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‘Lost right to write’: Months after ‘forced' exit, French journo details ‘Modi’s autocratic turn’

Over four months after she was “forced to leave India”, French journalist Vanessa Dougnac has written a detailed account of how she was “banned from practicing my profession as a journalist” in a cover story for French magazine La Croix L’Hebdo.

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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Know the ‘results’ before the June 4 counting of votes

The counting of votes of all 7 phases will be done and results be declared on Tuesday, June 4. However Political Parties announce their 'predictions' with high confidence even before the 'official results'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tomorrow I will cast my vote in India’s elections. Democracy itself is at stake

There have been highs and lows during the country’s long voting period. Now pessimism is setting in, says author Amit Chaudhuri

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India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Voters will decide the fate of 904 candidates contesting 57 seats in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on June 1.

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How a shadowy Meta, YouTube black market clouds India election integrity

Some of India’s top social election ad spenders are Facebook pages bought and sold in violation of the company’s rules.

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The Guardian view on India’s election: Narendra Modi’s audacity of hate

Editorial: India’s prime minister encourages a belief in his divinity, leading followers to think it is God’s purpose to spread fear and loathing

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Tracking campaign data on Modi and Rahul: The message in battlegrounds, and hints on low priorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed more than twice the number of public meetings than that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi since the beginning of the NDA and INDIA poll campaigns, shows a Newslaundry analysis.

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Jobs, communal speeches, women’s safety: BHU students weigh Modi’s tenure, campus life

In this episode of Another Election Show from Varanasi, we sat with the students of the city’s Banaras Hindu University to talk about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s representation from the constituency, works of the central government and the local issues.

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Battle of media tactics: Modi’s media blitzkrieg vs Congress’s snub

The “breaking news” from the last gasp of this prolonged, hot, and heated election season is surely this quote from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an interview with ABP News, he said: “In the last 75 years, was it not our responsibility to let the whole world know of Mahatma…

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'INDIA bloc will form govt', claims Kharge slamming PM Modi of "divisive" LS campaign

Kharge expressed confidence of the INDIA bloc forming the government after the Lok Sabha polls and said they will take everyone along. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners

Modi is expected to comfortably win his seat, but the margin of victory could reveal how his party is doing nationally.

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‘This election is critical for Congress’: can India’s Gandhi dynasty survive?

Experts say a third consecutive electoral defeat in June could throw into question the political viability of the party and the family synonymous with it

The Guardian - UK

India's Onion Farmers Cry Foul At Politicians' Price Recipe

Almost every Indian meal requires an onion -- one of the cooking essentials along with sugar and lentils that sweet-talking politicians use to curry favour with their voters by lowering costs.

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Farm anger, temple cheer: Can Preneet Kaur hold Patiala fort for the BJP?

“The workers have no problem with whatever candidate is fielded by the BJP,” said Virendra Kumar Gupta. “But if the workers are being ignored, then that’s an issue.”

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‘Police now part of active psychology’: Author Vyomesh Shukla on dissent, politics of Varanasi

Varanasi, Banaras, or Kashi has been home to spirituality, music and literature for centuries, with personalities such as Dara Shikoh, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Bismillah Khan associated with the ancient city. But over the past decade, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the incumbent MP from Varanasi, the city has undergone…

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Who is Dhruv Rathee? From Modi fan to Indian PM’s most formidable critic

When the 29-year-old YouTuber attacks Modi, he gets a bigger audience than any opposition leader. What’s his secret?

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‘Lies, fake pics’: Meet Marathwada women named in ICAR booklet claiming ‘farm income doubled’

One of the big promises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to double farmers’ income by 2022. In 2022, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research published a booklet with a compilation of “success stories of 75,000 farmers out of innumerable successful farmers” whose income had doubled.

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The neighbourhood’s concerns: The China factor and the South Asian eye on India polls

Five countries in South Asia are electing new governments this year. Among them is India, which has been competing with China for a larger share of influence in the region.

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‘They stole our jobs and life’: Anger and desperation in India’s coal belt

People living in the coal belt in West Bengal say their demands are unheard as India elects its government.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 19: Rahul aide hopping parties, six-time MLA’s son among 5 Cong defectors

Read previous stories in this series here.

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Mandate 2024, Ep 6: Decoding the U-turn in Modi’s campaign rhetoric, from Vishwaguru to ‘Vote Jihad’

In the lead-up to the final stages of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral rhetoric has taken a dramatic turn – from claiming “400 paar”, an easy win for the BJP, to now warning of dire consequences of the opposition coming to power. His recent speeches are…

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Rahul Gandhi hits the Centre on Agniveer, says "Our soldiers turned into labourers"

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Modi-led government in the Centre of turning India's soldiers into labourers and promised to scrap the Agniveer scheme after coming to power on June 4. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India elections: PM Narendra Modi claims he has been chosen by God

Indian leader tells interviewer God ‘just keeps making me do things’ but that he ‘cannot dial him directly’

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The big picture of Modi’s welfare state: Same budget, new schemes, more coverage, but education hit

Rarely in post-1991 India has a Lok Sabha election felt so bereft of suspense. Most predict a third term for PM Narendra Modi, and an overwhelming number of forecasts revolve around the BJP’s victory margins. And yet, most of the explanations have been in a binary.

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Indian diaspora divided as Modi’s office lobbies US fans to influence vote

Hope and anxiety grip the diaspora in US, reflecting divided sentiments about India’s future if Modi returns to power.

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