Modi vows ‘stringent punishment’ for exam fraud fuelling India’s youth-led ‘Cockroach’ protests

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed to punish those involved in a leaked exam papers scandal that has sparked mass student protests. His promise came a day after thousands of protesters, led by the social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party, demonstrated…

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Nicaragua’s parliament plans to eliminate elections to codify President Ortega’s declaration

Nicaragua’s lawmakers announced plans to abolish elections in the Central American country, following through on President Daniel Ortega’s declaration over the weekend that there would be no more elections, which enraged the international community. The move was revealed on Tuesday…

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Border K9 sniffs out 99 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and monitor lizard in suitcase from Thailand

A Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector helped discover nearly 100 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and wildlife products inside luggage arriving from Thailand after alerting officers to the suitcase, authorities said. CBP said K9 Maisy alerted officers to the…

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