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Election fever grips India as first phase of voting concludes

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(Photo: Unsplash/Annie Spratt) The stage is set for a high-stakes battle as India’s mammoth 2024 Lok Sabha elections got underway on 19 April with the first phase of voting across 21 states and 102 constituencies. Over 166 million electorate, including 3.5 million first-time voters and 35 million young voters aged 20-29, exercised their democratic right, … Read more

Indian bishops call for prayer and wise voting to uphold secular democracy

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(Photo: Unsplash) India’s Catholic bishops have called on citizens to vote wisely in the upcoming federal elections to uphold the country’s secular democracy. In a statement issued at the conclusion of their 36th biennial meeting, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) expressed concern over rising divisiveness and violence against Christians in the country. They … Read more