Indian elections 2024
Arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case appears to have recoiled on the BJP.
Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:57am
“Extension is surprising and completely unnecessary," says an executive at a Mumbai-based export firm.
Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:56am
Allahabad High Court order affects 2.7 million students and 10,000 teachers in 25,000 madrassas.
Published 23 Mar, 2024 07:48pm
It is being seen as retribution for the two parties coming together to pose a challenge to Modi in Delhi, Punjab, Goa and even in his home state of Gujarat.
Updated 23 Mar, 2024 02:02pm
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned, questioned or raided nearly 150 politicians from the opposition since Modi took power in 2014.
Published 22 Mar, 2024 08:52pm
Hundreds of supporters from Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party take to the streets to condemn arrest.
Published 22 Mar, 2024 03:12pm
“20 per cent of India votes for us and we can’t even pay two rupees for anything," says Rahul Gandhi; Delhi CM arrested in liquor graft case.
Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:31pm
Regular communication is essential to manage tensions and minimise the risk of miscalculation.
Updated 18 Mar, 2024 10:49am
A victory would make Modi, 73, only the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s independence hero and its first prime minister, to win a third straight term.
Published 16 Mar, 2024 08:20pm
Nearly $165 million of the bonds issued between April 2019 and January of this year were bought by a company helmed by Santiago Martin.
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
Foreign Office spokesperson advises Indian authorities to “stop pre-choreographed targeting and systematic marginalisation of minorities”.
Published 14 Mar, 2024 06:29pm
Amended law excludes Muslims in grant of Indian citizenship.
Published 13 Mar, 2024 08:17am
BJP’s efforts to demonise Muslims in order to please its core constituency risks creating permanent communal fault lines.
Published 13 Mar, 2024 08:17am
Opposition parties hit out at BJP govt for notifying rules of Citizenship (Amendment) Act weeks before polls.
Published 12 Mar, 2024 07:39am
"This will pave [the] way for the persecuted to find citizenship in India,” says a spokesperson for the prime minister’s office.
Published 11 Mar, 2024 07:28pm
General secretary of Congress says Arun Goel's resignation "deeply concerning" for health of "world's largest democracy".
Published 10 Mar, 2024 12:10pm
Only a tripartite solution — involving Pakistan, India and the Kashmiris — can pave the way for stability.
Published 09 Mar, 2024 07:18am
“I am working hard to win your hearts, and my attempt to keep winning your hearts will continue,” the Indian PM says.
Updated 07 Mar, 2024 04:04pm
Mr Modi has assiduously refused to respond to opposition demands to go back to ballot paper for more transparent voting.
Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:20am
Black flags hoisted on tractors and trolleys lined up at protest site; Amnesty International condemns death of farmer during protest.
Published 23 Feb, 2024 05:32pm