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Ridiculed for a decade, India's Rahul Gandhi slows Modi juggernaut Jun 4, 2024 09:41AM

By Krishn Kaushik

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, mocked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his supporters for a decade as an entitled dynast, marked a stunning comeback on Tuesday, emerging at the centre of an alliance that made deep inroads into ruling party strongholds.

The scion of India's fabled Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, he embarked on two cross-country marches against what he called Modi's... (continue reading...)


Key moments in India's election Jun 4, 2024 09:39AM

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As India counts over 640 million votes in the world's largest election that began on April 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance looks set to clinch a majority but his party was unlikely to win on its own, the running vote count showed.

People came out in record high temperatures to elect the 543 members of the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced a joint opposition... (continue reading...)


Italy's Meloni blames organised crime for 'alarming' migrant visa fraud Jun 4, 2024 09:34AM

By Angelo Amante

ROME (Reuters) - Criminal gangs are exploiting loopholes in Italy's legal visa system for foreign workers to smuggle in illegal immigrants, a problem the anti-Mafia prosecutor should investigate, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her cabinet on Tuesday.

As part of its tough stance on immigration, Meloni's rightist government has passed an array of measures to curb arrivals, but has also expanded legal immigration... (continue reading...)


Airlines look to turbulence data, but shy from more seatbelt curbs Jun 4, 2024 09:30AM

By Lisa Barrington and Alexander Cornwell

DUBAI (Reuters) - Airlines are showing more interest in turbulence prediction technology after two headline-grabbing incidents in recent weeks, but are holding back from making passengers stay in seatbelts at all times, according to global airline body IATA.

A dramatic loss of altitude on a Singapore Airlines flight last month led to dozens of injuries and the first death linked to plane... (continue reading...)


Tesla to stop production at German plant for five days in June Jun 4, 2024 09:27AM

BERLIN (Reuters) - Electic vehicle maker Tesla will stop production at its German plant in Gruenheide for five days in June to improve processes in the factory outside Berlin, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Confirming a report by business daily Handelsblatt, the spokesperson said Tesla would pause production in the vehicle production and powertrain areas on June 7, 14, 17, 27 and 28.

Tesla has already paused production at the site twice... (continue reading...)


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