Air India demands crew 'hail motherland'Air India demands crew 'hail motherland'
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India's national airline has told its crew to end every in-flight announcement with the patriotic phrase, "Jai Hind" (Hail the motherland) - and this has tickled social media users.

Air India's company advisory

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China economy: Beijing unveils $298bn tax cuts to boost growthChina economy: Beijing unveils $298bn tax cuts to boost growth
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China's number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces "a tough struggle," as he laid out plans to prop up the world's second-largest economy.

Opening the annual session of China's parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% - 6.5% this year, down from a target of around 6.5% in 2018.

China has struggled with a

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India BJP: Ruling party's site down after reports of hackIndia BJP: Ruling party's site down after reports of hack
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The official website of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is down after reports it was hacked.

Party officials are yet to confirm the report, but screenshots of memes apparently spotted on the site are being widely shared on social media.

One of them features a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German

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The UK football club with fans in North KoreaThe UK football club with fans in North Korea
Pyongyang's 114,000-capacity May Day Stadium, which hosts the country's 'Mass Games', is the largest capacity stadium in the world. It holds more fans than Sunderland's Stadium of Light and rivals Newcastle's St James' Park combined

North Korea is never far from the headlines - leader Kim Jong-un's secretive regime both concerns and captivates

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Uzbek president tells police to lose weightUzbek president tells police to lose weight

Uzbek president tells police to lose weight

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The president of Uzbekistan has demanded that police and military personnel lose weight.

He made the remarks, reported on

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