Mixed verdict on Narendra Modi as India prepares to vote

Month-long poll involving 900m eligible voters to deliver judgment on divisive PM

Tensions rise sharply as India and Pakistan engage in aerial dogfights

Islamabad claims it captured one Indian pilot after his aircraft was shot down

India gearing up for colossal-scale election by end of May

Campaigns under way reveal vicious rhetoric in appeal to electorate of 900 million voters

As elections loom, India’s politicians spar over high unemployment

PM Narenda Modi called ‘the Führer’ by opposition Rahul Gandhi for poor jobs figures

India’s Congress Party gets latest member of Gandhi dynasty

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, reporting to brother

Ruling Hindu nationalists suffer major losses in state elections

Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party ‘revived’ ahead of next year’s national poll

Eight men in court in India over rape and murder of girl (8)

Lawyer for victim’s family says she has received death threats for taking the case

Anger in India over two rapes puts government in bind

Outrage mounts following alleged gang rape and murder of eight-year-old girl

India’s economy in chaos after dropping of bank notes

Circulating currency cut by 86%, with catastrophic effect on tourism and cash dependent businesses

Indian police detain five after temple fireworks blaze kills 108

Authorities say no permission was given for pyrotechnic show at temple in Kerala state

A third of India’s newly elected MPs face criminal charges

Almost 100 newly elected lawmakers from winning BJP battling charges

Modi says he is ‘up to the task’ after India election win

Thousands of people shower incoming leader with rose petals during visit to holy city of Varanasi

Modi promises ‘good days’ for India after election victory

BJP on track for first parliamentary majority by single party in 30 years

Narendra Modi wins Indian election by a landslide

BJP leader’s modern campaign has beaten rival Rahul Gandhi from the Congress party

Modi likely to win India’s election, exit poll shows

Significant swing towards BJP-led alliance as India’s five-week election comes to an end

Narendra Modi rides wave of anger at Nehru-Gandhi dynasty as Indian elections turn bitter

Election etiquette has been abandoned as final phase of voting approaches

India’s Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi looks strong after latest election round

Outright majority not certain with results due on May 16th

In India, no shame in standing for election with criminal conviction

Election watchdog says 15% of those running for election in India face criminal charges

Modi’s marital status becomes contentious issue in Indian election

BJP leader acknowledges arranged marriage abandoned soon after wedding 45 years ago

Protests disrupt voting in Indian national elections

110 million people eligible to vote in 11 of India’s 28 states, in third phase of poll

India begins voting in world’s largest democratic exercise

Some 814 million eligible to vote in five-week long schedule

Poll shows Indian opposition winning ground in key northern states

Voting in world’s largest democracy begins on Monday and ends on May 12th

Almost fifth of candidates in Indian election face criminal charges

Charges include rape, murder and extortion, according to published research

Women voters will play decisive role in Indian elections

Voting percentage higher in 16 of 20 states that 2010

India announces date for world’s biggest election

Race in which 814 million people will be eligible to vote begins on April 7th

Indian minister accused of adultery promises full co-operation with inquiry into wife’s death

Postmortem revealed Sunanda Pushkar’s death was ‘sudden and unnatural’ and body bore injury marks

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