Gandhi to Stalin: India’s disparate opposition NEW DELHI: India’s opposition faces huge challenges as their loose coalition of more than two dozen parties take on... Published 17 Apr, 2024 12:51pm
World India’s Narendra Modi says BJP poll manifesto focuses on creating jobs NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the 2024 election manifesto of his Bharatiya... Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:35am
World Christians in India fearful as election looms IRPIGUDA: Church walls crumble in India’s Kandhamal district, where brutal attacks on Christians 16 years ago means... Published 26 Mar, 2024 12:20pm
World US encourages ‘fair, transparent’ process for arrested Indian opposition figure WASHINGTON: The US is closely following reports of the arrest of Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal and... Published 26 Mar, 2024 10:37am
World India’s farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi’s appeal SHAMBHU: When India’s powerful Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in 2021 to repeal three farm laws aimed at... Published 29 Feb, 2024 09:59am
World With handouts, piped water and cooking gas, India’s Modi woos women voters BHOPAL: Living in a slum in central India with her widowed mother and two young daughters, Nayantara Gupta says she... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 01:23pm
Business & Finance India plans to spend $134bn on infrastructure, narrow fiscal gap NEW DELHI: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled plans to spend nearly $134 billion on... Published 01 Feb, 2024 02:35pm
World India PM Modi’s Sikh separatist fight driven by security, politics NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focussed on combating Sikh separatism, despite its scant support... Published 07 Dec, 2023 01:37pm
World India's Modi seen unstoppable after surprise state polls sweep NEW DELHI: India’s opposition faces a “herculean task” in next year’s general elections against Indian Prime... Updated 04 Dec, 2023 09:52pm
World At least 13 killed in gunfight in India’s Manipur GUWAHATI: At least 13 people were killed in a gunfight between two unknown militant groups in India’s restive... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:48pm
World India's ruling BJP leads in 3 of 4 state poll results NEW DELHI: India’s ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in three of four states in key... Updated 03 Dec, 2023 10:03pm
World How Modi’s BJP seeks Muslim vote in India’s 2024 election NEW DELHI: Nafis Ansari, a school principal who is Muslim, was enlisted this year by the ruling Hindu nationalist... Published 10 Nov, 2023 10:12am
World Punjab’s Sikhs fear Canada-India row threatens them at home, abroad BHARSINGHPURA: A bitter row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh separatist is being felt in Punjab,... Published 25 Sep, 2023 10:13am
World Riding India’s G20 wave, Modi’s party sets up for elections NEW DELHI: The weekend G20 summit was India’s big moment on the world stage, giving the country an opportunity to... Published 13 Sep, 2023 09:53am
World India buzzing over rumoured plans to change country’s name to ‘Bharat’ NEW DELHI: India was buzzing with speculation Tuesday over rumoured plans to scrap official usage of the country’s... Published 05 Sep, 2023 07:48pm
World Adani’s bid to remake Mumbai slum spurs residents’ doubts, favouritism claims MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s plan to rehouse a million people living in one of Asia’s biggest slums is... Published 28 Aug, 2023 11:13am
World Muslims flee Indian business hub after religious clashes, attacks GURUGRAM: Over 3,000 poor Muslims have fled a business hub outside New Delhi this month, fearing for their lives... Published 10 Aug, 2023 03:44pm
World India’s parliament reinstates Rahul Gandhi as lawmaker NEW DELHI: India’s parliament on Monday reinstated opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after... Updated 07 Aug, 2023 12:41pm
World Four held over India naked women video, may face death penalty NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested four men accused of parading two women naked in front of a mob in a... Updated 21 Jul, 2023 03:40pm
World Bastille Day welcome for Modi as France courts India NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is guest of honour Friday for Bastille Day celebrations in France,... Published 11 Jul, 2023 12:58pm
Technology India, Turkiye, Nigeria threatened to shut down Twitter, founder says WASHINGTON: Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkiye unless it complied with orders to... Published 13 Jun, 2023 10:17am
World India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Modi over China in US visit WASHINGTON: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of... Published 02 Jun, 2023 10:18am
Business & Finance India’s economy likely gained pace in March quarter NEW DELHI: India is set to release data on Wednesday that is expected to show the economy grew by 5% in the... Published 31 May, 2023 02:54pm
World Indian police detain protesting wrestlers NEW DELHI: Indian police detained on Sunday several wrestlers including Olympic medallists as well as dozens of... Published 28 May, 2023 03:49pm
World Modi set to inaugurate grand new Indian parliament NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to inaugurate a grand new parliament building Sunday, a major... Published 28 May, 2023 10:33am
Markets India’s ‘mini-demonetisation’ may have political motivations MUMBAI: India’s “mini-demonetisation”, via the withdrawal of 2000-rupee currency notes, has no monetary policy... Published 26 May, 2023 11:38am
World India court rejects Rahul Gandhi’s plea for stay on conviction AHMEDABAD: An Indian court on Thursday rejected a plea by top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi for a stay on a... Published 20 Apr, 2023 03:06pm
World India’s Gandhi appeals against defamation conviction, hearing on April 13 SURAT: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi Monday lodged an appeal against his conviction for defamation, hoping... Published 03 Apr, 2023 03:24pm
Opinion BBC tax raids put India press freedom in spotlight Just weeks after the BBC aired a documentary examining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in deadly 2002... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
World India, soon world’s most populous nation, doesn’t know how many people it has NEW DELHI: In two months, India is projected to become the world’s most populous country with over 1.4 billion... Published 15 Feb, 2023 12:17pm