At JNU, student ‘flame flickers’ against India’s Modi before national vote | India Election 2024 News

At JNU, student ‘flame flickers’ against India’s Modi before national vote | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – A Bollywood film called JNU will be released across India next week. The tagline on its publicity posters asks: “Can one educational university break the nation?” The film is only the latest, thinly veiled attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), one of India’s premier public universities…

India rejects remarks by US, Germany on opposition leader Kejriwal’s arrest | India Election 2024 News

India rejects remarks by US, Germany on opposition leader Kejriwal’s arrest | India Election 2024 News

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest a month before national election comes under increasing global scrutiny. India has strongly objected to remarks made by the United States and Germany on the arrest of key opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a month before its national election. “India’s legal…

‘Dead democracy’: Will Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest unite India’s opposition? | India Election 2024 News

‘Dead democracy’: Will Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest unite India’s opposition? | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by India’s financial crime investigation agency on Thursday night has triggered near-unanimous condemnation from the country’s fragile opposition, with some leaders warning of a people’s “revolution” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal’s arrest, weeks before the first round…

Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’? | India Election 2024 News

Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’? | India Election 2024 News

Mumbai, India – Loud chants and songs on justice echoed around Shivaji Park in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, as thousands of people gathered at the iconic venue that had played frequent host to rallies by freedom fighters when the country fought for independence from the British decades ago. This time, the…

Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers | India Election 2024 News

Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – India, the world’s largest democracy, has kicked off its two and a half month long parliamentary election to decide who will rule the South Asian nation. On Saturday, the Election Commission of India – the country’s independent poll-conducting body – announced the dates for a democratic…

India to hold seven-phase general election from April 19, results on June 4 | India Election 2024 News

India to hold seven-phase general election from April 19, results on June 4 | India Election 2024 News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term in the marathon six-week vote – the world’s largest democratic exercise. India will hold a seven-phase general election starting on April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule of…

India rejects US concern over citizenship law as ‘misplaced, unwarranted’ | India Election 2024 News

India rejects US concern over citizenship law as ‘misplaced, unwarranted’ | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi’s strong response follows the US State Department saying it will ‘closely monitor’ the implementation of the religion-based law. India has rejected comments by a United States official raising concern over the implementation of a religion-based citizenship law as “misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted”. On Monday, just weeks before the…

India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is a devious anti-Muslim dog whistle | India Election 2024

India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is a devious anti-Muslim dog whistle | India Election 2024

India moved a step closer to formalising itself as a majoritarian country with the announcement of the rules to operationalise the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed back in 2019 with much controversy. This is yet another move by the Indian government led by the Hindu-supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party…

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News

The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now. This decision on the CAA – whose passage in parliament had set off protests across the country five years ago over…

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls | India Election 2024 News

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India — Protests have erupted in parts of India over the Narendra Modi government’s implementation of a controversial citizenship law ahead of national elections, as security forces rushed to areas of the national capital that had previously been epicentres of large demonstrations against the legislation. The notification of…