‘Minority exclusion’: Are Indian Muslims facing voter suppression?
Claims of voter suppression are rising – from names missing from electoral rolls to physical violence and constituencies redrawn to reduce Muslim clout.
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India election: PM Modi claims BJP has won majority for ‘historic mandate’, in ‘signal from people’, but voting not over
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his Bharatiya Janata Party has already won a majority of the seats contested in the parliamentary elections due to end next week, putting him in a position to return to office for a third term.
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.
‘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.
India Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 3: Who votes and what’s at stake?
Voters in 94 constituencies across 12 states and territories go to the polls on May 7, in the third of seven phases of the world’s largest election.
India’s Rahul Gandhi taunted by Modi for not contesting seat lost in 2019 – ‘he’s scared’
A surprise decision by Congress Party ex-president Rahul Gandhi to contest in a key constituency in India’s Uttar Pradesh state for the first time has prompted speculation on whether it is a masterstroke by him or a sign of low confidence in the party’s prospects in the country’s ongoing elections.
Indian wrestlers upset as Modi's party fields controversial lawmaker's son in polls
NEW DELHI — Top Indian Olympic wrestlers have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections, despite his father being charged with sexually harassing female wrestlers.