Indian PM Narendra Modi has secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to win about 300 of the 543 seats in parliament, in what Mr Modi hailed as "a historic mandate". The main opposition alliance, which is headed by
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Ugandan police have arrested a 25-year-old British man and two Ugandans for allegedly taking part in a miracle cure scam. Sam Little, Samuel Albert and Samula Tadeop were arrested early on Thursday morning in the town of Fort Portal in western Uganda. They are accused of giving Ugandans a chemical
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Huawei is winning over more and more Apple fans in China as the escalated trade tensions stoked “nationalist sentiment,” according to the South China Morning Post. China’s consumers are increasingly favoring their domestic brands after the U.S. stepped up its action against Huawei, the paper said. The article cited a few anecdotes where
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Car thieves are using South Sudanese number plates to steal Ugandan vehicles and smuggle them into neighbouring Kenya, according to the police. A regional police boss said that dishonest dealers were using fake South Sudan number plates to conceal stolen Ugandan cars. “We have decided to start impounding all vehicles
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Lawmakers in Uganda have passed a bill making it a criminal offence to offer money, food or a donation to a street child. Violators of this new law could face up to six months in jail or a fine of $11 (£8.20). The aim of the law is to curb
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Plans to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams have been abandoned by Fifa. Fifa president Gianni Infantino said last year the expansion from 32 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. The change would have required Qatar to share hosting duties with
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The Parliamentary Budget Committee could fail to meet the 31st May deadline of passing the 2019/2020 national budget after discovering a number of discrepancies in the figures presented by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. According to the Public Finance and Management Act 2015, Parliament has a deadline
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The State Minister for ICT, Aidah Erios Nantaba should make use of the police force if she's facing any attacks instead of relying on media, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Obiga Kania has advised. “What I know is that Nantaba has been talking to CIID, our position as
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Sam Mangusho Cheptoris, the Cabinet Minister of Water and Environment has expressed concerns over the continued depletion of Uganda's natural forests and wetlands. Uganda's forest cover has been depleted to 8% up from 24% in 1990s, largely attributed to human encroachment for different activities such as tree cutting for charcoal
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In line with its mission of providing exceptional services to its clients, the Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited is offering a 30% discount on spare parts of its New Holland tractors. Francis Kinyanjui, the Parts Manager CMC said the offer is meant to help the New Holland tractor owners
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