India begins second phase of national elections with Modi's BJP as front-runner
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting in the second round of multi-phase national elections with some big names in the contest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is strongly promoting his party’s pro-Hindu line in his campaign. Rahul Gandhi, a top opposition party leader, is contesting from Wayanad constituency
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday 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 as voting opened at 7 a.m. Turnout was expected
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday 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 as voting opened at 7 a.m. Turnout was expected to pick up as the []
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange that was banned by the government in January, is poised to return to India by paying a penalty of about $2 million, people aware of the developments told ET. The crypto exchange will come back as an entity registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the finance ministry, they added. FIU is tasked with oversight of trade in virtual digital assets (VDA). Binance will comply with all applicable laws, including the...
Havana, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will start on Friday the return by air of Cubans stranded in Haiti, after the increasing wave of violence and clashes between gangs and law enforcement officers. The post MINREX: Cuba starts off by airlifting nationals from Haiti first appeared on Prensa Latina.
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has initiated a search for 109 out of 119 inmates who exploited the collapse of the perimeter fence of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, to escape from custody during heavy rainfall on Wednesday night. According to a statement by the NCoS spokesperson, AS Duza, the incident […]
Voting begins in India for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, in the world's largest democratic election.
Students at the University of Sydney (USYD) were evacuated by NSW Police, after “allegations of a threat” were received by the university’s student paper, Honi Soit. A major police operation has been completed, and the evacuation is now over. The campus in Camperdown, Sydney, was temporarily made into an exclusion zone, with police urging all members of the […]
UI Health Care launched a search for a new chief operating officer Tuesday after current COO Emily Blomberg announced her departure. Blomberg was appointed to the position in January 2022. Denise Jamieson, dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, said Blomberg will transition to a leadership position in her home state of Minnesota. Jamieson
U.S. Army forces work alongside the Philippine Army during Balikatan 24 to build a bridge in the special forces training area at Fort Magsaysay.
Reservist killed in northern Gaza fighting, bringing ground op. toll to 261 US sanctions additional Iranian entities for 'malicious cyber activity' Hundreds gather in Hostages Square to mark 200 days since Oct. 7