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.
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‘Strategically situated’ India builds new US$2 billion airport near Mumbai that will test Modi’s mission, Adani’s ambitions
About 22 miles southeast of Mumbai’s badly congested airport that opened 82 years ago, workers in hard hats are high up on scaffolds building an alternative. Others are flattening a nearby hill to finish the first of two runways so that India’s financial capital can finally have a second airport.
India’s 2024 General Election: What to Know
India is holding its multiphase general elections from April 19 to June 1, in a vote that will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.
India announces 6-week general elections starting April 19 with Modi’s BJP topping surveys
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Saturday announced its 6-week-long general elections will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
India election 2024: A simple guide to history’s biggest vote
About 969 million people will take part in the giant elections to decide who will rule the world’s most populous nation. Al Jazeera breaks it down in seven numbers.
India to hold seven-phase general election from April 19, results on June 4
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term in the marathon six-week vote – the world’s largest democratic exercise.
Malaysia’s Anwar not so optimistic on breakthrough in MH370 flight mystery amid push to restart search
A total of 239 people, including more than 150 Chinese and 50 Malaysians, were on board the aircraft when it disappeared while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, in what is considered one of aviation’s most haunting mysteries.
Asian elephants bury their dead, study suggests
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