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
World India’s lawmakers take oath without duo behind bars India's newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office Tuesday, but without two vocal government critics unable to take their seats because they are jailed on national security charges. One is the Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh, a firebrand preacher arrested last year after a month-long police manhunt in Punjab state. The other is Sheikh Abdul Rashid, a former state legislator in Indian-administered Kashmir, known popularly as […] todayJune 25, 2024 5
insert_link World India’s Parliament to meet for the first time after elections Newly elected members to India's Parliament will be sworn-in this week as the House meets for the first time after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a rare third term this month. However, for the first time in a decade, Mr Modi's party no longer enjoys a majority in the House and as Neha Poonia reports, a resurgent opposition says it will demand answers from the government on an ongoing exam […] todayJune 24, 2024 9
insert_link World Modi leads yoga daya celebrations in Kashmir in his first visit to the region in his 3rd term In his first visit to the tumultuous region of Kashmir after becoming Prime Minister for the third time, Narendra Modi led International Yoga Day celebrations there. Analysts say the event could be the government's way of signaling a return to normalcy for the region frequently marred by violence. todayJune 21, 2024 8
insert_link World India’s new Cabinet hold first meeting as Modi begins third term India's new Cabinet held its first meeting on Monday evening as prime minister Narendra Modi began his third term in office. The allocation of ministries was announced. This follows a surprise election result in which Modi's party failed to secure an outright majority and had to lean on its coalition partners to form a government. Rebecca Bundhun reports. todayJune 11, 2024 12
insert_link World Pakistan’s PM offers delayed congratulations to India’s Modi Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered a brief congratulations to his counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election in rival India, almost a week after the results came in. Born out of the partition of British-ruled India in 1947, the neighbours have fought two wars over the disputed territory of Kashmir. "Felicitations to @narendramodi (Modi) on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India," […] todayJune 10, 2024 8
insert_link World India’s Modi to hold first cabinet meeting Narendra Modi is set to meet his new cabinet, a day after he was sworn in as India's Prime Minister for the third time. His party hasn't secured a majority in the recently concluded elections - raising questions about the stability of his government. Neha Poonia has more. todayJune 10, 2024 14
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 World Modi makes history, BJP alliance scrapes past majority Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party along with its allies have made history securing a slim majority in India's elections. The Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority for the first time in a decade as voters defied predictions of another landslide. India's opposition alliance caused a major upset to the incumbent BJP especially in the party's crucial stronghold regions. Priyata Brajabasi has more. todayJune 5, 2024 12
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.
