Indian elections 2024
Ex-envoy sees possibility of diplomatic ties being restored; Indian observers say China likely to become "biggest foreign challenge".
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 08:54am
Reports of Andhra Pradesh CM-in-waiting demanding Lok Sabha speaker’s job for his party; concern over Modi's preference for Amit Shah as home minister.
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 09:21am
As the mammoth electoral process concluded with some unexpected results, international media had interesting insights into the winners and not-so-losers.
Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:13pm
The Indian PM’s Bharatiya Janata Party failed to secure an outright majority for the first time since the Hindu nationalist leader swept to power a decade ago.
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 09:06am
Regional players from Andhra Pradesh and Bihar voice support for BJP, which won less than half seats in the 543-member parliament.
Updated 05 Jun, 2024 06:46pm
India should reach out to Pakistan, and the state should respond positively to any Indian overtures.
Updated 05 Jun, 2024 09:22am
A third term for Modi could destroy India’s secular identity and democracy altogether.
Updated 05 Jun, 2024 09:30am
India’s awful PM has suffered a reality check
Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:07am
Many Indian Muslims worry Premier Modi’s BJP will relegate them to “second-class citizens” in a Hindu nation.
Published 04 Jun, 2024 09:19pm
People came out in record high temperatures to elect the 543 members of the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
Published 04 Jun, 2024 07:14pm
The 73-year-old Hindu nationalist leader has been courted by the United States and European allies as a counterweight to China.
Updated 04 Jun, 2024 02:42pm
“Markets have dropped as they are now pricing in the change in governance structure,” says analyst.
Updated 04 Jun, 2024 03:16pm
BJP concedes defeat in Ayodhya where Ram Temple was inaugurated; Rahul Gandhi says voters have "punished" BJP.
Updated 04 Jun, 2024 11:38pm
Will India find its soul again as was envisaged by the founding fathers?
Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:18am
The "biggest" democratic exercise in history brought with it a surge of false social media posts and instant messaging.
Published 03 Jun, 2024 02:35pm
In a contrast, parts of eastern India have been reeling under the impact of cyclone Remal.
Published 03 Jun, 2024 12:47pm
Experts and analysts believe this year's polls are all about the common man's issues.
Updated 03 Jun, 2024 06:57pm
Heatstroke kills 33 polling staff on last voting day, says UP election chief.
Updated 02 Jun, 2024 07:03pm
“There’s a sense of pride with everything he does, and that’s why people vote for him,” says one voter.
Updated 01 Jun, 2024 06:44pm
Indians to cast vote for 57 seats in final phase today.
Updated 01 Jun, 2024 08:14am
Modi, Rahul address rallies in Punjab and Odisha.
Updated 31 May, 2024 08:40am
Voting will continue until June 1, votes to be counted on June 4.
Published 30 May, 2024 07:38pm
Claim of having won even before elections are over fits with the emasculation of India’s democratic heft Modi has supervised.
Updated 28 May, 2024 06:23pm
Is Modi going down the route of demonising hapless Indian Muslims simply a cynical and racist ploy to cultivate Hindutva electoral vote? Or are there also more deep-rooted and systemic issues in India that its ruling elite are keen to cover up?
Updated 29 May, 2024 04:43pm
Sixth phase of India’s election over as 53.73pc voter turnout recorded in Delhi.
Updated 26 May, 2024 08:36am
“People forget that we're all just the same as the next person when they are incited by hateful speeches," says a Delhi local.
Published 25 May, 2024 11:43pm
Election Commission deploys paramedics with medicine and oral hydration salts at Delhi polling stations.
Updated 25 May, 2024 05:26pm
Weather bureau has warned of “severe heatwave conditions” this week, with mercury reaching 47.4 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh on Monday.
Published 21 May, 2024 02:28pm
South Asia, we are given to understand, is home to one of the most diverse assemblages of people in the world.
Updated 21 May, 2024 09:11am
Political analyst Yogendra Yadav says BJP can suffer serious reverses in a few of the eight states where voting was held.
Updated 21 May, 2024 08:34am
