Narendra Modi

Election results stun India's ruling party

What was behind the Bharatiya Janata Party's unexpected losses in spite of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high ratings. Will this be a wake-up call for the BJP?

Hindu nationalists rally in New Delhi demanding temple at disputed site

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be seeking a second-term in the upcoming May 2019 polls. For the past three decades, the BJP and other associated Hindu outfits have resurrected the Ayodhya issue before elections.

Modi pursues yoga diplomacy at Argentina G20 summit

Right-wing Indian leader Narendra Modi, who has championed a greater Hindu identity in officially secular India, has made yoga a diplomatic priority since taking office in 2014.

Kashmir assembly dissolved as parties fax, tweet to stake claim on rule

High drama ends as India dissolves assembly in India-administered Kashmir despite two rival local alliances staking claims to form a government, a decision observers say confirms lack of credibility of elections in disputed region.

In pictures: Indian farmers march to seek loan waivers

Farmers rally in financial and entertainment capital Mumbai, demanding land ownership and farm loan waivers.

In pictures: Indian city breaks record with Diwali lamps

Chief minister of northern Uttar Pradesh state, Yogi Adityanath, receives a certificate from Guinness World Record officials who monitored the attempt in the state's Ayodhya city with drone cameras.

Suspected militants kill at least five in India's restive Assam state

Suspected Indian militants shoot dead Bengali-speaking Hindu men, police say, as tension grows in the northeastern state over a controversial citizenship test to identify illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh.

Towering statue of India's independence leader unveiled amid protests

The Statue of Unity, a 182 metre tribute to Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has been inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India renames Allahabad city to Prayagraj to 'rectify Mughal mistake'

Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party came into power in 2014, it has taken several steps that are seen as shaping the country's national identity to match their religious views, that India is a nation of and for Hindus.

#MeToo avalanche shocks India media

Several high profile men including Bollywood celebrities, famous journalists, and even a minister stand accused under India's burgeoning #MeToo movement.

Did low voter turnout scuttle BJP's plans for India-administered Kashmir?

Local body elections are being held in the disputed territory for the first time in 13 years, but a boycott by both separatists and major pro-India parties dealt a strong blow to New Delhi.

India quietly seals missile deal with Russia despite US warning

India has requested that the US grant it a waiver for the deal from sanctions prescribed by a US law passed in August 2017 that is intended to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea and alleged interference in the 2016 US elections.