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Hoardings with portraits of former police constable-turned-Hindu preacher Bhole Baba are kept at a workshop near his ashram in Bichhawan village of Mainpuri district, in IndiaÂ’s Uttar Pradesh state on July 4, 2024. - Former police constable-turned-preacher Bhole Baba built an immense following among poor and marginalised Indians before his latest sermon ended in a stampede that killed 121 of his followers. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Indian preacher not hiding after stampede, says lawyer

The self-styled Indian preacher whose latest sermon ended in a deadly stampede is not hiding from police, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday, without disclosing the guru’s whereabouts. Bhole Baba’s prayer meeting
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives to attend the trilateral summit with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Enhanced relationship: New Zealand to enjoy visa-free policy from China

The Chinese government has expressed readiness to include New Zealand into its unilateral visa-free policy, and hopes that New Zealand will on its part, provide more convenience for Chinese citizens to visit
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Celebrating World Environment Day

SPECIAL FOCUS ON GREEN RECYCLING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, using innovative technologies to make a positive impact on the economy and environment Green Recycling Industries Limited, as the name implies, is one of Nigeria’s
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Your vote! Your choice!

During election periods, many civil society organisations do well to steer voters toward who, why, what, and how to choose, but perhaps the route to political maturity as a nation lies on
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