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Suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir's Jammu province fired at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims on Sunday, causing at least 10 to die after the vehicle fell into a deep gorge, officials said. The bus was carrying pilgrims to the base camp of the famed Hindu temple Mata Vaishno Devi when it came under attack in the region's Reasi district, senior administrative officer Vishesh Mahajan said. Some of the victims had gunshot wounds, a police officer said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which also left several others injured. The police officer spoke on condition...
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Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi and his cabinet ministers took the oath of office, administered by President Droupadi Murmu, at India’s presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The 73-year-old popular but polarising leader is only the second Indian prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to retain power for a third five-year term. His Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which won by landslides in 2014...
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his coalition's victory in India's general election on Tuesday, even though his party lost seats to a stronger than expected opposition, which pushed back against his mixed economic record and polarising politics. “Today’s victory is the victory of the world’s largest democracy," Modi told the crowd at his party’s headquarters, saying Indian voters had “shown immense faith” both in his party and his National Democratic Alliance coalition. Modi's win was only the second time an Indian leader has retained power for a third term after Jawaharlal Nehru...
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India started counting votes from its staggered, six-week election on Tuesday. Exit polls by major television channels have predicted a comfortable win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies. Modi is now expected to serve a third five-year term, after a decade in power. His business-friendly policies have won him widespread support among India’s corporations and industry. However, Modi is a controversial figure domestically and internationally, with his party accused of inflaming anti-Muslim sentiment. Modi's Hindu nationalist party faced off...
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The election is considered one of the most consequential in India’s history. If Modi wins, he’ll be only the second Indian leader to retain power for a third term after Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters — more than 10% of the world’s population — were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. More than 8,300 candidates ran for the office. Most polls show Modi and his...
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By Hera Rizwan “I have been told by my friends and family not to post religious and political stuff on social media. You never know who gets picked up next.” “I prefer posting my political views only for my close friends.” “I have avoided posting my religious views on social media, fearing it would hamper my personal relationships.” These are some of the responses Decode received on its survey “Who Are You On The Internet?”. Focusing on young voters aged 18-26, the survey aimed to understand how this demographic shares their religious and political opinions on social media. While some admitted...
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Delhi was placed under a ‘red’ heatwave warning over the weekend as parts of northern India baked in more than 46 degrees Celsius heat. Life ground to a halt in the capital, where those who could afford to sheltered inside. Pravin Kamath, a 28-year-old who runs a cart selling cold drinks, complained that it was so hot he could hardly stand being outdoors. “But I must work. What can I do? I am poor so I have to do it.” India’s weather department issues red alerts when there is a very high likelihood of people developing heat illness or stroke. On Sunday, Delhi’s Najafgarh district recorded a te...
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