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Modi’s BJP celebrates landslide New Delhi win

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that ‘development had won’ as his Hindu nationalist party took back control of the capital province Delhi in local elections...

Delhi votes as BJP bids to dislodge rival

India’s capital province of Delhi began voting Wednesday in local elections with prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party vying to dislodge one of his chief opponents...

India’s rowdy winter parliament session ends in police probe

India’s winter parliament session ended Friday after chaotic arguments and allegations of violence by lawmakers across the board, earning a stiff rebuke from the vice president for ‘destructive disruptions’.

Remarks on Ambedkar: Two MPs in ICU as lawmakers brawl on Indian parliament premises

The political slugfest over Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar saw dramatic escalation on Thursday, placing the opposition atop the ‘Makar Dwar’ of parliament in protest and leaving two Bharatiya Janata Party MP injured due to what allegedly was the result of a push by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, reports Hindustan Times...

53 citizens strongly condemn anti-Bangladesh propaganda

A total of 53 noted citizens, including academics, journalists and artists today denounced Anti Bangladesh campaign by a section of Indian media outlets that are actually serving the interests of Indian right-leaning extremist ruling party BJP.

History of BJP’s diplomatic gaffes

FOR India’s ruling BJP, what will August 5 be most remembered for? It is, of course, the day that Sheikh Hasina Wajed was deposed by a mass uprising against her authoritarian government. The ousted Bangladesh premier was perhaps a rare close ally of prime minister Narendra Modi in a neighbourhood where India endures persistent Sino-phobic nightmares...

Critical days for Modi and rivals

THE underplayed defeat for his government by 32 seats in the parliamentary elections, with a whopping loss of 63 BJP MPs from the previous tally, may have reined in prime minister Modi’s self-obsessed march on Indian democracy for now. His new and untested experiment with a coalition government has just begun, with the opening of the 18th Lok Sabha on June 24...

Modi’s election debacle and aftermath

THERE is no doubt that the 2024 general elections in India, concluded over a week ago, will be long remembered for bringing back Indian politics to normal, thanks to the tested electorates of the largest democracy in the world. Undoubtedly, this election delivered a shocking blow to Modi’s dominance and will likely curb his autocratic tendencies...

People in India assert

HE myth that you can continue ruling the country by dividing people on religious ground, intimidating and jailing the opposition leaders, capturing all the public institution and centralising power, forcing the media to be a ‘Godi’ instead of an independent one has been busted in the 2024 general elections...

Indian PM Modi wins from Varanasi by 1.5 lakh votes

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for a third time, NDTV reported on Tuesday....

Modi falls short of landslide in India polls, celebrates victory

India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday, but the opposition said they had...

India’s Modi claims he has been chosen by God

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has said he believes he has been chosen by God, as the multi-stage Indian election nears its completion, reports The Guardian...

BJP candidate runs away as WB protesters throw stones

The BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram had to run away from the Mangalapota area of ​​Garbeta in West Midnapore district as stones were thrown at him and his...

India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of BJP grows

India vote resumes with Kashmir poised to oppose Modi

India’s six-week election resumed on Monday including in Kashmir, where voters appeared eager to express discontent with prime minister Narendra Modi’s cancellation of their disputed territory’s semi-autonomy and the security crackdown that..

BJP deletes X post accused of targeting Muslims

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s party on Wednesday deleted a cartoon video posted on social media platform X that was criticised for targeting minority Muslims during an on-going national election...

Modi and MPs from Pakistan

REVANTH Reddy, the waggish Congress chief minister of Telangana, was fielding questions from a BJP-hugging TV anchor about prime minister Narendra Modi’s prospects in the ongoing elections. ‘Do I see myself accepting that Mr Modi is coming back with..

AL nominates Selim Mahmud to observe India’s election on BJP’s invitation

Ruling Awami League’s central executive committee’s information and research secretary Selim Mahmud has been nominated to observe India’s Lok Sabha Election 2024 on invitation from the Bharatiya Janata Party.....

ECI issues notice to BJP

Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation allegation against the prime minister, the Election Commission on Thursday asked the BJP to respond to complaints filed by opposition parties wherein they have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of delivering...

Change his name if BJP wins

THERE is a perceptible voter fatigue against divisive planks. That is encouraging news coming in for Indian democracy, which braces for a seven-stage general election starting Friday. The last round of voting is set for...

BJP promises common civil code ahead of India polls

India’s ruling party on Sunday pledged to introduce a new common civil code for the country, calling it a crucial step for gender equality, a week before...

Narendra Modi woos south in bid for pan-India ride to power

Few doubt Narendra Modi will win re-election in India’s marathon polls starting this month -- the question is how far the prime minister will succeed in wooing the wealthier and better-educated south....

India’s influencers rally millions to vote for Narendra Modi

Indian folk singer Maithili Thakur thought she was successful, with millions following her Hindu devotional tunes on social media -- but then Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent her popularity into the stratosphere.....

India’s Congress party promises minority protection and jobs

India’s main opposition party Congress vowed Friday to protect minorities — generally seen as a reference to the country’s Muslims — while accelerating growth and jobs in a manifesto for an election it is widely expected to lose....