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Jun 04, 2024

Jailed Sikh separatist wins seat in India’s election, family wants him freed

A jailed Sikh separatist leader who stood in India’s election won a seat in parliament on Tuesday with over 400,000 votes in what aides and relatives said was a sign of public anger over the “injustice” of his incarceration.

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Jun 04, 2024

PM Modi confident of third consecutive term vows to end corruption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form the government for a third consecutive term, addressing BJP workers at the party headquarters.

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Jun 04, 2024

Saudi Arabia issues heat advisory for Hajj pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has announced that pilgrims participating in this year’s Hajj can anticipate scorching temperatures.

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Jun 04, 2024

Prominent winners and losers in Lok Sabha elections

BJP sufferes significant defeat in Uttar Pradesh, notably in Ayodhya, where Narendra Modi had inaugurated grand Hindu temple ahead of polls

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Jun 04, 2024

Turkish military training plane crashes

A Turkish military training plane crashed in the central province of Kayseri on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, the Turkish defence ministry said, confirming video footage seen on local news media.

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Jun 04, 2024

Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal

Ultra-Orthodox Shas party says “our position is that there is nothing greater than the value of life and the commandment to redeem captive”

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Jun 04, 2024

Are North Korea trash balloons a sign of bigger tensions?

South Korea has suspended a 2018 peace agreement and said it may resume propaganda broadcasts into the North after Pyongyang sent thousands of balloons carrying trash and human waste into the South.

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Jun 04, 2024

Indian stock market crashes ahead of election voting results

Experts said that markets were at an all-time high, a lot of hope was built up on BJP’s majority and these will unwind over the next few sessions.

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Jun 04, 2024

Modi’s alliance records early wins in vote count, but opposition also gains

The markets had soared on Monday after exit polls on June 1 projected Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would register a big victory, with its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seen getting a two-thirds majority and more.

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Jun 04, 2024

Modi aims for third consecutive terms in office as India counts votes

However, if Modi’s victory is confirmed, his Hindu nationalists will have triumphed in a vitriolic campaign in which parties accused each other of religious bias and of posing a threat to sections of the population.