India's top court declines to order any change to vote-counting process

India's Supreme Court declined on Friday to order any change to the vote-counting process in the ongoing national election, rejecting petitions to tally all paper slips generated as proof of voting ... Read More

Indian election resumes as heatwave hits voters

India's six-week election juggernaut resumed Friday with millions of people lining up outside polling stations in parts of the country hit by a scorching heatwave.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ... Read More

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People hold their voting slips as they queue up to vote during the second round of voting in the six-week-long national election in Jammu, India, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP ... Read More

Pro-China party wins Maldives election in landslide - reports

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party earned a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, local media reported on Monday, a result set to move the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China and ... Read More

India's Modi promises jobs, infrastructure if BJP wins third term

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised on Sunday to create jobs, boost infrastructure and expand welfare programmes if it wins a third term, seeking to address key ... Read More

Polls close across 21 states in the first phase of Indian elections

Polls in the first phase of a six-week long general election in India closed on Friday evening, with voters casting their ballots across 21 states and union territories. #indiaelection2024 #voting ... Read More

India's Congress seeks action against Modi for comments about Muslims

India's main opposition Congress party petitioned the Election Commission on Monday to act against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making what it said were "deeply objectionable" comments about ... Read More

Businesses bank on Narendra Modi election win to ease India’s bottlenecks

World’s most populous country is emerging as key market for investors but many companies remain tangled in red tape ... Read More

News updates from April 15: US retail sales rise more than expected; Yen falls below ¥154 per dollar

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down next month after nearly 20 years in power, handing over to his deputy in what will be only the third transition of powe ... Read More

News updates from April 5: US jobs growth outstrips forecasts in March; Thames Water parent company defaults on debt

News updates from April 5: US jobs growth outstrips forecasts in March; Thames Water parent company defaults on debt on facebook (opens in a new window) News updates from April 5: US jobs growth ... Read More

India's Modi promises to create jobs, boost infrastructure if BJP wins third term

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised on Sunday to create jobs, boost infrastructure and expand welfare programmes if it wins a third term, seeking to address key ... Read More