Modi, Striking a Modest Tone, to Be Sworn In for a Third Term
As a humbled Narendra Modi prepared to take the oath for a third term as India’s prime minister on Sunday, the political air in New Delhi appeared transformed.
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India Wins Cricket World Cup, Stamping Its Domination of the Sport
India won the men’s Cricket World Cup on Saturday, defeating South Africa to end a dry spell in tournament victories that had lasted over a decade, even as the nation was dominating the sport globally in other measures like talent, cash and influence.
Toxic Moonshine Leaves at Least 53 Dead in India’s South
The death toll from tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has reached 53, officials say, and is likely to rise, with many others in critical condition. The victims were sickened by drinking a bootleg brew with a high content of methanol.
Narendra Modi Fell to Earth After Making It All About Himself
When everything became about Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, his party and its century-old Hindu-nationalist network were propelled to unimagined heights.
Needing Help to Stay in Office, Modi No Longer Appears All-Powerful
Suddenly, the aura of invincibility around Narendra Modi has been shattered.
As Voting Ends in India, Modi Awaits a Verdict on His 10 Years in Power
Voting in India’s general election, a six-week-long referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power, came to a close on Saturday as much of the country’s populous north was gripped by a deadly heat wave.
Two Deadly Fires in Rapid Succession Expose India’s Gaps in Safety
Seven newborn babies lost their lives after their New Delhi neonatal clinic was engulfed in flames. What remained of the two-story building on Sunday morning was its burned facade, a charred spiral staircase and oxygen cylinders covered in soot.
Is Modi Worried? India’s Long-Deflated Opposition Finds Some Momentum.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered India’s general election projecting supreme confidence. “Ab ki baar, 400 paar” went his party’s slogan — this time, 400 seats in the lower house of Parliament, a staggering majority.