“INDIA cuts Modi down,” blared the headline in my hometown Kolkata’s main newspaper, the Telegraph, after the country’s all-powerful prime minister unexpectedly lost his majority last Tuesday. The Opposition alliance, cunningly abbreviated INDIA, advanced to within 40 seats of claiming power in New Delhi. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party will need …

KAJANG: A syndicate promoting sexual services and selling pornographic videos and sex-enhancing drugs on social media sites has been smashed. Police said the syndicate would entice people to subscribe to its Telegram channel for a fee of between RM450 and RM550 per customer. Checks on the syndicate’s TikTok account revealed …

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun continued their dream run in the Indonesian Open by smashing into the final on Saturday (June 8). Wei Chong-Kai Wun stood tall to beat world No. 29 homesters Sabar Karyaman-Moh Reza 29-27, 21-13 in 45 minutes at the Istora Senayan …

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the conditional registration approval for a dengue vaccine recently, the government still needs time to consider its inclusion in the National Immunisation Programme, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. This was mainly due to the high cost of the Qdenga vaccine, of which the National …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dropped on Friday, a senior U.S. border official told Reuters, saying it signaled a restrictive new Biden administration policy was deterring some illegal immigration. U.S. Border Patrol arrested around 3,100 people crossing illegally, down roughly 20% from …

Sincerity wins trust of stroke patient JOHOR BARU: A woman’s act of kindness in feeding a stranger at Hospital Sultanah Aminah here has not only moved the man to tears but also warmed the hearts of Malaysians. C. Anjala Devi, 63, was at the hospital visiting her nephew on Thursday …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s two main coalition parties looked set on Saturday to soundly beat Sinn Fein in local council elections, a surprising and potentially devastating blow to the left-wing party’s hope of its first victory in national elections due by March. Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the …

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party, facing an election next month, on Saturday announced details of its plan to tighten sickness benefit rules, which it said would eventually save 12 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) a year. Sunak, who has previously said he wants to change welfare …

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday for their sixth parliamentary election in three years, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to yield a stable government that can end prolonged political instability and unblock economic reforms. Bulgaria, the poorest member of the European Union, has been …

LONDON (Reuters) – Northampton Saints stalwart Courtney Lawes will leave the club on a high after helping them seal a thrilling Premiership title on Saturday, their first in a decade and a fitting end to his 17 years at the club. The towering Lawes, moving to French club Brive, evolved …