Ayodhya: India PM Modi to open Hindu temple on razed Babri mosque site
India's PM Narendra Modi is due to inaugurate a grand temple to popular Hindu god Ram in the city of Ayodhya.
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India begins second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics.
India to begin voting on April 19 in world's largest election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India will begin voting in phases starting April 19 to elect a new parliament, the country's election authority said on Saturday, the world's largest election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to cast ballots.
India to begin voting on April 19 in world’s largest election
A victory would make Modi, 73, only the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s independence hero and its first prime minister, to win a third straight term.
Indian sculptor gives form to PM Modi's Hindu dreams
BENGALARU -- When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya in front of 7,000 guests and millions of television viewers last month, the spotlight was on a statue of Lord Ram as a 5-year-old boy.
AP Photos: Indians rejoice in colorful Republic Day parade with the French president as chief guest
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians cheered hundreds of men and women in colorful costumes as they played marches, performed traditional dances and pulled motorbike stunts during India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Friday.
‘Too much poison’: Attacks on Indian Muslims grow after Ram temple ceremony
As India marks Republic Day, many fear the dawn of a new nation where minorities are made to feel like ‘rubbish’.
