Tag: Indians

Indians march to end ‘slavery’ after worker death shakes Italy

Thousands of Indian farm labourers urged an end to “slavery” in Italy on Tuesday after the gruesome death of a worker shone a light on the brutal exploitation of undocumented migrants. Satnam Singh, 31, who had been working without legal papers, died last week after his arm was sliced off by a machine. The farmer […]

Indians get hooked on 10-minute grocery apps, squeezing small retailers

By M. Sriram and Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) – In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy’s grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 minutes. Their speed is tracked by the seconds on a screen that flashes red warnings for slowness. Outside in sweltering heat, Swiggy’s bikers, sporting the firm’s […]

Billionaire-Friendly Modi Humbled by Indians Who Make $4 a Day

(Bloomberg) — At the start of the year, Narendra Modi hailed the opening of a huge new Hindu temple as a once-in-a-millennium turning point in India’s history. The lavish event, broadcast across the nation, was timed to generate a wave of religious fervor that would carry him in a landslide to a third term as […]

As Indians Vote, Modi’s Party Misleads Online

A screenshot from a digital poster shared by BJP-affiliated social media accounts. Credit – X Amid India’s weekslong election, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants voters to know that it’s about action, not talk. “Congress will say, BJP will do,” a poster shared recently by state- and district-level BJP […]

Indians voting as Narendra Modi takes aim at country’s Muslims

Millions of Indian voters across 93 constituencies were casting ballots as prime minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarising rhetoric in incendiary speeches that have targeted the Muslim minority. In recent campaign rallies, Mr Modi has called Muslims “infiltrators” and said they “have too many children”, referring to a […]

Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi

By Krishn Kaushik, Praveen Paramasivam and YP Rajesh KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -A substantial number of Indians voted on Friday in the first phase of the world’s largest election, authorities said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits […]