Delhi votes as BJP bids to dislodge rival
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...
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Muslims decry identity attack as Indian state enforces uniform civil code
An Indian state announced Monday it had begun implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, stoking fear among minority Muslims of a looming nationwide rollout by the Hindu-nationalist ruling party.
Indian PM Modi greets 聽Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus on New Year
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has greeted chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of New Year 2025.
Amit Shah vows to evict 'illegal Bangladeshis' in Delhi if BJP wins local polls
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of 鈥榠llegal鈥� immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party's Hindu constituency. Interior minister Amit Shah said every unlawful migrant from neighbouring Bangladesh would be expelled from New Delhi 鈥榳ithin two years鈥� if his party succeeded in next month's provincial polls.
India鈥檚 triple naval launch shows 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�: Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday the launch of two Indian-made warships and a submarine was key to its 鈥榪uest towards self-reliance鈥� as New Delhi bolsters defence against regional rivals...
KILLING OF ANTI-MODI PROTESTERS:聽Complaint filed against Hasina, 15 others
A new complaint was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday, accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 15 of her associates of crimes against humanity in connection with the...
Indian state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh
India on Saturday accorded former prime minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country鈥檚 economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute...
Indian govt, media slammed for conspiring against Bangladesh
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and 12-Party Alliance on Wednesday at a protest rally alleged that the Indian Narendra Modi government and a section of Indian media were conspiring against Bangladesh and its interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus...
India proposes holding simultaneous mega polls
India鈥檚 ruling party on Tuesday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world鈥檚 largest democratic exercise...
Modi鈥檚 tweet on Victory Day sparks sharp reactions
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 post on his X handle about Bangladesh鈥檚 Victory Day has sparked huge reactions among political parties, government and the general public.
Sri Lanka president in India in first overseas trip
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to bolster ties with India Monday on his first overseas visit as head of state, with a red carpet welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi....
UK, India to resume stalled free trade talks
Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their leaders met at the G20 summit in Brazil...
Trump鈥檚 America-first agenda to test ties with India
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump call each other friends, but analysts say that looming trade disputes will test their cosy relationship when the latter again...
India rebuts Canadian claim, defends Modi's right-hand man Amit Shah
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most trusted and important lieutenant, Amit Shah, has been accused by Ottawa of authorising attacks on Canadian Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.聽
Canada alleges Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists
The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India鈥檚 home affairs minister, Amit Shah, the prime minister, Narendra Modi鈥檚, closest political ally, was behind a recent series of plots to murder and intimidate Sikh separatists on Canadian soil, reports The Guardian...
Modi, Xi hold first bilateral talks in five years
India and China Wednesday agreed to work towards improving bilateral ties, signalling a potential thaw between the neighbours since clashes between their troops in 2020 over a contested border.
Modi for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Putin
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved 鈥榪uickly鈥� and peacefully as he met president Vladimir Putin at a summit of...
No case filed over theft of goddess Kali鈥檚 crown
No case was filed until Friday evening in the incident of theft of goddess crown, which was gifted by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, at Jeshoreshwari Temple in...
Modi asks Jharkhand rally if Bangladeshi infiltrators increasing聽
Accusing the ruling JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of engaging in 鈥榙angerous vote-bank politics鈥�, prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the population of Hindus and Adivasis was declining...
Security high as Kashmir votes in round two of regional polls
Indian-administered Kashmir voted on Wednesday to elect its first government since New Delhi scrapped the Himalayan territory鈥檚 semi-autonomous status, sparking widespread protest in a region wracked by a decades-long insurgency...
Delhi in denial over Bangladesh
FOR a couple of months, Bangladesh has been making the media headlines. What is happening in this geographically small but strategically important country of 175 million people has created widespread interest...
Trump says will meet Modi
Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the United States for several official events...
Kejriwal quits after release from jail
A top political opponent of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case...
Indian PM Modi鈥檚 top opponent Kejriwal quits after release from jail
A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case...
Bangladeshi, Rohingya infiltration major threat to Jharkhand: says Modi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the ruling JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of patronising Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltration for vote bank politics, reports The Economic Times.
Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said 鈥榯errorism is on its last legs鈥� in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected militants...
Indian PM Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths
Indian Prime Narendra Modi said 鈥榯errorism is on its last legs鈥� in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected extremists....
India鈥檚 top court grants bail to Kejriwal
A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was granted bail on Friday after months behind bars.
Bangladesh to follow procedure for sideline meetings at UNGA, adviser says
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that Bangladesh would adhere to standard protocol regarding any sideline bilateral meetings during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Stop fearing ordinary people
THE legendary public intellectual and political analyst Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, who passed away at 93 in Mumbai last week, had believed that Narendra Modi鈥檚 foreign policy flowed from his ideological prejudice cradled in Hindutva...