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Podcast: India’s hit and run law, the launch of XPoSAT, Muhammed Yunus convicted for labour law violations and more

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In this episode, we talk about truckers protesting India's proposed hit and run laws, Pakistan's Election Commission rejecting Imran Khan's nomination for upcoming elections, India's Space Research Organisation launching a rocket to study black holes, Nobel laureate Muhammed Yunus being convicted of violating Bangladesh's labour laws, protests in Balochistan, the resumption of work on a Chinese-funded deep seawater port in Myanmar, Sri Lanka's moratorium on Chinese research vessels, the deaths of two protesters in Kathmandu and the closure of the UNHCR office in Sri Lanka.

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