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The Latest | India counts votes from a mega-election seen as a referendum on Modi

India has started counting votes from the staggered, six-week election expected to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term after a decade in power

10:59PM ( 4 months ago )

China's spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface

China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth

9:27PM ( 4 months ago )

Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

China says its spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag on the far side of the moon before lifting off with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth

9:27PM ( 4 months ago )

Biden lays into Trump over convictions and says he now poses a greater threat than in 2016

President Joe Biden has laid into his likely opponent in November’s election, Donald Trump, for being convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments

9:21PM ( 4 months ago )

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

A female-led group of forest rangers in Indonesia are defying social norms to lead patrols in the jungle to combat deforestation

9:05PM ( 4 months ago )

India's marathon election enters final stage of vote counting with Modi widely tipped for third term

India's election is entering its final phase with the counting of more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which is widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term

8:43PM ( 4 months ago )

India begins counting votes in marathon election expected to bring Prime Minister Modi a third term

India has begun counting more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise

8:43PM ( 4 months ago )

Modi's party has comfortable lead over main rival in early vote counting from India's election

India was counting more than 640 million votes cast over the past six weeks in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third five-year term when the final result is declared later Tuesday

8:43PM ( 4 months ago )

Modi's party well ahead in Indian elections in early vote count but opposition stiffer than expected

8:43PM ( 4 months ago )

Modi's coalition leads in a majority of seats in early count but opposition is stiffer than expected

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition is leading in a majority of seats in India’s general election

8:43PM ( 4 months ago )