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Factbox-India's Lok Sabha election 2024: the main political parties and candidates
India, with nearly a billion eligible voters, set off on the world's largest electoral exercise on Friday. The country has more than...
Apr 19, 20244 min read
India begins voting in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term
KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India -India began voting on Friday in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
India's election officials climb hills, ford rivers to reach voters
NONGRIAT, India -India was preparing on Thursday for the world's largest general election, as polling officers clambered up hills,...
Apr 18, 20242 min read
India's Modi says BJP poll manifesto focuses on creating jobs
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the 2024 election manifesto of his Bharatiya Janata Party...
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Indian voters want jobs, price reduction; cheer new Hindu temple, survey shows
NEW DELHI - Unemployment and inflation are the main concerns of Indian voters but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong leadership,...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
He once sold tea, now India's Modi seeks his own 'tryst with destiny'
NEW DELHI - Narendra Modi often says he likes to think big, dream big and act big. Having sold tea at a railway station as a boy...
Apr 11, 20244 min read
India's Gandhi dynasty, trailing Modi, battles for political survival
RAEBARELI/HALOL, India - The city of Raebareli in northern India has for most of the last 75 years been the political fiefdom of the...
Apr 11, 20246 min read
Saudi crown prince meets Pakistani premier, stresses India-Pakistan dialogue
ISLAMABAD - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said dialogue was needed to resolve heightened friction between arch-rivals...
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Bollywood plays its part in India election season dominated by Modi
MUMBAI - A Bollywood film about young Indian women recruited by Islamic State has sparked renewed controversy ahead of India's...
Apr 6, 20242 min read
India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who run away there, defence minister says
NEW DELHI - India will enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over the border after trying to carry out terrorist activities in...
Apr 6, 20242 min read
India's Congress pledges to step up affirmative action if voted back to power
NEW DELHI - India's opposition Congress party promised on Friday to lift a cap on affirmative action for marginalised castes if it wins...
Apr 5, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Modi sets ambitious India economic goals for probable third term
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confident of winning a national election starting this month, has set an ambitious...
Apr 4, 20243 min read
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