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Indian Prime Minister meets party leaders after election win
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been meeting with leaders of his Bharatiya Janata Party fresh off his party's thunderous victory in the general elections.A party official says Modi has arranged to meet with Cabinet members Friday evening.The Election Commission ...
A capsule look at the 11 previous Cricket World Cups
A look at the previous 11 editions of the Cricket World Cup:2015 Australia and New ZealandFinal: Australia def. New Zealand by 7 wicketsFILE - In this Sunday, June 20, 1999 file photo, Australia's Shane Warne celebrates taking the wicket ...
Out of India, Asia’s 4 other prospects at Cricket World Cup
While India is Asia's obvious contender for the World Cup title, there are four other nations from the continent which could pose problems for highly-ranked teams.Among them, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are former World Cup winners. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are ...
5 players who could shine in the Cricket World Cup
Five players to watch in the Cricket World Cup starting on Thursday:VIRAT KOHLI (India)He's the best batsman in the world and undoubtedly cricket's biggest star. Now Virat Kohli is aiming to underline his status as one of the game's modern ...
Kid’s question makes Cricket World Cup captains squirm
Lined up on the stage like targets, the 10 captains of the Cricket World Cup teams laughed uncomfortably at the question posed to them by a kid with a microphone."If you could add one player to your squad from another ...
India’s ruling party claims victory with wide lead in votes
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party claimed it won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the head of the main opposition party conceded a personal defeat that signaled the end of an era for ...
India’s Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power
The man in the saffron robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, back to the wall of a cave framed by the Himalayas. This was India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest production, traveling to a remote mountain temple with a preferred ...
Update: Early results show Modi’s party in clear lead
The Latest on India's general elections results (all times local):9 a.m.Early results are showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party in the lead in India's general elections.Election officials begin counting votes of India's massive general elections, in ...
Vote counting begins in India, Modi expected to hold power
Vote counting began Thursday morning in India's massive general elections, which have been forecast to keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party in power.The count was expected to conclude by the evening, with strong trends visible by ...
Indian exporters eye gains amid intensifying US-China trade dispute
As work on establishing a massive garment-manufacturing unit by one of India’s leading apparel exporters enters the final stages, the company is optimistic about keeping the machines humming. Slated t
Asian shares mixed; election results buoy India, Australia
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with India and Australia leading gains for the region following elections that looked set to keep incumbents in office.In Australia, the S&P ASX 200 rose 1.7% to 6,476.10, boosted by a shock election ...
Asian shares mixed; election results buoy India, Australia
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with India and Australia leading gains for the region following elections that looked set to keep incumbents in office.Japan's Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.3% to 21,343.09 after the government reported Monday that ...
Kashmir group seeks UN probe into torture by India troops
A prominent rights group in Indian-controlled Kashmir is advocating for the United Nations to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate what it calls the endemic use of torture by government forces who have faced a decades-long anti-India uprising in ...
Final round of voting underway in India’s marathon elections
Indians are voting in the seventh and final phase of national elections, wrapping up a 6-week-long long, grueling campaign season with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeking reelection for another five years.The voting on Sunday also covers Modi's ...
PHOTOS: Indians set to vote in final phase of election
India's marathon general election, known as the world's largest democratic exercise, is nearing the finish line.The first of the election's seven staggered phases was held on April 11. On Sunday, the final phase will take place, with voting to be ...
India’s ruling party takes election battle to West Bengal
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken his ruling party's fight to the state of West Bengal, where it hopes to retain a majority in staggered general elections concluding this week by diluting the strength of a formidable opponent, Chief ...
India hires Igor Stimac as coach for World Cup qualifying
India will try to qualify for the World Cup with former Croatia international Igor Stimac as coach.Stimac, a defender on the national team when Croatia reached the World Cup semifinals in 1998, signed a two-year contract, the Indian soccer federation ...
Clashes during election rally in east India injure several
Rival political supporters on Tuesday clashed with rocks and sticks during an election rally by the Hindu nationalist party in eastern India, leaving several people injured and a university college vandalized. Police say they used sticks to disperse the rivals as ...
PHOTOS: India’s tribal women see little hope in election
For years they've been told about the power they can wield with their votes, and how elections can bring so much change to this sprawling, often-chaotic nation.But few of these women, marooned at the fringes of Indian society, believe such ...
Watson’s 80 goes in vain, Mumbai wins IPL final by 1 run
Mumbai Indians won the IPL final on the very last ball for a sensational one-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.Shane Watson's 80 off 59 balls nearly took MS Dhoni's team home, but the Australian allrounder got run out ...
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