 2019: JAKARTA (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections this week after campaigns focused on the economy, but with political Islam looming ever larger in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation. President Joko Widodo, a former furniture salesman who launched his political career as a small-city […]
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Sun 14 Apr 2019: Indian police said Saturday one man was killed and three injured in an attack by a mob while they were skinning a dead ox, in the latest case of so-called cow lynching. The animal is revered by Hindus and according to Human Rights Watch, 44 people died in cow-related violence between […]
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Sun 14 Apr 2019: A haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother were taken into custody by US border officials has snagged the prestigious World Press Photo Award this year at a ceremony held in Amsterdam yesterday. Visitors to the National Museum of Singapore will have the opportunity to […]
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Sat 13 Apr 2019: Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s TV show Toofan Aalaya bring inspiring stories of people associated with the Aamir Khan is back on TV with Toofan Aalaya. The actor who made a mark on TV with an inspiring show like Satyamev Jayate is now working to curb water scarcity in Maharashtra. […]
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Sat 13 Apr 2019: Authorities warn considerable damage to poorly built structures possible in Sulawesi from 6.8-magnitude quake A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked eastern Indonesia, reportedly killing one person and triggering a brief tsunami warning that sent panicked residents fleeing to higher ground. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 17 kilometres off […]
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Fri 12 Apr 2019: Operation ‘victory’ will be conducted with the aim of ‘eradicating occupation’ from Afghanistan, the group says. The Taliban on Friday announced its annual spring offensive, even while it is in peace talks with the United States and ahead of planned meetings with Afghan representatives later this month. Operation Fath, which means “victory” in […]
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Fri 12 Apr 2019: The military’s Western Mindanao Command says the 12 militants were killed in four separate clashes Thursday It says several army scout rangers were wounded in the fight ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: The Philippine military says 12 Abu Sayyaf militants have been killed in clashes as army troops pressed an offensive in a southern […]
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Fri 12 Apr 2019: NEW DELHI – The Dalai Lama said he felt “normal, almost normal” as he left the New Delhi hospital where he had been treated for a chest infection. The 83-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader looked pale but strong and spoke cheerfully to The Associated Press as he walked out of the building […]
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