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VHP to launch campaign to reach out to MPs on citizenship bill

he Vishwa Hindu Parishad is set to launch a a Citizenship (Amendment) Bill campaign to win the support of parliamentarians, especially TMC MPs, who are vehemently against the proposed legislation. VHP functionaries from various parts of the country have already reached New Delhi for the campaign, he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qwxqbr

Sri Lanka's new president may struggle to form govt

Rajapaksa is credited with helping end the country's long civil war and is revered as a hero by the Sinhalese Buddhist majority. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CYELsd

Malaysians sentenced to caning for gay sex under Islamic law

Five Malaysian men were sentenced to jail and canings Thursday by an Islamic court for attempting to have gay sex, reports and an activist said. There have been growing concerns in the Muslim-majority country about the worsening climate for the homosexual community, and the verdicts follow the caning last year of two women for lesbian sex. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KAFmEI

Former Lanka Prez Mahinda Rajapaksa seeks resignation of PM Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka's former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President, asserting that governance will improve if the President and the Cabinet are from the same party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/359KUhk

No talks until US drops hostile policy: North Korea

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Israel intercepts four rockets launched from Syria: Army

Israel's anti-missile defence system intercepted four rockets fired from neighbouring Syria on Tuesday, the army said. "No hits on Israeli communities were identified," the army added in a WhatsApp message. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XpbfWb

Anxious families wait outside besieged Hong Kong campus

One woman, who gave her surname as Cheung, said she had spent last night in a park near a police cordon as she waited for news of her adult son, who she said came to the campus as a first aider. "I was very, very worried, worried his life could be in danger. He's scared. He's scared about being arrested by the cops," she said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35e0Pva

Nawaz Sharif leaves Pak for medical treatment in London

Pakistan's ailing former PM Nawaz Sharif departed on a special plane on Tuesday from the city of Lahore, after a court granted him permission to leave for four weeks abroad for medical treatment. His conviction was earlier suspended for eight weeks on medical grounds. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35gt1O8

US gravely concerned by deepening political unrest in Hong Kong: Mike Pompeo

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Dozens of Hong Kong protesters make daring campus breakout

Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters dramatically escaped a two-day police siege at a university campus late Monday by shimmying down ropes from a bridge to waiting motorbikes, after Beijing again warned it could intervene to end the crisis engulfing the city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32WvBHd

Trump was not treated for any urgent health issues: Doctor

"Despite some of the speculation, the president has not had any chest pain, nor was he evaluated or treated for any urgent or acute issues," Trump's doctor said. Trump's unexpected trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center triggered questions on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32Wp3Zq

Trump was not treated for any urgent health issues in Saturday's exam: Doctor

"Despite some of the speculation, the president has not had any chest pain, nor was he evaluated or treated for any urgent or acute issues," Trump's doctor said. Trump's unexpected trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center triggered questions on social media. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32Wp3Zq

Mongolia's new 'cleaner' fuel linked to deaths, illness

Mongolians are using smokeless briquettes to warm their homes. A government-issued fuel -- made of coking coal from the southern Gobi region and washed coal powder -- it has been linked to deaths and ill-health. Since residents started using the briquettes in October, there have been seven other deaths and thousands have been admitted to hospitals. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/332aymG

Boy or girl? US parents go too far in gender reveals

American parents are no longer satisfied with the traditional gender reveal method: cutting a cake to reveal, after much suspense, a blue interior (for a boy) or a pink one (for a girl). With the rise of social media, gender reveals have become more and more sophisticated and extreme such as using explosives, fireworks and skydivers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2pzpLhA

Boy or girl? US parents go too far in gender reveals

American parents are no longer satisfied with the traditional gender reveal method: cutting a cake to reveal, after much suspense, a blue interior (for a boy) or a pink one (for a girl). With the rise of social media, gender reveals have become more and more sophisticated and extreme such as using explosives, fireworks and skydivers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2pzpLhA

100 protesters still holed up in Hong Kong university

About 100 protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university as a police siege of the campus entered its third day. Police have surrounded the university and are arresting anyone who leaves. City leader Carrie Lam said that the 400 who have left have been arrested. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33Y3Bo0

Hazardous bushfire smoke blankets Sydney, residents warned to stay inside

Heavy winds stirred dozens of fires across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country’s most populous city. Wildfires have destroyed about 2.5 million acres of farmland and bush over the past couple of weeks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33ZEL7r

In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal

The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday, in the latest pro-Israel shift by Washington. The statement puts the United States at odds with virtually all countries and UN Security Council resolutions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32VoQWd