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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/19
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BJP in India could name controversial politician their prime ministerial candidate
On Sunday, India's Bharatiya Janata Party elevated Narendra Modi to the party's top decision-making bodies. Narendra has been accused of ignoring or stoking violence between Hindus and Muslims.
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Could gang-rape protests mark beginning of an age of activism for India? (+video)
India's youth bulge and its disillusionment with political leaders may have helped drive recent post-rape protests and an anticorruption movement. But it's not clear the new activism will sustain itself.
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In India, a Hindu nationalist rebuilds image with Muslim votes (+video)
Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi secured his fourth term as chief minister of India's Gujarat State, despite his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, in which some 1,000 Muslims were killed.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/19
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Momentum for Hazare's anticorruption movement draws out opposition
As Indian anticorruption activist Anna Hazare gains followers and visibility, opponents are citing concerns about discrimination and nationalism.
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Behind the furor over "Great Soul," Joseph Lelyveld's biography of Mahatma Gandhi
Lelyveld says he principally intended to explore India's resistance to many of Gandhi's central teachings – not suggestions of Gandhi's sexual orientation.
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Gandhi biography discussing his sexuality is banned in some Indian states
Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Lelyveld says reviews of "Great Soul," his book about Gandhi, are distorting the truth.
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Why India's ruling party triumphed
Despite economic downturn, voters gave the Congress Party a surprisingly strong mandate.
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