Voters in India started casting votes in the world's largest parliamentary election this morning, setting off a marathon poll battle as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a record-equaling third straight tenure in office

India, by far the world’s largest democracy in terms of electorate, is set to embark on a nearly six-week long journey to elect members to its parliament

With fresh general elections less than two years away, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced an ambitious employment-generation plan as he instructed that one million people be recruited by his government in mission mode in the next and half years.