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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...