Wed 30 October 2024: A Muslim woman was denied free food distributed to patients and their relatives outside Mumbai’s Tata Hospital because she refused to obey the distributor’s demand to chant the Hindutva war cry “Jai Shri Ram.” A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage over the distributor’s Islamophobic toward the […]
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Wed 30 October 2024: Ottawa says the close ally of India’s PM is involved in an intimidation campaign against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. Indian sources call the allegations ‘flimsy’. Canada has accused Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah of being behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh activists, in a move […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection, his office has said. Mahathir, who turned 99 in July, was hospitalised for a lower respiratory tract infection on October 15. The veteran politician has a history of heart problems and has been hospitalised […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: The convergence of political power and economic dominance in India has often drawn comparisons to the rise of fascist regimes in history. A popular sentiment is that when politicians and businessmen form close alliances, the result can resemble fascism—a claim that finds resonance in the current political scenario of India. The […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: Uzbekistan’s ruling party is leading the country’s parliamentary election held on Sunday during which voters are electing members of the lower house of parliament, the head of the Uzbek election authority said on Monday. Zayniddin Nizamkhodjaev, the head of the country’s Central Election Commission, told a briefing that a total of […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: Beijing says latest arms package violates China’s sovereignty, endangers peace in the region. China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The US State Department on Friday […]
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Sun 27 October 2024: Voting began Sunday in Japan’s general election as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking a new mandate amid scrutiny about political fund scandals within the ruling party. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), alongside its coalition partner, Komeito, wants to keep its majority in the 465-member House of Representatives. Media polls, however, […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: China, on Friday, confirmed that imports from Afghanistan will be granted 100 per cent duty-free access, state media reported, Anadolu Agency reports. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, said the measure “will promote bilateral trade cooperation and achieve mutual benefits.” The confirmation came a day after Zhao Xing, China’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said Beijing […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: North Koreasaid on Friday that any dispatch of its soldiers to Russia would conform to international law, marking its first official response to recent claims by South Korea that Pyongyang sent approximately 3,000 troops to support Moscow. The White House has also backed these assertions. In a vaguely-worded statement, North Korean […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Nearly 320,000 people forced to leave their homes due to flooding and landslides, while thousands are stranded at air and seaports. At least 76 people have been killed in central and northern Philippines after Tropical Storm Trami battered the country, triggering landslides and flooding that trapped residents on their roofs and displaced nearly […]
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