Indian elections 2024
Bread and butter issues "replacing religious fervour" in many parts of India.
Updated 21 May, 2024 08:08am
Dr Agnès Callamard urges Pakistan to uphold its international obligations and safeguard constitutional guarantees ensuring the right to a fair trial.
Updated 21 May, 2024 10:01am
Several high-profile candidates are in the fray from Lucknow and Mumbai — cities which have suffered from dismal voter turnout in the past.
Published 20 May, 2024 01:58pm
The flip side to this bonhomie is that public wooing of Muslims by a party produces a potential constituency of worried Hindus, ready to be snapped up by the BJP.
Updated 20 May, 2024 09:57am
Urges India to allow Kashmiris to practise their right to self-determination as guaranteed by UNSC resolutions.
Updated 18 May, 2024 08:18am
Former Indian finance minister and senior lawmaker for Congress says that Modi was playing “his usual game of dividing Hindus and Muslims”.
Updated 17 May, 2024 11:34am
Easy to make AI videos, which contain near-perfect shadow and hand movements, can at times mislead even digitally-literate people.
Published 16 May, 2024 05:40pm
FO describes recurring anti-Pakistan rhetoric from Indian leaders during the election campaign as indicative of an extremist mindset.
Updated 15 May, 2024 08:27am
The 73-year-old spent the morning visiting temples and offering prayers at the banks of the Ganges.
Published 14 May, 2024 01:26pm
Would Modi accept defeat if it does come calling? Or would he take the Donald Trump route, instead?
Updated 14 May, 2024 10:19am
Rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens as turnout so far shows significant decline compared to 2019.
Published 13 May, 2024 01:14pm
The outlook for India-Pakistan relations is troubled if Modi returns to power.
Updated 13 May, 2024 09:02am
Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric is raising concerns of violence.
Updated 12 May, 2024 10:25am
Kejriwal says the outcome of the election will determine whether India will remain a democracy.
Updated 12 May, 2024 11:58am
Released opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal urges Indians to battle "dictatorship".
Published 11 May, 2024 04:12pm
The National Conference and People’s Democratic Party say they will support the Congress-led alliance of more than two dozen parties federally.
Published 10 May, 2024 07:13pm
The Delhi CM can leave custody until June 1, last day of voting in the elections, court says.
Published 10 May, 2024 02:47pm
“Clearly there is a gap between what the BJP claims to have done and the reality on the ground,” says National Conference leader Omar Abdullah.
Published 09 May, 2024 05:52pm
A police complaint filed by the opposition Congress party accused the video of promoting “enmity between different religions”.
Published 08 May, 2024 10:49pm
Three Haryana MLAs ditch Modi govt to join Congress; police chase away Muslim voters from polling booths in BJP-ruled constituency.
Updated 08 May, 2024 09:14am
Turnout so far has dropped significantly compared with the last national poll in 2019.
Published 07 May, 2024 12:29pm
As Indian elections enter their third phase on Wednesday, Mr Modi is looking rather unsettled, not least by the lower voter turnout.
Updated 07 May, 2024 09:05am
Election commission warns parties against misuse of AI tools to create deep fakes, tells them not to publish and circulate such videos.
Published 06 May, 2024 08:23pm
Can the BJP continue to shepherd the 150m voters it rounded up in the past two elections?
Updated 06 May, 2024 09:33am
Arun Reddy held in connection with edited footage falsely showing home minister's campaign speech against poor.
Updated 05 May, 2024 08:40am
Says being nominated from Raebareli is an “emotional moment” for him.
Published 03 May, 2024 09:36pm
Police register complaint based on statement of a woman who worked in the family home, also name his father as a suspect.
Published 29 Apr, 2024 09:17pm
Could a third term under Narendra Modi see the formalising of second-class status for minorities and the destruction of the country’s ancient composite culture?
Published 29 Apr, 2024 11:42am
Explanations for BJP’s rise and the reconfiguration of Indian politics offer both cultural and economic factors.
Published 29 Apr, 2024 06:55am
Indian SC turns down opposition plea to make EVMs more transparent.
Updated 27 Apr, 2024 07:56am
