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Singh, 48, is embroiled in a controversy stemming from former Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan’s lies to parliament in August 2021 about accompanying a rape victim to a police station. He faces two charges for giving false evidence in his testimony during parliamentary committee hearings held in December that year.
The election regulator announced this week that polls will be held in the eastern state of Jharkhand on November 13 and in the western state of Maharashtra on November 20. The results of the elections are likely to set the tone for the state elections in Delhi and Bihar next year.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and the country’s dictatorial past will be inaugurated as its leader Sunday. He has promised to continue his predecessor’s widely popular policies, but his human rights record has activists, and some analysts, concerned about the future of Indonesia’s democracy.
The state, governed by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) since 1990, imposes strict rules on entertainment, including bans on pubs and discotheques and prohibitions on any activity deemed to clash with the tenets of Islam.
“The situation has deteriorated significantly, not just because of the opposition’s political attacks, but due to our failure to dispel the public’s doubts about the first lady,” Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party (PPP), said on Thursday during a party meeting.
The Congress-ruled state has been witnessing anti-Muslim rallies for weeks, forcing many migrant workers to flee.
The dog, who locals named Kopi – the Malay word for coffee – was killed on October 6 in the Besut district of northern Terengganu state, according to an Instagram post by pet advocacy account @myforeverdoggo on Friday.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted Thursday of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison, in a case that has been a centerpiece of the government’s crackdown on corruption.