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Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security

Sep. 19, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the main city in Himalayan Kashmir on Thursday to campaign for his party in the local election, the first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. Modi’s visit to...

Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy

Sep. 18, 2024 12:35 PM EDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting for the first phase of a staggered election to choose a local government concluded Wednesday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. ...

Trump says he will meet with Narendra Modi during Indian prime minister's visit to US

Sep. 17, 2024 21:00 PM EDT

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s meeting next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Modi visits the U.S. Modi is scheduled to be in the United States this weekend, along with the leaders of Australia and Japan, for a summit of...

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris resume campaigning after apparent assassination attempt

Sep. 17, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

The presidential campaign is moving forward after a second apparent attempt on Donald Trump ’s life over the weekend. Trump was heading to Michigan on Tuesday for a town hall while Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania. ...

New Delhi's top elected official resigns after being released on bail in a bribery case

Sep. 17, 2024 09:27 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi’s chief minister on Tuesday, days after he emerged from prison on bail in a bribery case. Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was arrested in March on...

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control

Sep. 17, 2024 06:04 AM EDT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule. That may change on Wednesday, when many residents of the Muslim-majority region say they’re willing to use their vote in a local election to deny Prime...

New Delhi's chief minister announces resignation two days after he was released on bail

Sep. 15, 2024 05:26 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India's main opposition figures and New Delhi’s chief minister said he would resign from office Sunday, two days after he was granted bail in a bribery case. Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was arrested nearly six months...

India's top court releases New Delhi's chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail

Sep. 13, 2024 11:35 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Friday freed on bail Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent opposition leader and chief minister of New Delhi, who was arrested nearly six months ago ahead of national elections on charges of receiving bribes from a liquor distributor. Supreme Court...

Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown

Sep. 12, 2024 12:45 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to...

Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted

Sep. 05, 2024 15:00 PM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a mass uprising sparked by students over government job quotas. Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of violence...