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NEW DELHI: India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party conceded defeat on Tuesday in a constituency where the inauguration of a grand Hindu temple just months ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen as an event that would cement his…
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SRINAGAR: Jailed Kashmiri politician, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, on Tuesday recorded a thumping election victory in Baramulla parliamentary constituency of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), defeating…
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PARIS: The French parliament erupted in tumult on Tuesday as a hard-left lawmaker stood up with a Palestinian flag, a week after another deputy was temporarily suspended for doing so. Rachel Keke, a member of parliament for the France…
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WEST BANK: The UN rights chief on Tuesday demanded an end to violence in the occupied West Bank, saying it was "unfathomable" that more than 500 Palestinians had been killed there since October 7. In a statement, slammed by Israel,…
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BENGALURU: For India's 200-million-plus Muslim minority, a third term for the Hindu-nationalist ruling party brings renewed fears for their future in the constitutionally secular country. Many Indian Muslims worry Prime Minister…
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JERUSALEM: Nearly one-third of American Jews agree with accusations that Israel committed “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, and 60% support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, a new poll has found. The survey, conducted…
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ISLAMABAD: As the clock struck 7:30 PM local time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emerged from party headquarters, greeted by a throng of jittery supporters eagerly awaiting Modi's…
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