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(Photo: AP / Anupam Nath)India begins voting in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term
A woman shows the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting vote during the first round of polling of India's national election in Bahona village, Jorhat, northeastern Assam, India, Friday, April 19, 2024. Nearly 970 million voters will elect 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for five years, during staggered elections that will run until June 1. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)...Full Story

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Footage of first class A380
Singapore Airlines ensures that flying first class isn't just a means of transportation - it's a destination in itself, with footage of a luxury 'suite' sending social media users into a frenzy. | A video shared by a passenger shows a sprawling cabin complete with a do...Full Story
Controversial K-Dramas: Vincenzo, Twenty-Five Twenty-One & More
Vincenzo, Twenty-Five Twenty-One Posters (Photo Credit: Netflix) | The K-drama industry has been rapidly rising over the years. It has created its very own fandom all over the globe. The industry has produced some of the most endearing and beloved series of all time, in...Full Story
India votes in first phase of marathon election as Modi seeks third term
Millions of Indians have voted in the first phase of the world’s largest elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism. | The vote pits Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an...Full Story
As Congress focuses on party plan in its manifesto BJP tries to sell ‘Modi ki ...
As the nation gears up for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the release of manifestos by major political parties offers a glimpse into their visions and promises for the future. The Congress and the BJP, two stalwarts of Indian politics, have unveiled their manifestos,...Full Story
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 19
TOKYO -- Japan on Friday started the fifth round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. | Despite opposition among local fishermen, residents as well as backlash from the internationa...Full Story
TikTok legislation added to the House foreign aid package
By Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press | WASHINGTON — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of ...Full Story
Administrative machinery actively checking price, weight of roti/naan: minister
Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin has said all administrative machinery is active for checking price and weight of roti and naan across the province on special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif ......Full Story
RCB takes action against selling expired food items
Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB), branch has seized expired food items being sold in the private mart here on Friday ......Full Story
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TikTok legislation added to the House foreign aid package
Daily Bulletin By Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press | WASHINGTON — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included...
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Food prices a challenge for final descent in inflation: RBI policy minutes
Beijing News New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Pressure in food prices has been interrupting the ongoing disinflation process in India, and posing challenges for the final descent of inflation trajectory to the 4 per cent target, as per minutes of RBI's monetary...
High-interest rates sacrifice growth: RBI monetary policy member Varma favoured rate cut
Beijing News New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Professor Jayanth R Varma, one of the six members of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy committee, voted to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points in the policy meeting held earlier this month. | Not...
Inflation remains main concern against rate cuts: RBI policy minutes
Beijing News New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Inflation continues to remain the main concern for the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee members before it goes ahead and loosens its stance on key interest rates. | As per the Minutes of the latest ...
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a ...
The Record By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI (Associated Press) | NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand...
Live webcams let you watch and feed China's stray cats
Boing Boing In the mood to watch (and listen to) feral cats in China munch from food bowls? Meow.camera's got you covered. The website has links to live webcams installed in little feeding boxes around China. The boxes are called "Hello Street Cat Intelligent St...
Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a ...
Boston Herald By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI (Associated Press) | NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand...
FBI chief says Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure
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Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a ...
The Oneida Daily Dispatch By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI (Associated Press) | NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand...
Feature: Indonesia gears up for evacuation of residents amid volcano eruptions
Xinhua by Dames Alexander Sinaga | JAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Saskia Warouw and her relatives have been living in a temporary shelter over the past two days following an increasing volcanic activity of Mount Ruang on the northern side of the Indonesian i...
On a trip to Korea, I rediscovered myself in the food
The Washington Post An illustrated essay shows how Korean food brought the author a sense of the familiar and greater understanding of her culture and identity. ... ...
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