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India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi's juggernaut
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to the national election as too weak and fragmented to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his powerful Hindu nationalist governing party. It scored a stunning comeback, slowing...
The Latest | Prime Minister Modi's coalition clinches parliamentary majority in India's election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition won a majority in parliament in the country's staggered election, according to official results released early Wednesday by India’s Election Commission. The count showed that Modi's National Democratic Alliance won...
Millions vote in India's grueling election with Prime Minister Modi's party likely to win third term
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians voted 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. Many people...
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert
NEW DELHI (AP) — Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures on Saturday, with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. India's weather department expects heat wave conditions to persist across the...
India votes in second phase of national elections with Modi's BJP as front-runner
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout 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. People lined up outside polling stations...
India's opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition party vowed to boost social spending and reverse what it views as a slide into autocracy as it laid out its campaign promises on Friday, two weeks before the start of a weeks-long, multi-phase general election. Most polls have predicted a...
