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The Indian film industry has displayed remarkable bias in favour of the ruling BJP ahead of this year's elections. by Rana Ayyub 12 May 2019 Bollywood actor and BJP candidate Sunny Deol waves to the crowd during an election campaign road show at Dinanagar in the northern state of Punjab on May 2, 2019 MORE ON INDIA Modicare and Mohalla Clinics:...

Qatar's FM visits Iran to help head off the deepening crisis between the US, Iran and regional powers. 11 hours ago Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani went to Iran to discuss the crisis MORE ON IRAN Are tensions between US, Gulf allies and Iran coming to a head?today Qatar moves to ease Iran-US tensions in the Gulftoday ...

Li-fi systems are more secure and offer higher speeds than existing systems ByASIA TIMES STAFF Radio spectrum, the backbone of 3G, 4G, 5G, Wi-fi, bluetooth, radio and television networks and broadcasting, is getting crowded, especially in densely-populated cities like Hong Kong and Singapore. Now the solution to the emerging bandwidth crunch may be the ubiquitous light-emitting diode bulb. Because...

With China seen by Iran and Saudi as ‘neutral,’ a new port city in Kuwait holds promise for economic integration ByJONATHAN GORVETT, KUWAIT CITY Since its opening in early May, the 36-kilometer, US$3.6 billion Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Causeway has linked Kuwait’s capital directly to its northern territories – cutting a three-hour car journey to only...

The cash-strapped country’s 22nd bailout will help it stave off a looming balance-of-payments crisis ByASIA TIMES STAFF After months of painstaking negotiations, cash-strapped Pakistan has reached a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), securing a US$6 billion bailout, officials said on Sunday. It is the 22nd bailout the IMF has agreed to give Pakistan, which desperately...

The 21-year-old Indonesian victim was strangled in her apartment ByASIA TIMES STAFF A woman whom the police described as a karaoke parlor hostess and part-time sex worker, was robbed and murdered after a quarrel over money in her apartment in Banten, Indonesia last Saturday. The victim, identified only as T, 21, agreed to meet the 37-year-old suspect AS...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and President Reuven Rivlin attend the swearing-in of Esther Hayut, incoming president of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem on October 26, 2017. Photo: Thomas Coex / AFP Netanyahu seeks to neuter Supreme Court oversight Israeli PM is pushing hard to avoid jail, with his party including judicial reform in coalition talks BySHAIEL BEN-EPHRAIM Israel’s...

At least 10 migrant workers will be evacuated to Tunisia this week ahead of repatriation ByASIA TIMES STAFF The Philippine government is working on repatriating more of its citizens from Libya due to the escalating violence in the country. Elmer Cato, Chargé d’Affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Libya, said in a tweet that at least 10 more...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on October 26, 2018. Photo: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have much more in common than they may realize. Both come from elite political families with great influence within their respective countries. Xi is considered a princeling within China because...

Despite a strong headline GDP number for Q1, every important measure points to a continued slowdown starting last year ByDAVID P. GOLDMAN President Trump Wednesday postponed a decision on a 25% automobile import tariff, and US equities gained back a bit of the ground they had lost in Monday’s route. Oil prices ignored drone attacks on a...

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, left, during their meeting, in Sochi, Russia. Photo: AFP / Sergey Guneev / Sputnik What Putin and Pompeo did not talk about Russia is uneasy over the destabilization of Tehran, and on other hotspots the powers’ positions are clear ByPEPE ESCOBAR Even veiled by thick layers of diplomatic fog,...

Is eating a chocolate bar a crime? Teun van de Keuken thinks so. Why? Because slavery is still a huge problem in the industry. Jessica Brown finds how the Netherland's favourite chocolate brand is making things fairer for farmers at the bottom of the chain n 2005, Dutch journalist Teun van de Keuken took himself to the police and asked to be arrested, hired a lawyer...

A Greek billionaire and heir to the Coca-Cola fortune was arrested on the Caribbean Islandof St. Kitts after a search of his private jet uncovered more than $1.3 million worth of cannabis on board, according to multiple reports. Alkiviades “Alki” David, 50, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport after customs officials found approximately 5,000 cannabis plants in addition to seeds...

Police suspect the girl might have been raped before she was killed. ADVERTISEMENT Press Trust of India  Chandigarh May 13, 2019 UPDATED: May 13, 2019 20:09 IST Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, Nupur Bishnoi said the accused will be "nabbed soon". (Photo: Getty Images) HIGHLIGHTS Her parents had lodged a complaint that their daughter went missing on Monday Her body was found...