Millions vote amid heatwave alert in Phase 6 of India’s staggered election
Many people lined polling stations before the start of voting at 7am to avoid the blazing sun at the peak of summer.
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Modi’s media marathon
As Narendra Modi fights for a third term in office, his media blitz is like nothing he has done before.
India election resumes as Modi ‘ramps up anti-Muslim rhetoric’ over opposition gains
Many people lined polling stations before the start of voting at 7am to avoid the blazing sun later in the day at the peak of Indian summer. The temperature soared to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in the afternoon in the Indian capital.
Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s son to throw another grand pre-wedding party on luxury cruise ship
The Ambanis are continuing their glitzy pre-wedding celebrations with another set of festivities.
Millions vote in India’s grueling election with Prime Minister Modi’s party likely to win a 3rd term
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign for a third-consecutive term for himself and his Hindu nationalist party.
Hundreds of foreign students flee Kyrgyzstan after mob attack
BISHKEK — Students from Pakistan and other Asian countries are leaving Kyrgyzstan by the hundreds after an angry mob attacked their living quarters this month, although some hope to return when the situation calms down.
India's Zee Entertainment stock stumbles since Sony deal collapse
MUMBAI -- Shares in Indian broadcasting giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises had slumped over 50% by mid-May from their level at the start of 2024 amid the collapse of merger talks with a Sony Group unit, with a recently proposed reorganization plan doing little to spark a major rebound.
India seeks to extend influence in Middle East, Africa: Jaishankar
TOKYO -- India is pushing the boundaries of its cooperation and interests further north and west with links to Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday in a speech that played up the Asian power's growing global role.