Ninety-year-old Hiraben blesses her son and India’s next prime minister Narendra Modi at her home in Gandhinagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Friday, May 16, 2014.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- A LANDSLIDE WIN FOR INDIA’S OPPOSITION LEADER
The Congress party, which has been at the center of Indian politics for most of the country’s history since independence from Britain, has conceded defeat.
- SOUTH KOREA FERRY SINKING PROMPTS NEW VIGILANCE
After years of tolerance for cutting corners, alarms are being raised by politicians, the media, and regular people. “Safety ignorance is everywhere,” read one newspaper photo caption.
- CHANGES POSSIBLE FOR PART OF U.S. DEPORTATION POLICY
The program that runs people booked for local crimes through a federal immigration database needs “a fresh start,” the new Homeland Security secretary says.
- LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST BIG WILDFIRES HELPED THIS TIME AROUND
Communications in the San Diego area have improved, residents are notified more quickly when to evacuate, and more aircraft are available to dump water.