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India ruling party has no Muslim MP for the first time in history
Modi’s BJP is left with no Muslim parliamentarian after Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as the minorities affairs minister.
Published On 6 Jul 2022
Russia pockets $24bn from selling energy to China, India
China spent $18.9bn and Russia $5.1bn for Russian oil and gas in just three months following the invasion of Ukraine.
Published On 6 Jul 2022
Sri Lanka president asks Russia’s Putin to help import fuel
After Russia invaded Ukraine, global oil prices skyrocketed, prompting some countries to seek discounted Russian crude.
Published On 6 Jul 2022
World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’
Up to 828 million people, or nearly 10 percent of the world’s population, were affected by hunger last year: UN report.
Published On 6 Jul 2022

India’s moves come when world is grappling with tight gasoline, diesel supplies as sanctions have hit Russian exports.

Lured by the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, often labelled as ‘strugglers’, they wait for one real chance at fame.

Man had allegedly provided technical support for suicide bomb attack on Chinese teachers at Karachi University in April.

At least 32 die in first five days of July as the country reports sharp rise in cases ahead of a major Muslim festival.

Sport becomes welcome distraction for Sri Lankans looking for break from the effects of the island’s economic crisis.

The US company’s attempt to get a judicial review of some Indian gov’t orders is part of a growing confrontation.

Investigating the risks that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin might pose to the global economy and the environment.

Residents asked to tweet about floods in their neighbourhoods in order to make real-time geographically specific alerts.

City is on the edge nearly a week after a Hindu tailor is allegedly beheaded by two Muslim men over prophet remarks row.

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed prime minister says it will take one and a half years to stabilise the crisis-hit economy.

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