India PM Modi ‘protecting’ indicted tycoon Adani: opposition leader NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “protecting” tycoon Gautam... Updated 21 Nov, 2024 02:09pm
World India’s Congress party complains to election body over outcome of state poll NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party has complained to the election panel about concerns regarding the... Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:37pm
World India PM Modi’s BJP leads in vote count in Haryana state, TV says NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved into the lead in elections in... Published 08 Oct, 2024 01:41pm
World India’s top court frees jailed PM Modi opponent on bail NEW DELHI: A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was granted bail on Friday after months... Published 13 Sep, 2024 12:16pm
World Modi had advantage in ‘controlled’ election, opposition leader Gandhi says NEW DELHI: India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday he did not view this year’s two-month general... Published 10 Sep, 2024 02:39pm
Markets Adani Group shares lose up to $13.4bn after Hindenburg accusations against regulator BENGALURU: Adani Group companies lost as much as $13.4 billion in market value on Monday but recovered much of the... Updated 12 Aug, 2024 04:37pm
World Indian soldiers building metal bridge to marooned area in Kerala landslides CHOORALMALA: Indian soldiers rushed to complete construction of a metal bridge on Thursday to connect the worst... Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:59am
World 93 killed after landslides strike India tea estates BENGALURU: Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 93... Updated 30 Jul, 2024 05:59pm
World India announces ‘Murder of Constitution Day’ remembrance NEW DELHI: India said Friday it would hold an annual “Murder of the Constitution Day” from next year,... Published 13 Jul, 2024 07:28am
World India’s Rahul Gandhi faces new test in revived fortunes NEW DELHI: Once dismissed as an “empty suit”, perennial Indian premier-in-waiting Rahul Gandhi emerged from his... Published 26 Jun, 2024 11:44am
World India’s Rahul Gandhi appointed as parliamentary leader of opposition: party secretary NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief rival Rahul Gandhi was appointed Tuesday to lead India’s opposition... Published 25 Jun, 2024 10:48pm
World Modi calls for ‘consensus’ as parliament opens after polls NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to an emboldened opposition for “consensus” Monday, as... Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am
World India’s Modi to lay out third-term plans as parliament meets NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers begin taking their oaths Monday as parliament opens after an election setback forced... Published 24 Jun, 2024 11:10am
World Rahul Gandhi nominated as leader of India’s opposition NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief rival Rahul Gandhi was nominated on Saturday to lead India’s... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 07:32pm
World India court bails Rahul Gandhi in latest defamation case BENGALURU, (India): An Indian court Friday granted bail to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in the latest of several... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am
World Modi's allies want funds, cabinet positions as coalition gears to form new government NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: Parties in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance on Thursday demanded more funds for... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:59pm
World India’s Modi readies for third term after securing coalition NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was preparing Thursday to be sworn in for a third term after an... Updated 06 Jun, 2024 04:00pm
World India’s Modi, allies to meet after election verdict, key ally pledges support HYDERABAD: A key ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged support to him on Wednesday and was set to... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 12:19pm
World Early India vote count shows Modi alliance in majority but short of landslide 400 seats at the moment certainly looks distant, BJP spokesperson says Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:36pm
World India votes in final phase of elections as both Modi and Rahul Gandhi eye victory FIROZPUR/KOLKATA: India voted on Saturday in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:12pm
World Poll panel orders BJP, Congress to show restraint in campaign NEW DELHI: India’s election panel on Wednesday ordered the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress ... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
Life & Style Business and Bollywood vote in India’s election MUMBAI: India’s financial capital Mumbai began voting when six-week national elections resumed on Monday, with much... Updated 20 May, 2024 01:40pm
World India begins voting in fifth phase as Mumbai, Gandhi family boroughs head to polls MUMBAI: India began voting in the fifth phase of its mammoth general elections on Monday, with seats in the... Published 20 May, 2024 10:35am
World India poll watchdog’s inaction lets PM Modi commit ‘brazen’ violations, opposition says NEW DELHI: India’s opposition said the nation’s election commission was allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to... Published 11 May, 2024 01:03pm
World India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from Raebareli too NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party said on Friday that Rahul Gandhi, the face of the party and its... Published 03 May, 2024 11:06am
World India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:42pm
World India votes in second election phase as Modi vs Gandhi contest heats up BENGALURU/NOIDA: India voted on Friday in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister... Published 26 Apr, 2024 06:01pm
World 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 Congress pledges to step up affirmative action if voted back to power NEW DELHI: India’s opposition Congress party promised on Friday to lift a cap on affirmative action for marginalised... Published 05 Apr, 2024 01:50pm
World Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India election NEW DELHI: Thousands of supporters thronged India’s most prominent opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during a campaign... Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:20pm
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