Japan heads for snap polls as PM Sanae Takaichi moves to dissolve parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve the lower house of parliament this week and call a snap general election. The move will push Japan into an early and fast election campaign. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Takaichi said the lower house will be dissolved on January 23.

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PM Modi receives UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he lands in India for 2-hour visit

PM Modi receives UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he lands in India for 2-hour visit

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‘BJP, RSS want centralisation of power; Congress stands for decentralisation’: Rahul Gandhi in Kochi

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) only focus on centralisation of power, while claimed that his party stands for its decentralisation. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha also alleged that the saffron party aims to suppress the voice of the people in the country.

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Leadership change in Karnataka? Deputy CM Shivakumar’s ‘time will answer’ remark sparks buzz

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday sparked a buzz over a possible leadership change in the state once again after he said that “time will answer” everything following a meeting with Congress top brass in New Delhi. Speaking to reporters in the national capital, the 63-year-old further said that he cannot disclose what was discussed during the meeting with high command.

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Virat Kohli creates history against New Zealand as he slams 85th international hundred in series decider

India icon Virat Kohli added another feather to his illustrious cap as he created history with his century in the third ODI against New Zealand. Kohli slammed his 85th international hundred and his 54th in the ODI format as he kept India’s 338 chase alive in the series decider at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

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‘Wars not just limited to borders, becoming very complex’: Rajnath calls for private participation in defence

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday called for more participation of the private sector in defence production, as he noted that war preparations should be done on war footing because they have become “very complex” now. The nature of war, Rajnath said, is changing extremely fast and new methods are coming forth which were not there in a traditional war.

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Virat Kohli’s stellar ton goes in vain as New Zealand register first-ever ODI series win in India

Virat Kohli’s brilliant hundred in the third ODI at the Holkar Cricket Stadium went in vain as New Zealand defeated the Men in Blue in the series decider by 41 runs. With this victory, the Kiwis have registered their first-ever ODI series win in India in 37 years.

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Donald Trump invites India to be part of Gaza’s ‘board of peace’

Donald Trump invites India to be part of Gaza’s ‘board of peace’

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‘West Bengal ready to bid farewell to TMC’s mahajungle raj’: PM Modi steps up attack on Mamata Banerjee

Lambasting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that time has come to end the 15-year ‘mahajungle raj’ of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the state. He said that West Bengal needs ‘poriborton’ (change), as people are fed up of TMC’s misrule and want to oust Banerjee and her party from power.

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IND vs NZ 3rd ODI: Daryl Mitchell surpasses Viv Richards, Ponting as his insane run against India continues

New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell continued his rich vein of form as he slammed yet another century in the ongoing ODI series against India. Mitchell, who had hit 84 and an unbeaten 131 in the first two ODIs, slammed yet another hundred in the third ODI at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

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