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'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first woman prime minister
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Takaichi won 237 of 465 votes cast in the lower house of Parliament to become the Japan PM.
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Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia's presidential election, victory marks end of two
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Rodrigo Paz of the centre-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in Bolivia has been elected as the country's new president, ending almost 20 years of socialit leadership
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LDP chief Takaichi set to become Japan's first woman PM as coalition deal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) have reached a de facto agreement to form a coalition, Kyodo News reported, citing senior officials from both parties on Saturday (local time). The deal would see the JIP supporting the LDP from
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Japan: Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi wins party electio
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Saturday, as reported by Kyodo News.
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Maldives Govt defends police action amid 'Lootuvaifi' protest in Male
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Government of Maldives responded to the "Lootuvaifi, Lootuvaifi!" protests, which took place in the country on Friday night by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), reaffirming its commitment to uphold the democratic right to peaceful assembly. The Government stressed that
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"Gandhi saw a ray of hope in Kashmir, now it is viewed through lens of cri
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary and said that he saw a "ray of hope in Kashmir" but under the current dispensation, it is being viewed through the "lens of criminals".
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"Pure partisan politics played by Democratic party": White House on US gov
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Democrats in Congress have officially shut down the United States government. House Republicans passed a nonpartisan, clean piece of legislation to extend current government funding until November 21st, but nearly every single Democrat senator voted against this bill. This was the exact
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Japan's farm minister Koizumi enters LDP leadership race, pledges to reviv
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While the LDP's new leader will likely become prime minister, that is not guaranteed. The LDP-Komeito coalition does not have a majority in the House of Representatives, the Lower House in the Parliament.
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Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Takaichi enters race for LDP lead
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi has officially announced her bid for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday, completing the list of major candidates seeking to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Kyodo News reported.
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"Government should have taken this seriously": Mehbooba Mufti questions de
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"All governments know that the horticulture industry is the backbone of J&K. Omar Abdullah called up (Union Minister) Nitin Gadkari today, but he could have done this 15 days back too. Government should have taken this seriously," Mufti told reporters.
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Trump announces $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump described the lawsuit as the largest illegal campaign contribution ever, alleging that the Times had effectively become a "mouthpiece" for the Democratic Party. He also criticised the newspaper's front-page endorsement of Vice Presi
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Japan's ex-Economic Security Minister Takaichi leads race for LDP presiden
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged as the leading contender to become the next president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), according to a poll released by Kyodo News, ahead of the party's leadership election set for October 4.
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