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Bhutan votes today as economic crisis hits 'national happiness'
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhutan is conducting general elections on Tuesday amid significant economic challenges, raising questions about the country's longstanding commitment to prioritize "Gross National Happiness" over economic growth, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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Bangladesh: Opposition BNP calls for 48-hour nationwide "hartal" ahead of
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour nationwide 'hartal' (general strike) commencing on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "illegal government,"
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"Give 50 lakh, jobs to kin of people killed in police investigation": PDP
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mehbooba Mufti, the chief of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has requested Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to give compensation of 50 Lakh rupees to the people allegedly killed in the police investigation following a terror attack in Poonch last week.
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"Biggest threat here is...": Mehbooba Mufti after being stopped by police
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mehbooba Mufti, the chief of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), was stopped by the police on DKG road in Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) due to security concerns. She was en route to meet the families of victims near the location of an anti-terrorist operation in the Poonch district in Jammu an
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Declassified report reveals Russia, China meddling in 2022 US midterm elec
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The report, produced in December 2022 and declassified last week, outlines the US intelligence community's (IC) assessments of foreign threats during the elections.
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SC verdict on Article 370: PDP suspends all political activities for next
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended all of its political activities for the next seven days. The party said the decision has been taken to stand in solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370.
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"Fight for honour and dignity will continue": Mehbooba Mufti after SC upho
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Supreme Court upheld the Union Government's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and President of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP), Mehbooba Mufti, said the peop
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Hong Kong holds first 'patriots only' local elections following electoral
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following an electoral change that made it nearly difficult for pro-democracy candidates to be on the ballot, Hong Kong has begun voting in its first "patriots only" district council election, according to Al Jazeera.
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"Winning or losing polls part and parcel of democracy": PDP chief Mehbooba
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Undeterred after the Congress suffered drubbings in three of the five states that went to polls last month, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and the supremo of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), it's partner in the INDIA bloc, on Sunday said winning or losing elections in part of
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Japanese vice Finance Minister resigns over unpaid taxes
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has acknowledged that authorities have on four occasions seized the land and property belonging to his company from 2013 to 2022 for not paying fixed asset taxes.
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US House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas war comments
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As many as 22 Democratic lawmakers joined most Republicans in passing the resolution to censure Democratic Party member Tlaib.
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"What is collateral damage..." Mehbooba Mufti questions former DGP's remar
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Mufti questioned the definition of collateral damage, particularly in light of recent targeted attacks in the region, including the Kokernag incident in September, where an Army colonel, a major, and a deputy superintendent of police were killed.
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