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Modi's Hindu nationalist party heads for sweeping win in Maharashtra state election

Nov. 23, 2024 03:04 AM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a stunning victory Saturday in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition seemed about to clinch victory in mineral-rich Jharkhand. Polling in the two states has...

US bribery and fraud charges are a big test yet for India's Adani, one of Asia's richest men

Nov. 22, 2024 06:14 AM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, one of Asia’s richest men, may be facing his biggest challenge yet with an indictment by U.S. prosecutors for alleged fraud and bribery. But it’s unclear just how the case will affect his businesses and own future — as well as the Indian...

India's Modi seeks energy security from Guyana and its vast oil deposits

Nov. 22, 2024 01:56 AM EST

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday during a visit to Guyana that his government views the South American country as key to its energy security. Modi spoke a day after his foreign minister said India is interested in buying up to two million...

Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon

Nov. 21, 2024 10:59 AM EST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president said Thursday that he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia's richest men. President William Ruto said in a state of...

US charges tycoon Gautam Adani with defrauding investors, hiding plan to bribe Indian officials

Nov. 21, 2024 03:11 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian businessman who is one of the world’s richest people has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project on the subcontinent was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme. Gautam...

Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi's popularity

Nov. 20, 2024 20:53 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand on Wednesday, in a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its regional partners. ...

India's Modi offers aid to Caribbean nations while meeting leaders in Guyana

Nov. 20, 2024 20:34 PM EST

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday he would share technology for combatting seaweed infestation with Caribbean nations, as he visited Guyana in the first such visit by an Indian leader in more than 50 years. Guyana, a South American nation...

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

Nov. 17, 2024 10:12 AM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The leaders of Nigeria and India pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during a meeting on Sunday where they also agreed on more support for Global South nations. In his first visit to Nigeria, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was...

Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that

Nov. 15, 2024 00:01 AM EST

KENCHANAHALLI, India (AP) — On the edges of a dense forest in southern India, six women in a small garage are busy stitching cloth bags, pants, hospital gowns and office uniforms with automated sewing machines. About four years ago, power cuts constantly interrupted their work....

India's Modi likely to find comfort in Trump's return and a shared worldview

Nov. 14, 2024 09:38 AM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Donald Trump’s return to the White House has made many countries anxious and recalculating where they stand with the U.S., but India appears to be welcoming the change that may embolden nationalist leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I know today a lot...