Voting begins in India as Narendra Modi seeks third term as prime minister
Poll conducted with tight security involves 166 million eligible electors, 187,000 voting booths and 1.8 million administrative personnel
Poll conducted with tight security involves 166 million eligible electors, 187,000 voting booths and 1.8 million administrative personnel
Opposition parties say renaming of Mughal gardens in New Delhi’s Presidential Palace a move by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government to ‘rewrite history’
Karnataka ruling could set national precedent and further marginalise Muslims, critics say
In the lower house of the Indian national parliament the share of MPs facing criminal cases rose from 24% in 2004 to 43% in 2019
Voters in Uttar Pradesh concerned about economy but ruling BJP keeps focus on religion
Across India, anti-Christian forces grow stronger by the day – and they have many faces
Crack down on Missionaries of Charity as Modi’s government tightens restrictions on NGOs and charities
Indian PM to repeal laws after sit-in protests in which more than 600 protesters died
Truth behind claims Pegasus spyware used for illegal surveillance set to be uncovered
Extravagant programme of events criticised as effort to halt slide in PM’s popularity
Shops have reopened in Delhi and Mumbai, but are permitted to function on alternate days only
Only three per cent of the country’s 1.3bn people have been fully vaccinated to date
Footage of some 100 suspected Covid victims in river goes viral as oxygen shortages go on
PM accused of indifference in face of coronavirus disaster as he campaigned in state elections
Patients die to to lack of oxygen as more than 300,000 new cases reported for a 12th straight day
PM’s overconfidence and missteps partly blamed for devastating second wave
PM defeated in West Bengal as voters send message over handling of coronavirus crisis
Police clamp down as citizens complain of oxygen shortages and pyres run out of wood
Modi is drawing flak for proceeding with construction of new parliament buildings
Lengthy queues at crematoriums and burial grounds across the country as bodies pile up outside
Disha Ravi charged with sedition over claims she edited and shared ‘toolkit’ on farmer protests
Crowds protest against celebrities weighing in on issue that has inflamed India
Indian farmers protesting against new agriculture laws vow to continue as clampdown begins
Thousands of farmers descended on New Delhi to protest Modi’s agricultural reforms
Once condemned as traitor, Nathuram Godse is being venerated as a misunderstood patriot
Special government trains to ease suffering played significant role in spreading virus across the country
India’s supreme court handed site to Hindus last year in culmination of complex dispute
Experts say unfolding disaster exacerbated by mistimed lockdown ordered by Narendra Modi
PM’s image undamaged as Bharatiya Janata party proves adept at deflecting blame
For three decades the armies of the two most populous countries have been patrolling a disputed border in the Himalayas
Experts fear country’s caseload could reach 1m in several weeks if virus is not curbed
Economists and social activists say the country is facing a severe humanitarian crisis unless desperate workers can start earning again or receive government aid
Warning of going ‘backwards by 21 years’ if mismanaged as 1.3 billion start to self-isolate
Bloodshed blamed on Hindu extremism flourishing under Narendra Modi’s rule
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