India’s income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed?
Rising income inequality is a hot topic dominating the national elections.
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India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. Revoking the semi-autonomy of the country’s only Muslim-majority region. Building a Hindu temple where a violent mob razed a mosque.
India's Modi denies stoking divisions to win election, files nomination
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended himself against criticism that he is stoking divisions between Hindus and Muslims to win national elections as he filed his nomination on Tuesday (May 14) for re-election from one of Hinduism's holiest cities.
India PM Modi files his nomination to run for a third term in general election
VARANASI, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi on Tuesday surrounded by his party leaders and supporters as he formally filed paperwork to run in an ongoing election that is essentially a referendum on his decade in power.
‘Unbearable’: Will 45C heatwaves affect who India chooses in election?
Candidates are fainting, voter turnout is lower, and research suggests extreme heat could influence who people choose.
Modi's BJP skips Kashmir in India polls for first time in three decades
NEW DELHI -- India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not fielding election candidates in Kashmir for the first time in nearly three decades, underscoring a "trust deficit" in the conflict-wracked region, analysts say.
India election more than halfway through, Kashmir valley votes in Phase 4
Kashmir voters are expected to show their discontent with Modi’s cancellation of the region’s special status and security crackdown that followed in 2019.
Indian election enters fourth phase amid heightened rhetoric over religion, inequality
India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.