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Low turnout, apathy in India election a worry for Modi’s campaign

At the last election in 2019, the BJP won 303 seats and its allies won around 50

Published 02 May, 2024 05:23pm

World

Modi accused of targeting Muslims in election speech

Congress party files complaint with Election Commission against Modi's 'divisive' comments

Published 22 Apr, 2024 09:44pm

Life & Style

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

Both AI-generated videos end with the Congress election symbol and slogan

Published 22 Apr, 2024 05:46pm

World

Modi’s BJP promises common civil code ahead of India polls

Nearly a billion Indians will vote to elect a new government in six-week-long parliamentary polls starting on April 19

Published 14 Apr, 2024 05:51pm

Life & Style

BJP election candidate Kangana Ranaut denies eating beef

Says she has been advocating and promoting yogic and Ayurvedic way of life

Published 09 Apr, 2024 07:03pm

World

Muslims face dwindling representation in Modi’s India

Muslim representatives in parliament have almost halved to less than five per cent since the 1970s

Published 08 Apr, 2024 06:24pm

World

Indian academic gets bail after six years without trial

Critics say the anti-terror law under which the activist was held has been used by govt to silence dissent

Published 06 Apr, 2024 08:17pm

World

Indian opposition protest arrest of Delhi CM Kejriwal ahead of polls

'The country is headed towards autocracy,' says Shiv Sena party leader Uddhav Thackeray

Published 31 Mar, 2024 07:32pm

World

India’s Congress says facing ‘tax terrorism’ after second tax notice

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party claims tax case is not politically motivated

Published 29 Mar, 2024 10:00pm

World

Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal’s custody extended until April 1 in graft case

Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party says case is fabricated

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:28pm

Pakistan

Ex-Indian envoy hopes ice with Pakistan will break after Modi 3.0

Ajay Bisaria relates it to Nawaz-backed govt; and says timing of Dar’s statement not correct

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 12:27am

World

India court effectively bans madressah in big state before election

Friday ruling scraps a 2004 law governing madressah in Uttar Pradesh

Published 23 Mar, 2024 07:00pm

World

Main Modi opponent Kejriwal remanded in prison over corruption probe

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin says Kejriwal’s arrest “smacks of a desperate witch-hunt”

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:48pm

World

India vote to start on April 19, Modi says confident of win

Nearly 970 million people are registered to vote at over one million polling stations in the mammoth electoral exercise

Updated 16 Mar, 2024 08:42pm

World

India releases election donation data after court order, revealing $730m to BJP

PM Modi’s party received around 48% of all election bonds cashed by parties

Published 15 Mar, 2024 11:33am

World

New investigation reveals how India’s top businesses fund Modi’s election campaign

This year's election is expected to return Modi to power for a rare third term, polls predict

Published 14 Mar, 2024 08:55am

World

Pakistani women Seema Haider praises controversial India law

In a video message she lauds Narendra Modi for supporting her citizenship bid

Published 12 Mar, 2024 02:05pm

World

India implements controversial citizenship law before election

Muslims fear the law could be used to declare them illegal immigrants

Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:00pm

World

Senior Indian election official quits days ahead of vote date announcement

Arun Goel took over as election commissioner in November 2022

Updated 09 Mar, 2024 11:29pm

Pakistan

Narendra Modi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif on becoming prime minister of Pakistan

The PML-N president was sworn in as the 24th PM of Pakistan on Mar 4

Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:29pm

World

Indian politician accuses Modi of not being a ‘real Hindu’

Lalu Prasad Yadav says Modi did not follow a key ritual

Published 04 Mar, 2024 12:21pm

Technology

India hints at action after Google’s Gemini calls Modi a fascist

The chatbot had not answered the question similarly for Trump and Zelenskyy

Published 25 Feb, 2024 09:24pm

World

Police fire tear gas on Indian farmers marching to capital

Government offers talks to resolve issues

Published 21 Feb, 2024 02:57pm

World

India top court scraps opaque election funding system, calls it ‘unconstitutional’

Decision is seen as a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party

Published 15 Feb, 2024 10:43am

World

Modi opens Hindu temple in UAE

UAE government gifted the 27 acres in Abu Dhabi where the grand temple was built

Published 15 Feb, 2024 12:02am

Life & Style

Shah Rukh Khan denies role in Indian officers’ release from Qatar

His team says Indian govt credited with the release of eight naval officers

Published 14 Feb, 2024 01:39pm

World

India narrows budget gap in pre-election budget; pledges reforms to spur growth

Budget foresees an increase in capital expenditure

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 01:07pm

World

India court allows Hindu community to pray in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque

District authorities ordered to make arrangements within a week

Published 31 Jan, 2024 06:55pm

World

Muslim shopfronts torn down in Mumbai after religious clashes

Rights groups have condemned the practice as an unlawful exercise of collective punishment

Published 25 Jan, 2024 07:39pm

World

India rolls out red carpet for Macron as France hopes to build on trade deals

Macron will be hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Published 25 Jan, 2024 03:27pm