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India central bank cuts rates ahead of election

Agence France-Presse . Mumbai | Updated at 03:05pm on February 07, 2019

India's central bank cut interest rates Thursday, giving a surprise boost to prime minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections due...
Indian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election

Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 12:54am on February 07, 2019

India’s political parties have been abusing Facebook Inc’s popular messaging service WhatsApp ahead of the country’s general election and the company has warned them not...
Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constt despite military protest

Reuters . Yangon | Updated at 12:53am on February 07, 2019

Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday voted to set up a committee to discuss amending the country’s constitution, despite objections by military-aligned lawmakers against a move that...
Pakistan’s SC tells army to stay out of politics, media

Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 12:00am on February 07, 2019

Pakistan’s Supreme Court rebuked the powerful military and intelligence agencies Wednesday, calling for them to uphold free speech and stay out of politics in a...
Sabarimala temple board reverses opposition to entry of women

Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 07:18pm on February 06, 2019

A board that oversees an ancient Hindu hill temple in southern India said on Wednesday it now favoured allowing women of menstruating age to enter...
Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constitution despite military protest

Reuters . Yangon | Updated at 02:13pm on February 06, 2019

Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday voted to set up a committee to discuss amending the country's constitution, despite objections by military-aligned lawmakers against a move that...
Facebook targets ‘dangerous’ armed groups in latest Myanmar bans

Reuters . Yangon | Updated at 01:42am on February 06, 2019

Facebook has banned four insurgent groups fighting against Myanmar’s military from its social network, the company said on Tuesday, saying it wanted to prevent offline...
Indian opposition parties plan common economic blueprint to unseat Modi

Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 01:29am on February 06, 2019

An alliance of regional parties in India is working on a combined economic plan, one of its leaders said, in the latest sign that prime...
‘Lord’ Modi just like the British, says Rahul

Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 03:55pm on February 05, 2019

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is lording it over India just like the British, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said in a blistering pre-election broadside published...
Kolkata top cop can’t be arrested but must appear before CBI: SC

New Age Desk | Updated at 01:04pm on February 05, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and ‘faithfully’ cooperate with the agency in...