India political parties asked to stop using armed forces images for campaigns

India’s election commission issued a notice asking political parties not to use images of the country’s armed forces in their campaign posters and other advertising during its upcoming general election. The notice followed pictures posted to social media recently showing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party used images in their campaign posters of a captured Indian Air […]

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#BoycottChineseProducts trends on Indian social media after latest block by China

China has once again blocked a move to designate the leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group behind the Kashmir bomb attack as a terrorist, sparking indignation and calls for a boycott on Indian social media. Masood Azhar, who founded JeM in 1999, is currently believed to be the coordinator of the February 14 suicide bomb […]

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Rafale jet debate upsetting India’s defense: Analysts

Opposition accuses Indian premier of purchasing multi-billion dollar French warplanes at outrageous prices Analysts say that political controversy surrounding the Rafale jet deal is impacting India’s “defense preparedness” as the country enters full election mode. They are referring to accusations hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for purchasing the multi-billion dollar French warplanes at a […]

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Malaysia: schools closed after hundreds poisoned by toxic waste dumped in river

Toxic fumes blamed for making more than 500 people ill near the industrial town of Pasir Gudang More than 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said. A lorry is believed to have dumped the waste in […]

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Pakistan’s Masood Azhar: China blocks bid to call militant terrorist

China has blocked a bid to designate the leader of the group behind an attack which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war a terrorist. Masood Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which carried out a suicide bombing last month killing 40 troops in Indian-administered Kashmir. The UN security council has been […]

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