The prime minister claimed that the Supreme Court ruling striking down the scheme completely pushed the country towards black money.
Experts say Indian PM is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’ as he aims to win a third term in officeAs the distant rumble of a helicopter drew closer, cheers erupted from the gathered crowds in anticipation. By the time India’s prime minister finally stepped on to the stage, bowing deeply while immaculately dressed in a white kurta and peach waistcoat and with a neatly trimmed beard, the chants had reached a deafening pitch: “Modi, Modi, Modi.”These scenes, at a campaign rally on the outskirts of...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. India’s main opposition party is accusing prime minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech, after he called Muslims quote, “infiltrators.” It was some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, and came days after the country began its weeks-long general election. The remarks at a campaign rally Sunday drew fierce criticism that Modi […]
Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rulesIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people’s hard-earned money.The opposition accused Modi of “blatantly targeting” India’s 200 million Muslim minority with comments made while addressing voters at a speech in Rajasthan on Sunday. Continue...
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India begins second phase of national elections with Modi's BJP as front-runner
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics. People lined up outside polling stations as voting opened at 7 a.m. Turnout was expected
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting in the second round of multi-phase national elections with some big names in the contest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is strongly promoting his party’s pro-Hindu line in his campaign. Rahul Gandhi, a top opposition party leader, is contesting from Wayanad constituency
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics. People lined up outside polling stations as voting opened at 7 a.m. Turnout was expected to pick up as the []
Members of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties also urged the police to register an FIR against the prime minister.
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Varanasi and New Delhi (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi once famously made a simple election promise: “good days are coming”. To his adoring supporters, it’s a vision of a future now finally within reach should Modi and his right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secure an emphatic and rare third consecutive
Muslims worry Modi’s party will rely on familiar tactics of drawing on religious divisions as it battles Congress to to retain seats in KarnatakaThe sun scorched the carpeted car park at Mudipu Junction outside Mangalore in Karnataka state as volunteers arranged rows of red plastic chairs and placed mounds of biryani and fruit on the table for a public iftar, the moment Muslims break their fast during Ramadan.But this was no ordinary iftar. India is in the midst of a general election during...