Indian elections 2024
Activists in northern India actively seek to replace ancient mosques with Hindu temples.
Updated 26 Apr, 2024 10:16pm
FO says Pakistan rejects such claims; says "engaged" with US on energy requirements.
Updated 26 Apr, 2024 10:32pm
India's top court declines to order any change to vote-counting process.
Published 26 Apr, 2024 12:48pm
Both Modi and Gandhi have accused each other of making divisive speeches on religion, caste and linguistic issues.
Published 25 Apr, 2024 06:54pm
India’s new tryst with destiny is deeply problematic.
Published 24 Apr, 2024 08:14am
Report says over 60,000 people were displaced between May and November in Manipur.
Published 23 Apr, 2024 06:15pm
“All the promises have been betrayed," says economist Parakala Prabhakar.
Updated 23 Apr, 2024 10:10am
Congress party files complaint with Election Commission against Modi's “divisive, objectionable and malicious” comments.
Updated 22 Apr, 2024 10:30pm
The main opposition Congress party has demanded a rerun at 47 Manipur polling stations, alleging that booths were captured and elections were rigged.
Published 22 Apr, 2024 07:18am
Independent accounts and spot reports are at variance with Modi-friendly TV anchors and they do not see an easy victory for the Indian premier.
Updated 21 Apr, 2024 09:16am
In the first phase, polling held for 102 seats of 545-member Lok Sabha.
Updated 20 Apr, 2024 08:06am
Surveys suggest BJP will easily win a majority even though voters have serious concerns about unemployment, inflation.
Updated 19 Apr, 2024 02:23pm
"Protecting journalists and combating impunity for crimes of violence against them should be at the centre of the elections," RSF says.
Updated 19 Apr, 2024 11:33am
Dozens of voices that oppose Modi are active on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, among other social media platforms.
Published 18 Apr, 2024 11:20pm
Campaign meetings are being held behind closed doors because of a fear of violence.
Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:03pm
The size of the country and its electorate is the chief reason why the general election takes so long.
Updated 17 Apr, 2024 02:25pm
Official says the rebels were pursued in a joint operation between police and the paramilitary Border Security Force
Published 16 Apr, 2024 09:30pm
With the Citizenship Amendment Act implemented, will the National Register of Citizens be next?
Updated 16 Apr, 2024 04:50pm
Unemployment and price rise are the key concerns of nearly half the electorate, the survey shows.
Updated 16 Apr, 2024 09:15am
Indian supreme court asks financial crime-fighting agency to respond to the CM's challenge to arrest in the week of April 29.
Published 15 Apr, 2024 02:16pm
“The ambition of the 1.4 billion people of the country is Modi’s mission,” he says.
Updated 14 Apr, 2024 01:33pm
29pc of university graduates were without jobs in 2022.
Published 14 Apr, 2024 06:41am
The political adoption of artificial intelligence is in its initial stages but the Lok Sabha elections might indicate how the technology will shape politics.
Published 11 Apr, 2024 12:24pm
China being the elephant in the room is not a fact that Modi readily acknowledges.
Updated 09 Apr, 2024 10:50am
“It’s a close election and we are going to fight an excellent election and we are going to win the election,” says Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
Updated 06 Apr, 2024 09:01am
With a marathon 6-week general election starting on April 19, so-called “ghost appearances” — the use of dead leaders in videos — have become a popular mode of campaigning in the southern Tamil Nadu state.
Published 03 Apr, 2024 02:01pm
Today, it’s Kejriwal who looks primed to swing the match against Modi, even a rigged one. Applaud him.
Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:47am
Opposition leaders lament lack of level playing field for them in the election, citing “coercive action” by central agencies against them.
Updated 01 Apr, 2024 08:58am
“The law is on our side, we have no doubt about it, but by the time we get relief, elections will be over,” says spokesman Maken.
Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:41pm
It has become difficult to look towards our neighbour with any degree of envy.
Published 29 Mar, 2024 07:18am
