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Indian opposition claim ‘conspiracy’ as Delhi chief minister arrested
Aam Aadmi party leader Arvind Kejriwal is held as part of corruption case a month before...
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Auction of Aung San Suu Kyi’s home in Myanmar attracts no bidders
Home being sold after supreme court ruling in dispute with Aung San Suu Kyi’s estranged brother,...
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Star wars: Sri Lanka’s powerful astrologers split over auspicious dates
Group employed by government divided for first time over best date for new year ritualsSri Lanka’s...
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Global eradication of polio ‘tantalisingly close’ with UK urged to keep up funding
After no reported cases of wild polio for 19 weeks, vaccination efforts boosted at last endemic...
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India to hold world’s biggest election in seven stages from April
Modi favourite to win third term in largest democratic exercise in history held across six weeks...
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Five killed in attack on Pakistan military post near Afghan border
Unnamed militant group drove vehicle laden with explosives into post and detonated suicide bombsMilitants have attacked...
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Narendra Modi’s BJP given £570m under scheme allowing anonymous donations
Party of Indian prime minister was by far biggest beneficiary of electoral bonds, which were struck...
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India blocks access to documentary about death of Sikh activist in Canada
CBC aired an investigation into the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing the Canadian government...
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India enacts citizenship law criticised as ‘discriminatory’ to Muslims
Citizenship amendment act grants Indian nationality to refugees who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain or Buddhist,...
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Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan president for second time
Zardari played a key role in talks to form a coalition government after February’s disputed parliamentary...
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Narendra Modi visits Kashmir for first time since state’s autonomy stripped
Thousands of police mobilised for Srinagar rally seen as Modi’s campaign event for elections India’s prime...
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UK negotiators fly to India in last-ditch effort to seal free-trade deal
Exclusive: Team will try to resolve goods and services issues amid fears Delhi is holding out...
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Shehbaz Sharif elected as prime minister of Pakistan
Nominated candidate of eight-party coalition takes office after gathering of national assemblyShehbaz Sharif has been appointed...
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‘Why are you asleep?’ Rahul Gandhi pleads with India’s low castes to vote out Modi
On his 4,000-mile march across the country, congressman tells voters to wake up to the vast...
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India confronts Google over Gemini AI tool’s ‘fascist Modi’ responses
Junior minister accuses tech firm of violating country’s IT laws with ‘downright malicious’ answersA response from...
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Indian runaway train travels 43 miles without a driver
Inquiry ordered after 50-carriage freight train set off on its own when driver disembarked at station...
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Pakistan election: coalition against Imran Khan says deal reached to form government
Shehbaz Sharif expected to become prime minister again after plans for coalition government announced between PML-N...
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UK minister says he ‘cannot disprove’ claims Afghans were unlawfully killed
Johnny Mercer tells UK inquiry of reports SAS had killed civilians between 2010 and 2013The UK’s...
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UK special forces blocked resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops
MoD conducts review but stands accused of conflict of interest while public inquiry investigates conduct of...
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Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country
Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election resultsA senior official in...
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Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party
Rival parties will make Shehbaz Sharif prime minister, despite Khan’s party getting most votes at election...
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Election turmoil leaves Pakistan with a weak and unpopular coalition
Government will be formed by Nawaz Sharif’s party but it may not survive long given the...
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Canada: second Sikh activist’s house hit by gunfire this month
Bullet hole found in Inderjit Singh Gosal’s house, reigniting fears of apparent campaign of violence targeting...
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Protests take place across Pakistan amid election vote-rigging allegations
Police fire teargas on supporters of Imran Khan amid turmoil as several parties claim they would...