NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party is likely to win two of five state assembly elections while it is in close contest with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling nationalist party in two heartland states, TV exit polls showed on Thursday. The state elections are seen as a …

PETALING JAYA: It was merely a five minute phone call and there weren’t even any threats, said Bukit Gantang MP Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal in denying allegations that he intimidated Pendang MP Datuk Awang Hashim. Syed Abu said Awang should lodge a police report and he …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Meta Platforms, which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, filed a lawsuit asking an appeals court to stop the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from unilaterally re-opening a consent agreement and ordering the social media giant to stop collecting revenue on data from people under age 18. The dispute …

LONDON (Reuters) – Assessing the current state of play at Tottenham Hotspur is complicated as the injury-hit north London side prepare for a trip to champions Manchester City this Sunday on the back of three successive Premier League defeats. In all probability a visit to second-placed City’s Etihad Stadium fortress …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as “extremists”, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. The presiding judge announced that he had endorsed a request from the justice ministry to ban what …

KUALA LUMPUR: Eighty victims of an investment scam have urged police to take immediate action against a Kedah-based company for allegedly cheating them of more than RM11mil. Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) secretary-general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim said the victims, mostly from Muar, Johor; Perlis and Kedah had lodged police reports …

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Software services giant Cognizant has appointed real estate management firm JLL as an adviser to find buyers for leasehold land tied to its globally largest facility by area located in Chennai, according to three people familiar with the matter. The move to exit its Siruseri, Chennai facility …

(Reuters) – Serie A champions Napoli host league leaders Inter Milan on Sunday, with the title defenders looking to show the title pretenders that they are not out of the Scudetto race just yet. After an inconsistent start to the season cost Rudi Garcia his job as Napoli coach, his …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has proposed amendments to the Main Market and ACE Market Listing Requirements (LR) to, among others, boost the transparency on fund-raising exercises involving new securities issuance. The exchange today issued a consultation paper seeking public feedback on these proposed amendments to the LR in …

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu MCA has mobilised its members to ensure a good Chinese voter turnout for the Kemaman by-election on polling day, says Dr Monna Ong Siew Siew. The state liaison committee chairman said that such an effort has been ongoing since Nomination Day on Nov 18. “We will ensure …