India Election

• World’s largest election begins in India as Modi seeks 3rd term. What to know

  Nearly 970 million voters — more than 10% of the world’s population — will vote during the staggered elections that run until June 1.

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  Apr 19
  
• 6 political parties in India vow to fight to restore Kashmir’s autonomy

  Four pro-India Kashmiri political parties and two Indian political parties, including the main opposition Congress Party, said in a joint statement that India's move "unrecognizably changed the relationship" between the region and New Delhi.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2020
  
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• India’s ruling party loses key election as anti-government protests continue

  It's a setback for the party as it faces massive anti-government protests against a contentious new citizenship law.

  World

  Dec 24, 2019
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• Narendra Modi appointed as PM for second term by India’s president

  Media reports said that Modi is likely to be sworn in by Kovind on Thursday.

  World

  May 25, 2019
• Incumbent Narendra Modi’s party claims victory in India elections

  Modi himself tweeted: “India wins yet again.”

  World

  May 23, 2019
• Exit polls put Modi ahead in India’s marathon election

  Indians voted Sunday in the seventh and final phase of a grueling national election that lasted six weeks.

  World

  May 19, 2019
• India’s general election reaches second-last phase

  Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party rival Rahul Gandh's family for the country's ills.

  World

  May 12, 2019
• Facebook removes ‘inauthentic’ accounts for posts about Indian election, Pakistani military

  Facebook says some accounts were being used for political gain in India's election, while others were used to promote the military in Pakistan.

  Politics

  Apr 1, 2019
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• How India runs the biggest election in the world

  The country of 1.3 billion will hold its 17th general election in seven phases set to begin on April 11 and end on May 19.

  World

  Mar 21, 2019
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• Farmers march on India’s capital to protest ‘anti-people’ policies

  Thousands of farmers marched to India’s Parliament demanding better wages, more jobs, higher prices for their produce and an end to privatization of state-run companies.

  World

  Sep 5, 2018