India Elections
Voters from 72 constituencies will take part in the voting exercise.
Published 28 Apr, 2019 10:18pm
Critics say 'Ujjwala Yojana' marred by corruption, poor households targeted cannot afford to pay for gas refills.
Published 28 Apr, 2019 02:22pm
Sinha clarifies remarks, describes them as "slip of tongue".
Updated 28 Apr, 2019 11:07am
Modi invokes Hindu symbolism in Varanasi ahead of May 19 balloting.
Updated 26 Apr, 2019 02:07pm
Rural distress, unemployment and drought may hurt Modi's bid for a second term.
Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:44pm
One day, rational Indians will regret remaining silent today.
Updated 25 Apr, 2019 09:46am
Entire movements in India have been constructed on the policy of Muslim exclusion.
Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:39am
Entire movements in India have been constructed on the policy of Muslim exclusion.
Updated 24 Apr, 2019 07:51am
A Muslim boy and Hindu girl, both first-time voters, grew up in a world of communal anger reflected in their politics.
Updated 24 Apr, 2019 07:55am
Third phase of polls sees a 30-year-old man killed in clashes in a polling booth in West Bengal's Murshidabad region.
Updated 24 Apr, 2019 07:19am
Uncertainty remains over how many women will vote for their right to enter Sabarimala.
Published 23 Apr, 2019 11:23am
188 million voters are eligible to cast ballots as six-week election halfway over.
Updated 24 Apr, 2019 12:08am
Among the states taking part in Tuesday's polls is Gujarat, where Modi was the chief minister from 2001 to 2014.
Published 22 Apr, 2019 09:26pm
Tensions and fights flare between villages that support rivals in an endless cycle of death and destruction.
Updated 22 Apr, 2019 06:04pm
Modi’s choice to field a terror accused signals intent to fundamentally change the character of the republic.
Published 21 Apr, 2019 06:45pm
"I want to apologise to the Muslims of India & the non-Savarna castes of India," the actor tweeted.
Updated 22 Apr, 2019 01:39pm
Rightwing extremist Pragya Thakur, who is out on bail on terror charges in Malegaon blast case, made BJP candidate.
Updated 23 Apr, 2019 10:23am
Under Indian regulations, any content deemed as campaign material or propaganda is not allowed during voting period.
Published 20 Apr, 2019 10:39pm
Priyanka Chaturvedi complains that misbehaviour towards her by male Congress members was ignored.
Published 19 Apr, 2019 08:45pm
Pawan Kumar says he became confused by the symbols on the electronic voting machine and voted for the wrong party.
Updated 19 Apr, 2019 07:07pm
India's population skews young, which may sway its elections.
Updated 19 Apr, 2019 11:38am
In the absence of palpable anti-Pakistan traction, BJP has fielded a militant woman candidate in Bhopal.
Updated 02 Mar, 2020 11:12am
ISPR chief happy over Indian foreign minister’s statement on Balakot attack.
Updated 19 Apr, 2019 09:28am
At some polling stations in Kashmir, security forces outnumbered voters with tens of thousands of troops deployed.
Published 19 Apr, 2019 12:53am
"I don't know why women are punished. Are they punished for being women?" asks BJP's Santosh Ahlawat.
Updated 18 Apr, 2019 01:29pm
Ferdous Ahmed apologises, says he respects Indian law and foreigners shouldn't take part in other countries' elections.
Published 18 Apr, 2019 12:48pm
Srinagar a virtual ghost town on election morning with more security at polling stations than voters.
Updated 19 Apr, 2019 12:11am
He has not kept almost 600,000 Indian troops in IOK simply to return it to its state citizens, or hand it to Pakistan.
Updated 18 Apr, 2019 12:16pm
Focus on Tamil Nadu, Karnataka today, where Congress and allies need to win big to oust BJP.
Updated 18 Apr, 2019 11:47am
Tens of thousands of security forces have poured into the region ahead of Thursday’s vote.
Updated 18 Apr, 2019 08:38am
