BJP-governed states were treating Bengalis as infiltrators in their own country, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, adding: 鈥楽peaking Bengali does not make one a Bangladeshi,鈥� reports Times of India.
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on BJP-ruled governments in states and at the Centre over the alleged 鈥榩ush back鈥� of migrant workers from Bengal to Bangladesh, accusing the administrations of labelling those individuals as Bangladeshis only because they speak in Bengali, reports The Telegraph online.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that 鈥榙evelopment had won鈥� as his Hindu nationalist party took back control of the capital province Delhi in local elections...
India鈥檚 capital province of Delhi began voting Wednesday in local elections with prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party vying to dislodge one of his chief opponents...
India鈥檚 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 鈥榙estructive disruptions鈥�.
The political slugfest over Amit Shah鈥檚 remarks on BR Ambedkar saw dramatic escalation on Thursday, placing the opposition atop the 鈥楳akar Dwar鈥� 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...
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.
FOR India鈥檚 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...
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鈥檚 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...
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鈥檚 dominance and will likely curb his autocratic tendencies...
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 鈥楪odi鈥� instead of an independent one has been busted in the 2024 general elections...
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for a third time, NDTV reported on Tuesday....
India鈥檚 Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday, but the opposition said they had...
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...
The BJP鈥檚 Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram had to run away from the Mangalapota area of 鈥嬧�婫arbeta in West Midnapore district as stones were thrown at him and his...
India鈥檚 six-week election resumed on Monday including in Kashmir, where voters appeared eager to express discontent with prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 cancellation of their disputed territory鈥檚 semi-autonomy and the security crackdown that..
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 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...
REVANTH Reddy, the waggish Congress chief minister of Telangana, was fielding questions from a BJP-hugging TV anchor about prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 prospects in the ongoing elections. 鈥楧o I see myself accepting that Mr Modi is coming back with..
Ruling Awami League鈥檚 central executive committee鈥檚 information and research secretary Selim Mahmud has been nominated to observe India鈥檚 Lok Sabha Election 2024 on invitation from the Bharatiya Janata Party.....
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...
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...
India鈥檚 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...
Few doubt Narendra Modi will win re-election in India鈥檚 marathon polls starting this month -- the question is how far the prime minister will succeed in wooing the wealthier and better-educated south....
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鈥檚 main opposition party Congress vowed Friday to protect minorities 鈥� generally seen as a reference to the country鈥檚 Muslims 鈥� while accelerating growth and jobs in a manifesto for an election it is widely expected to lose....
