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Supporters throw flower petals as Arvind Kejriwal, center, leader of India’s Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party addresses them as they, celebrate the party’s performance in Delhi state Assembly elections in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec.8, 2013 (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

India’s Congress party punished in Indian state elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2013 | World

New Delhi, Reuters—India’s Congress party was headed for a bruising defeat in key state elections, including in the capital, early results showed on Sunday, underlining the struggle it will face to cling to power in a national election due by May. Congress, led...

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Indian National Security Guard soldiers collect evidence from the site of a blast in a central park in Bihar’s state capital of Patna, India, on Monday, October 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)

India opposition urges tighter safety for top candidate Modi after blasts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 28, 2013 | World

New Delhi, Reuters—India’s main opposition party demanded on Monday protection for its candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, after a series of small blasts killed six people shortly before he addressed a weekend rally. While Modi was not in the immediate...