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Political activist killed in Kashmir

Suspected rebels shot dead an activist from Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s party in Kashmir, local authorities said on Sunday after the latest violent attack...

‘Hindu nation’ trumps caste in India vote

Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith’s rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power next month...

India opposition slams PM Modi for anti-Muslim jibes

India's main opposition party on Thursday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for anti-Muslim comments in election campaign speeches that have heightened concerns over sectarian tensions in the world's biggest democracy.  

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

Modi won’t go down sans a fight

MOST neutral observers are sanguine that prime minister Narendra Modi is winning a third term. Let us put it this way, it is not a foregone conclusion that Modi is losing the election, which crossed its fourth of seven phases on Monday, despite compelling pointers...

Modi files candidacy for India election in Varanasi

Cheering crowds greeted Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday as he submitted his candidacy for a Hindu holy city’s parliamentary seat in a general election his party is strongly favoured to win. ...

Narendra Modi’s Hindutva-driven Islamophobia

NARENDRA Modi, a member of India’s Other Backward Class, defined as a socioeconomically disadvantaged caste, swept to power in 2014 by winning 336 seats together with his BJP alliance partners. Modi, who became well known for presiding over the...

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..

Indian elections

THE Islamophobic rhetoric being employed by Narendra Modi for this election campaign has become shrill. Pakistan has nearly always been an electoral issue in India...

Kejriwal urges Indians to resist ‘dictatorship’

A top opponent of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi urged his compatriots to resist ‘dictatorship’ on Saturday, after the country’s top court...

India vote a chance for Kashmiris to signal opposition to Modi

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign speeches claim his quelling of an insurgency in Kashmir as one of his greatest achievements, but many in the disputed region see India’s election as a chance to signal their disagreement...

India’s SC releases jailed Delhi chief minister on bail

India’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered a jailed opponent of prime minister Narendra Modi to be released on bail, allowing him to campaign in an ongoing national election.....

Lok Sabha polls slipping out of Modi’s hands: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday that the Lok Sabha election is gradually slipping out of prime minister Narendra Modi’s hands and he will now try to enact some drama to divert the attention of the country’s youngsters...

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...

Answers and questions remain

The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party is in for another round and many Indian commentators are saying that it is because he is turning ‘India’ into a nation and giving people a sense of pride and security that they did not have before...

Modi votes as India’s marathon election heats up

Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi cast his ballot on Tuesday in India’s on-going general election after giving several inflammatory campaign...

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..

Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in election

Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India’s election, with fake clips involving two top aides of prime minister Narendra Modi triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress Party, reports Arab News...

Modi accused of creating fear psychosis among Hindus to stay in power

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday accused prime minister Narendra Modi of trying to create a fear psychosis among Hindus to stay in...

India is not an autocracy, insists Modi

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi denied on Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy, following accusations that his government orchestrated criminal probes to weaken rivals ahead of an on-going general election....

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...

Modi accused of targeting Muslims in election speech

India’s main opposition Congress party filed a complaint to the Election Commission on Monday accusing Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi of ‘blatantly targeting’ minority Muslims in a campaign speech...

India EC chalked out 7-phase polls to help BJP campaign, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission of India chalked out seven-phase polls to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his...

Tesla boss Elon Musk postpones India trip

Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced Saturday he was postponing his visit to India, during which the Tesla boss was meant to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss big investment plans.

India begins voting in staggered polls

India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi, as a...

Indian foreign secretary’s visit postponed

The planned official visit of Indian foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra to Bangladesh has been postponed...

Just not cricket: Indian politicians bat for power

Cricket is more than just a game in India: critics accuse ruling-party politicians and the sport's closely linked mega-rich board of exploiting its huge popularity for electoral advantage.

Modi favourite as India readies for election marathon

India begins voting Friday in a six-week election, with Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi’s victory all but assured, raising concerns for the health of the...

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....

Narendra Modi greets PM Sheikh Hasina, people of Bangladesh

In a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended on behalf of the people and the government of India, warm greetings to the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr....