U.S. tech CEOs give India PM Modi boost ahead of election
by CNBC
CNBC— India's Narendra Modi has been courting U.S. tech company leaders like Elon Musk and Tim Cook ahead of the country's national elections.
The Guardian—With India’s election in full swing, Narendra Modi is getting desperate – and dangerous. The Indian PM may still be in a strong position; but incendiary, anti-Muslim rhetoric shows that all may not be going to planWhen Narendra Modi ran for prime minister for the first time in 2014, his overriding aim was to convince voters that he was a different man – no longer the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat, where, under his watch, more than 1,000 people were massacred in a communal pogrom in 2002. (A British government report found Modi “directly responsible” for not stopping...
Time—Inside Google’s Plans to Combat Misinformation Ahead of the E.U. Elections. 'Prebunking' is Google's latest effort to combat misinformation ahead of the E.U. elections
WDTN—India begins second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner. 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 []