Tag: Modi’s

12 DEC

Indian PM Modi’s party loses 3 key state elections in its Hindu stronghold

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has suffered an embarrassing defeat in three state elections in its Hindu stronghold, months before national elections, AP reports. The Election Commission said on Wednesday that the opposition Congress party was the clear winner in Chhattisgarh state, and fell one seat short of a majority in both […]

04 JAN

Indian-born Muslims fear deportation as Hindu nationalist Modi’s crack down on immigration

Thomson Reuters India’s Prime Minister Nandera Modi’s Hindu Nationalist party has vowed to act against illegal Muslim immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh, but some Indian-born Muslims fear they could be descriminated against. The government is asking people to prove they have lived in India since 1974, and if they can’t prove it they could be deported […]