Campaign video targeting Muslims faces India police probe as critics accuse Modi’s party of divisive election tactics
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The Indian middle class doesn’t need a savior
Middle-class people play the money game on defense rather than offense. Their primary concerns are survival and security instead of creating wealth and abundance or opportunity. It boils down to this: If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you’ll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you’ll end up uncomfortable.
A new election debate: Should India take from the rich, give to the poor?
As India enters the second half of its giant election, wealth distribution has emerged as a central campaign flashpoint — and a battering ram for PM Modi to target the opposition.
Modi votes in home state as mammoth India election hits half-way mark
Millions vote across 93 constituencies in third phase as the prime minister mounts an increasingly shrill campaign, ramping up polarising rhetoric.
Indian politicians, voters battle scorching conditions as election heats up
NEW DELHI -- Nitin Gadkari, a senior leader in India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, fainted while delivering a speech during an election rally late last month on a day when temperatures soared to 40 C.
India votes in third phase of national elections as PM Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indian voters across 93 constituencies were casting ballots on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric in incendiary speeches that have targeted the Muslim minority.
‘Serious job’: How a collective in election-bound India fights hate speech
Hate Speech Beda trains volunteers from across the southern state of Karnataka on using the law to combat hate crimes. It’s an uphill battle, but they’re not giving up.
Why voters in southern India are more resistant to Modi’s Hindu-centric politics
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wielded near-total control over Indian politics since coming to power 10 years ago, with one exception: He has failed to win over the country’s wealthier southern region.