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Morning Digest | ECI orders re-polling in 11 Manipur booths on April 22; Pakistan govt to deploy army to maintain peace during key by-elections today, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 21, 2024

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Delhi BJP to hold mega gathering of Hindu saints and seers at IGI stadium in Delhi on April 21

Delhi BJP hosts mega conclave of Hindu priests and saints to celebrate Hindu new year and Ram temple construction.

The Hindu

Il Volo may score in the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas

Il Volo favored to win Nilgiris 2000 Guineas in Udhagamandalam races, with Authentic Bell and Black Label close behind.

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Amid recruitment scams and rising power bills, BJP hopes to hold on to its Jammu stronghold

Jammu Lok Sabha seat mainly comprises the plains and the Hindu-majority belt in Samba, Reasi and Jammu districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Hindu

In Bengaluru North, BJP banks on ‘Modi factor’ while Congress hopes to draw from ‘clean image and intellectual calibre’ of its candidate

However, many voters in the constituency The Hindu spoke to raised concerns over inaccessibility of MPs.

The Hindu

Vishnu Deo Sai interview | ‘When Congress was in power, Naxals believed their own government was ruling’

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister discusses BJP's electoral prospects and stance against Naxals in interview with The Hindu.

The Hindu

Left a safer bet than Congress, its leaders not turncoats: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury criticizes Congress, Modi government, and media bias in exclusive interview with The Hindu.

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India votes in first phase of marathon election as Modi seeks third term

Polls have closed in the first of seven phases that covered 102 constituencies across 21 states and territories.

Al Jazeera

Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya

Tejasvi Surya, incumbent MP from Bengaluru South, who is recontesting, made a pit stop to savour lunch at a BJP worker’s house in Koramangala. Days after he was heckled at a meeting over Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Niyamita bank scam, an unfazed Mr. Surya interacted with the party workers over food before…

The Hindu

First phase of LS polls: Sporadic violence in Bengal, 3 injured in Manipur

Media reports pointed to sporadic violence in parts of West Bengal and a shooting incident in Manipur as 102 Lok Sabha seats – across 21 states and union territories – went to polls in the first phase of the general elections on Friday.

Newslaundry

Tiruchi’s transgender voters hope for better employment opportunities

The day began early for transgender entrepreneur G. Kajol as they reported for duty at 4 a.m. as polling agent of the DMK at Ward 13 booth in Principal Saranathan Hindu Corporation Elementary School on Butterworth Road

The Hindu

‘Messianic spell’: how Narendra Modi created a cult of personality

Experts say Indian PM is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’ as he aims to win a third term in office

The Guardian - UK

Shashi Tharoor interview | ‘Only guarantee we have got from Modi is that his promises will all be broken’

Shashi Tharoor seeks fourth term in Lok Sabha, faces tough battle with BJP candidate in Thiruvananthapuram constituency.

The Hindu

Nearly a billion people to vote as India kicks off colossal elections

India on Friday launched the largest elections in human history, with ruling Hindu nationalists expected to win a third term in power with an even larger majority than in 2019.

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What is the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex dispute? | Explained

The Hindu explains the dispute at the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar Madhya Pradesh.

France 24

Hindu nationalist Modi eyes third term as India votes in six-week election

India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines.

The Guardian - UK

Voting begins in India’s election with Modi widely expected to win third term

First phase in world’s largest democratic exercise begins, with 969 million people eligible to vote over six-week period

International Business Times

Hindu Nationalist Modi The Favourite As India Votes

India begins voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines.

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The quiet heroes behind the electoral bonds stories

Reporters who file daily stories are the ones who make the big stories possible

France 24

A referendum on Modi? India votes as BJP looks to extend 10-year grip on power

A world record of 969 million citizens are called to the polls for what some see as a referendum on one man. India is about to embark on the world's biggest election, staggered over seven weeks, with Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP expected to extend its solid lead in parliament.…

France 24

Indian elections: 'A battle for the future of India's democracy'

Indians begin voting on Friday in what will be the world's biggest-ever election, with nearly a billion registered voters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP is seen as the favourite, but faces a challenge from a huge centre-left opposition coalition. We speak to Louise Tillin of the King's College…

The Hindu

BJP and PM Modi consciously masking future of Bengaluru to woo investments to cities in Gujarat and UP: D.K. Suresh

Congress MP D. K. Suresh accuses BJP of hindering Bengaluru's development to favor investments in other states, in this exclusive interview with The Hindu ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024

Newslaundry

Hindutva vs Dravidianism: Why Tamil Nadu resists the BJP

With the Lok Sabha polls just around the corner, many in Tamil Nadu seem to perceive this as an ideological fight between Dravidianism and Hindutva.

Dynamite News

VHP President unveils painting combining 108 depictions of Ramcharitmanas

Alok Kumar, the International President of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), unveiled a unique painting here on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Six weeks, 969 million voters, 2,600 parties: India’s mammoth election explained

The world’s most populous country prepares to go to the polls, with Narendra Modi’s BJP the frontrunner in vote that ends on 1 June

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