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Explainer: What makes a by-election necessary in Malaysia, and when it is not?

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission (EC) has said there will not be a by-election held in the Subang parliamentary constituency following its incumbent Wong Chen's resignation. A similar... Read More


Air India AI-171 crash: Pilots' body seeks hearing before final report

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), one of India's two pilot bodies, has asked the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for a formal technical hearing before it close... Read More


Why were police personnel in plain clothes during CJP parliament march? Delhi police says this

India, Aug. 18 -- The Delhi Police has defended its personnel in plain clothes during the July 20 "Sansad Chalo" protest march by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), telling the Supreme Court that they w... Read More


Over 200 Kaduna university lecturers quit over poor pay, ASUU says, threatens indefinite strike

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Kaduna State University (KASU) is losing experienced academic workforce, with the university's ASUU chapter saying more than 200 professors and other lecturers had left the institu... Read More


US unveils National Security Science and Technology Strategy; prioritises AI, space, undersea and advanced technologies

Washington, Aug. 18 -- The White House has unveiled a new National Security Science and Technology Strategy (NSSTS) aimed at strengthening US technological leadership, military capabilities and homela... Read More


CAG, CSJP Urge Kharge to Oppose FCRA Amendments, Back Young Candidates for 2027 Goa Polls

Goa, Aug. 18 -- The Catholic Association of Goa (CAG) and Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), led by Fr. Savio Fernandes and Cyril Fernandes, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and sub... Read More


Pappu Yadav skips Prayagraj court hearing, summons issued

Prayagraj, Aug. 18 -- Independent MP from Purnia Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, did not appear before a local court here on Tuesday in connection with a case related to a mock-priest skit over the ... Read More


Telangana: Section 22A turned into 'collection section', alleges BJP's Maheshwar Reddy

Hyderabad, Aug. 18 -- Telangana BJP Legislative Party Floor Leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy on Tuesday accused the Telangana government of misusing Section 22A of the Registration Act to place private p... Read More


Investment, green hydrogen, semiconductors and manufacturing to be discussed before UP CM Yogi Adityanath at CEO Roundtable

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- To take investment and industrial partnership between Uttar Pradesh and Japan to a new level, a high-level CEO Roundtable session of the 'UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026' will be hel... Read More


Jharkhand cancels JSSC-CGL exam, TDPL tests since 2014 amid recruitment irregularities protest

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- The Jharkhand government on Monday, August 17, cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination and all recruitment tests conducte... Read More