India Elections
The party appears contrite on Kashmir, making particular references to human rights and anti-torture steps.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:02pm
As leader of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati spent millions of dollars on memorial parks featuring life-sized statues.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:02pm
Given the central role of social media in upcoming general elections, the action will have an impact on Indian politics.
Updated 02 Apr, 2019 09:10pm
In its newly released manifesto, Congress highlights jobs, women empowerment and farm distress as top priorities.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:12pm
Facebook-owned Whatsapp says it is working on an Indian startup called Proto to help classify messages.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:04pm
Given fragile national votes in his kitty, Rahul Gandhi requires allies to garner the other 45pc anti-or non-BJP votes.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:04pm
Rahul Gandhi was named the candidate from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in the first Congress list released earlier March.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:12pm
“When there was no evidence [...] Congress government maligned the Hindu community by labelling them terrorists.”
Published 29 Mar, 2019 10:00pm
“The BJP and its National Democratic Alliance partners will get more seats than the previous election,” Modi said.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:15pm
Congress has promised to pay cash handouts to India's poorest families if it comes to power.
Published 29 Mar, 2019 10:55am
“Our vision is of a new India that will be in tune with its glorious past,” Modi says.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 01:15pm
Special laws have banned Indians from carrying large amounts of money to reduce the risk of politicians buying votes.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:16pm
Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party dismissed Gandhi’s announcement as a poll gimmick lacking details.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:22pm
"I am joining this party after getting influenced by PM Narendra Modi's vision," says Gambhir.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:22pm
BJP releases first list of 184 candidates for 20 states for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:22pm
The Hindu nationalist leader successfully won his first national election in 2014 from the historic Uttar Pradesh city.
Published 22 Mar, 2019 12:43am
Clairvoyant Larra Shah predicts a victory for Modi owing to his “extremely powerful aura”.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 01:02pm
Opposition leader Mayawati not to contest in order to focus more on giving a hard time to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:23pm
Rahul Ghandi's sister launches her much-awaited election campaign, says "farmers of this country are suffering".
Published 20 Mar, 2019 05:24pm
India is going to have its crucial general elections, possibly the most critical ever.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:50pm
The move is seen to counter Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's campaign of 'Chowkidar chor hai'.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:24pm
Modi is vulnerable over his economic record in the polls starting on April 11.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:24pm
Modi, who has a massive 46.3 million followers on Twitter, also reaches out to political rivals including Rahul Gandhi.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:24pm
India's Election Commission is using technology to ensure transparency in upcoming national vote.
Published 13 Mar, 2019 11:36am
The prime minister is not the invincible superhero his drum-beaters want the world to believe.
Updated 12 Mar, 2019 08:33am
The government's failure to create enough jobs in Asia's third-biggest economy is a key issue for voters in the polls.
Updated 11 Mar, 2019 02:07pm
Election Commission orders political parties not to display photographs of defense personnel in election campaigns.
Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:24pm
"Disinformation in elections could be anything from fake quotes attributed to politicians [...] (to) false propaganda."
Updated 08 Mar, 2019 03:50pm
Are the corporate puppeteers, who back Hindu fascism, also prescribing the divisive route that the Congress is taking?
Updated 05 Mar, 2019 11:49am
Satyajit Biswas was shot dead at point-blank range by unidentified gunmen while he was attending a religious ceremony.
Updated 05 Mar, 2019 11:49am
