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
World ‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, says Gandhi’s great-grandson MUMBAI: India’s rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, his great-grandson... Published 29 Jan, 2023 02:00pm
Technology Twitter reinstates Kangana Ranaut's account amid Modi doc furor WASHINGTON: The Twitter account of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has been reinstated after a two-year ban for... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 04:32pm
World Disinformation stalks Rahul Gandhi on trans-India trek NEW DELHI: As Rahul Gandhi trekked across India on a march that even critics say has improved his image, the... Published 26 Jan, 2023 12:24pm
Print BJP govt blocks BBC documentary on Modi NEW DELHI: India’s government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime... Updated 23 Jan, 2023 09:18am
World India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India MUMBAI: India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership... Published 22 Jan, 2023 10:43am
Sports Top woman Indian wrestler accuses administrator, coaches of abuse NEW DELHI: Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat, one of India’s most decorated women wrestlers,... Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:35pm
World Marching across India, Gandhi scion aims to repair Congress party’s image PANIPAT: An old Bollywood film song playing on loop exhorted travellers to keep walking as opposition leader Rahul... Published 09 Jan, 2023 02:08pm
World Modi’s popularity key to selling cut in food aid ahead of Indian elections NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to effectively halve food rations to the poor ahead of state... Published 29 Dec, 2022 11:09am
World Rahul Gandhi’s cross-India march reaches capital city Delhi NEW DELHI: A cross-country march led by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reached the capital New Delhi on... Published 24 Dec, 2022 03:26pm
World Modi’s party set for landslide election win in India’s Gujarat state AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for a landslide victory in... Published 08 Dec, 2022 12:49pm
World Modi’s home state Gujarat votes, seen as easy mid-term test for India’s leader AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat began voting on Thursday with his Hindu... Published 01 Dec, 2022 01:00pm
Sports Binny replaces Ganguly as Indian cricket board chief MUMBAI: World Cup winner Roger Binny was on Tuesday appointed head of India’s cricket board – the world’s richest... Published 18 Oct, 2022 01:28pm
World Panel of India’s top court split on decision about hijab in classrooms NEW DELHI: A panel of India’s top court said on Thursday it was divided on a decision to allow hijabs in classrooms,... Published 13 Oct, 2022 12:04pm
World 11 Hindu men convicted of gang-rape in 2002 riots go free AHMEDABAD: Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots ... Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am
World Droupadi Murmu sworn in as India’s first tribal president NEW DELHI: Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India’s president on Monday, making her the first person from one of the... Published 25 Jul, 2022 11:15am
World India’s Sonia Gandhi questioned in money laundering case NEW DELHI: Indian investigators on Thursday summoned Sonia Gandhi, president of the opposition Congress party, for... Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:01pm
World India’s parliament begins voting for new president NEW DELHI: India’s parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from the country’s... Published 18 Jul, 2022 12:20pm
Opinion India’s ‘bulldozer justice’ fails to flatten Muslim dissent After two nights in police custody, Indian teenager Somaiya Fatima was released in time to watch live footage of an... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
World India’s ruling party nominates tribal, female politician for president BHUBANESWAR: A female Indian politician from a tribal community has been nominated as presidential candidate by... Published 22 Jun, 2022 12:00pm
World Indian trains set ablaze in protests against military hiring changes LUCKNOW: Protesters in India threw stones at police and set fire to train coaches on Friday as demonstrations... Published 17 Jun, 2022 11:44am
World Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi questioned in money-laundering probe NEW DELHI: Indian money laundering investigators questioned opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday as his... Published 13 Jun, 2022 03:39pm
Print Fit of rage case: Sidhu jailed for one year NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced on Thursday to one year in jail,... Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am
World Hindu hardliners seek wider India ban on hijab in class after court verdict This comes after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic head-scarf in Karnataka state Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:47pm
World Modi's party predicted to win key Indian state NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party was set for a resounding victory but a... Published 07 Mar, 2022 09:19pm
World UN experts slam online attacks on Indian journalist NEW DELHI: UN rights experts have called for an end to "misogynistic and sectarian" online attacks against a Muslim... Updated 22 Feb, 2022 05:17pm
World Indian state re-opens some schools in wake of hijab dispute UDUPI: A state in southern India re-opened some schools on Monday that had been closed following protests last week... Published 14 Feb, 2022 12:32pm
World Indian PM Modi to meet Pope Francis for first time NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pope Francis in Rome for the first time this weekend when ... Updated 28 Oct, 2021 06:22pm
World Kerala's COVID-19 lessons for India and Modi's government The efficient detection rate and its population density at more than twice the national average explain the high number of cases in Kerala Published 26 Aug, 2021 12:06pm