insert_link World India’s resurgent opposition bloc forces election to choose Speaker of lower house of parliament A resurgent opposition bloc is forcing an election in India's parliament for the crucial role of Speaker of the house. It will be the first time in decades that the Speaker is chosen by voting. Traditionally the bloc with a simple majority in the house has appointed the speaker. Our Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi. todayJune 26, 2024 7
insert_link World India’s Modi thanks coalition MPs for ‘complete’ support Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked allied lawmakers Friday for unanimously agreeing to back his third term in office, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on coalition partners to keep him in power. Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade, but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins this time around, defying analyst expectations and exit polls. […] todayJune 7, 2024 11
insert_link Business / Economics Narendra Modi’s economy isn’t booming for India’s unemployed youth. So, why is his party favoured to win another election? By Ian Hall, Griffith University India will soon hold the biggest election ever conducted, starting on April 19 and running through early June. Almost 950 million registered voters will be able to cast ballots to elect the 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. The result is not a foregone conclusion, but most analysts expect Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win another […] todayMarch 18, 2024 6
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
