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Who are Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu? And why is Indian twitter teasing Modi about them?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, contrary to popular expectations, is seeing a major blow in the elections. The strongman of the right-wing Hindutva BJP, seeking a third term as Premier, could not get a clear majority. While his opponents are celebrating the unexpected result, Indian Twitter is having a riot about Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu…
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India Commission says 642 million voted in election
A total of 642 million Indians voted in the just-concluded six-week-long polls, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told reporters on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi widely expected to win a third term. “We have created a world record of 642 million Indian voters, it is a historic moment for all of us,” Kumar said, adding that nearly half…
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India’s six-week election ends with vote in Hindu holy city Varanasi
VARANASI: Indians flocked to the polls under scorching heat in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi on Saturday as a marathon national election reached its final day, six weeks after the voting first began. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term in office when results are announced Tuesday, in…
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Indian celebrities, journalists complain of not being allowed to vote in elections
Elections in India are entering the last phase, with polling in Mumbai on Monday. While there was a buzz surrounding celebrities coming out to vote in India’s tinsel town, complaints of celebrities and journalists not being able to vote surfaced. It was overwhelmingly stated that their name was not on the voting list while they…
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‘Will make Pakistan wear bangles’ says Modi
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday attacked opposition leaders for being scared of Pakistan and said, “If Pakistan does not wear bangles, we’ll make the country wear them.” During an election rally in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Modi said the inflammatory rhetoric was a reply to National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah’s statement that Pakistan has…
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Muslims not allowed to vote in some areas: Indian election passed third stage of voting
The third and most important phase of the Indian elections is over where citizens of 11 states and union territories participated, locking the fate of 52 per cent of the 543 parliament seats in the parliament. Elections were held in 94 seats spread over 12 states on Tuesday, including all 26 seats in Gujarat where…
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Modi’s government accused of freezing Congress funds ahead of elections
India’s main opposition Congress party said on Friday that its bank accounts had been frozen by the tax department just weeks before the expected announcement of national elections. Critics and rights groups have accused India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using law enforcement agencies to selectively target its political foes. Congress spokesman Ajay Maken…