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3:24 pmTamil Nadu Cabinet decides to form commission headed by retd. HC judge to conduct Social Justice Survey
3:19 pmUpa Lokayukta finds irregularities in APMC market yard in Belagavi
3:18 pmSupreme Court directs NCLAT, NCLT presidents to submit proposals on infrastructure, staff requirements
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3:15 pmAllegations against me are baseless, malicious, and politically motivated: L. Murugan
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3:13 pmDay after Spain train accident, rescuers search crash site for survivors
3:13 pm"Worst Is Behind Us": Quant's Sandeep Tandon On Indian Markets
3:12 pmUpa Lokayukta finds expired food items in eateries in Belagavi bus stand
3:11 pmSada ‘Master’, ace guitarist who enriched Ilaiyaraaja’s compositions, dies at 80
3:09 pmSheikh Hasina's Regime Change Was Planned Days Before Her Ouster: Yunus Aide
3:08 pmSpain train crash: Indian Embassy in Madrid issues helpline after deadly accident
3:07 pmVivo X500 Pro vs Pro Max: What the 200MP Camera and Bigger Battery Actually Add
3:04 pmKeralam Assembly: Orders issued to procure 2,159 bottles of SMA drug, says Health Minister
3:03 pm17.78 lakh kg of PDS grains seized in three months, 215 arrested amidst drought in Karnataka

Politics

Ong Teng Cheong 'stress-tested' EP scheme, showed that establishment figure can act independently: Jayakumar

Reported by Channel Newsasia 29 Oct 2026, 3:30 am IST 1 min read

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The former senior minister recounts how younger ministers spoke up against Lee Kuan Yew's original proposal for the elected presidency, and his willingness to modify it.

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Section: Politics
Topics: Government schemes
First reported by: Channel Newsasia
Reporter: fabian koh
Published: Thursday, 29 October 2026, 3:30 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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