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India’s Rahul Gandhi quits as leader of Congress

His sister, Priyanka, who formally joined the party just weeks before this year’s general election,… Read More

Modi names Nirmala Sitharaman as India’s finance minister

The previous finance minister, Arun Jaitley, had written to Modi asking not to be considered… Read More

Modi sworn in for second term as Indian prime minister

Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a second term as India’s prime minister after… Read More

PM Imran unlikely to be invited to Modi’s oath taking ceremony

There are bleak chances that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be receiving an invite for… Read More

Adnan Sami gets trolled for congratulating Modi

The singer congratulated Modi and another senior BJP leader Amit Shah  through Twitter only to… Read More

Modi facing urgent economic challenges

Modi's election manifesto included a pledge to double farmers’ incomes and provide lavish aid to… Read More

India’s Modi begins talks for new cabinet after big election win

Official data from the Election Commission showed Modi’s BJP had won 296 of the 542… Read More

Indian elections 2019: Modi led BJP coalition leads polls

Trends are expected to be known by noon and final results are due by Thursday Read More

In Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens

Muslim residents said they thought tensions would only worsen if Narendra Modi wins a second term Read More

India´s marathon vote ends, Modi on tenterhooks over second term

Several early exit polls released by Indian media predicted that Modi´s BJP will lose seats… Read More

Indian elections: 40% candidates from Modi’s BJP face criminal charges

40% candidates from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP face criminal charges, including crimes against women… Read More

No toilets: 44% of India’s rural population defecates in the open

In a country plagued by sexual assault crimes, the lack of toilets also disproportionately affects… Read More

BJP’s bid to win polls through army operations “shameful”: Manmohan Singh

"For us, military operations were meant for strategic deterrence than to be used for vote… Read More

Indians vote in 3rd phase of India’s mammoth general election

188 million voters are eligible to cast ballots for 117 parliamentary seats in 13 states… Read More

Indian man chops off finger after mistakenly voting for Modi’s party

Distressed Kumar went back to his home and amputated his finger with a meat cleaver. Read More

India’s major parties field few women in race to parliament

In a country led for years by a woman both major parties have long pledged… Read More

Modi’s party fields candidate accused in bomb blast

Pragya Singh Thakur, a 48-year-old female monk, is out on bail while she faces charges… Read More

Man in viral post supporting BJP is not IAF pilot Abhinandan

The social media post claimed that that the IAF wing commander supports Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's… Read More

BJP members in hot waters after using threats, hate speech to secure votes

Indian politicians are often accused of using hate or intimidation even when soliciting votes on… Read More

BJP leader threatens Muslims for votes

"But if my victory is without Muslims, I won't feel that good," Maneka Gandhi said. Read More