Narendra Modi
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Nearly 15 million Hindus, six times the number expected, took a dip in freezing waters seeking absolution of their sins on Monday (Jan 13), the first day of India’s festival that could draw the world’s largest single gathering of humanity. Held every 12 years, the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival, as the religious…
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India is expecting about 400 million Hindu pilgrims to descend on its northern city of Prayagraj to bathe in sacred waters as the holy festival of Maha Kumbh Mela begins. The 45-day pilgrimage, which dates back thousands of years, is touted as the world’s largest religious event. It is celebrated once every 12 years, when…
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India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday (Jan 13), pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan. The Z-Morh or Sonmarg tunnel, stretching 6.4 km beneath a treacherous mountain pass cut off by snow for between four to six months a year, is part of…
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Narendra Modi took oath as India’s prime minister for the third consecutive five-year term in New Delhi on Sunday. Indian President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Modi at an official ceremony held at the lawns of President’s House in New Delhi. Besides Modi, a host of ministers, including those with full cabinet rank and…
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Indians are about to start voting in the world’s largest democratic exercise. The country’s 900 million registered voters will vote in national elections between April 11 and May 19 across 1m polling stations in 543 constituencies. India has a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy with voters electing their representatives to India’s lower house of parliament, the Lok…
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