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SHEIKH SAALIQ

SHEIKH SAALIQ

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India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows

The political power of Muslims is declining in the world's largest democracy

India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows
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Indian voters dissect Modi's politics while traversing the country by train

The Associated Press rode one of the longest trains in India — 1,800 miles from New Delhi to Kanyakumari — to interview voters about an election that will be decided in June

Indian voters dissect Modi's politics while traversing the country by train
Asia|Economy|Election|News

Modi touts India's roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind

Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform India’s economy, and as he seeks a third term as prime minister, it would be hard to argue he hasn’t made strides

Modi touts India's roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind
Asia|Election|News

Voting ends in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power

India’s 6-week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term

Voting ends in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power
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India's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what to know

The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential

India's election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here's what to know
Asia|Election|News|World

Modi claims victory in India's election but drop in support forces him to rely on coalition partners

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition has won a majority in parliament, according to official results from India’s Election Commission

Modi claims victory in India's election but drop in support forces him to rely on coalition partners
Asia|Election|News|World

India's popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?

Popular but polarizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has advanced Hindu nationalism in India is returning for a third consecutive term in office after claiming victory in a general election that was seen as a referendum on his decade in power

India's popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
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India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi's juggernaut

India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to its national election as too weak to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist governing party

India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi's juggernaut
Asia|News|World

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister

Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister
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Narendra Modi's third term as India's prime minister may prove the most challenging

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken office for a third consecutive term

Narendra Modi's third term as India's prime minister may prove the most challenging
Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News

An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year

An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests

Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that has killed scores

Bangladesh’s top court has scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants after it led to nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and protesters that have killed scores of people

Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that has killed scores
Business|Economy|News|World

India's Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to raise spending to create more jobs and spur economic growth

India's Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls
Asia|News|World

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India
Asia|World

Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after unrest ousted Hasina

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule

Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after unrest ousted Hasina
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Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who'll head Bangladesh's interim government?

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head Bangladesh’s interim government after student protests sparked an uprising that toppled the former leader

Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who'll head Bangladesh's interim government?
Asia|Crime|Health|News|Opinion|World

What to know as India's medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor

Anger at the Indian government’s failure to deter rising violence against women has fueled protests by medics and women’s groups across Indian cities after a trainee doctor was raped and killed last week

What to know as India's medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
Health|News

India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

India’s top court has set up of a task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplaces

India's top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed
Asia|Election|World

Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president

The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election next week

Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
News|World

Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country

Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Economy|News|World

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil

Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Election|News|World

Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot

Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
Asia|Political|World

Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

Canada says it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats

Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes
Political|World

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

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