Nearly 1 Billion Voters Head To The Polls In India—What To Know About The World's Largest-Ever Election

968.8 million people are eligible to cast their vote in the general elections, according to India’s electoral commission, which called it the “largest electorate in the world.” Voting will be held ... Read More

Almost one billion people start voting in India's general election

A substantial number of Indians voted in the first phase of the world's largest election, authorities said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term on the back of issues such as growth, ... Read More

India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election

Polls opened Friday in the first and largest phase of India’s marathon election, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to secure a third term. Read More

India's election begins as voters start heading to the polls

India's election has kicked off after millions of people took to the polls in the first phase of the world's largest election. Read More

India’s national election will take place in phases over 44 days. Here’s why it takes so long

NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 970 million people — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in India’s general elections that start Friday ... his appeal. Most surveys predict ... Read More

India’s top court puts on hold order banning Islamic schools in most populous state

India’s Supreme ... in the most populous state of India which has one-fifth of the 240 million population as Muslim. The court will hear the case in July, a month after the election process ... Read More

Court ruling effectively outlaws Islamic schools in India’s most populous state

New Delhi (CNN) — A court in India’s most populous state has effectively banned Islamic schools by striking down a law governing madrasas, weeks before a nationwide election that could further ... Read More

Purple Fingers and Indelible Ink Are the Hallmarks of India's Elections

Purple Fingers and Indelible Ink Are the Hallmarks of India's Elections By Chandini Monnappa and Rakesh Nair MYSURU, India (Reuters ... manager. The most populous state of Uttar Pradesh placed ... Read More

India court effectively bans madrasas in big state before election

NEW DELHI, March 23 (Reuters) - A court in India essentially banned Islamic schools in the country's most populous ... state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said, days before the start of ... Read More

Court ruling effectively outlaws Islamic schools in India’s most populous state

A court in India’s most populous ... Reuters reported, citing Iftikhar Ahmed Javed, the head of the board of madrasa education in the state. It comes weeks before a nationwide election - the ... Read More