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Old news clip shared with electronic voting machine ‘tampering’ claim as India votes in 2024

World
David Turner

Footage of Indian election officials pressing buttons on an electronic voting machine does not show fraud in the 2024 polls, contrary to ...

India begins second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner

Politics
Amanda Smith

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra ...

Major India newspaper front page altered with bogus pre-election ‘survey’ result

World
David Turner

Screenshot of the false post taken on April 16, 2024 India was set to elect the 543-member Lok Sabha — the lower ...

India starts voting in the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister

World
David Turner

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist ...

What’s on the voters’ minds as India heads into a 6-week national election

World
David Turner

NEW DELHI (AP) — Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful ...

India’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election

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David Turner

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vowed to boost social spending, develop infrastructure and make India into ...

India’s opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor

World
David Turner

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition party vowed to boost social spending and reverse what it views as a slide into ...

India announces 6-week general elections starting April 19 with Modi’s BJP topping surveys

Politics
Amanda Smith

NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Saturday announced its 6-week-long general elections will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a ...

India bank ordered to disclose anonymous political donations

World
David Turner

India’s Supreme Court has given a government-run bank one day to disclose details of a controversial scheme that allowed people and companies ...

Facebook posts target India’s Rahul Gandhi with edited ‘maths gaffe’ video

World
David Turner

Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, captured on February 16, 2024 The edited video was also shared elsewhere on Facebook here and ...