Indian elections

Protesters criticise crackdown in recent years by Modi's govt on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

Prime minister reviews weather woes as country suffers under sweltering heat

Summary of two exit polls project ruling NDA could win more than 350 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliament

Votes will be counted on June 4, with PM Modi expected to win a rare third consecutive term

At campaign rallies, Modi called Muslims 'infiltrators' claiming Congress will redistribute wealth to them if it won

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party say that the tax case is not politically motivated

Prudent Electoral Trust raises $272m since 2013, donating roughly 75% to BJP, 10 times higher than Congress

BJP coalition ahead in about 250 of 403 seats in UP; Delhi's ruling party AAP set for landslide victory in Punjab

Sikh community members in India and Pakistan condemn extremist policies of BJP-led Hindu nationalist govt

Mamata Banerjee is set to be chief of West Bengal after her Trinamool Congress party won a two-thirds majority

The problem with power is that if it is not abused, it is considered insipid, bland, sterile and basically, of no use

The worst brunt of Modi’s policies has fallen on the Muslims of IoK

By not inviting Imran to attend the oath-taking ceremony, a clear signal has been given to Pakistan

On can expect positives only if India agrees to break the standoff by holding meaningful dialogue with Pakistan

Pakistan bashing, Hindutva posturing, and brazen Islamophobia became primary planks of BJP’s re-election campaign

The fundamental reason BJP has won is that it took a number of extreme steps against Muslims in almost all fields

The result of India’s General Election is bound to have a profound impact on the shape of things to come

Can the relationship between India and Pakistan be turned around

We need to handle with a lot of caution the emerging situation

Adnan Sami, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar and others congratulated the elected party for second run

Election data shows BJP set to win 302 seats; Congress suffers another humiliation

The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex index surged more than two per cent in early trading Monday

Pragya Thakur faces charges under an anti-terrorism law for plotting a bomb attack on Muslims

In a country plagued by sexual assault crimes, the lack of toilets also disproportionately affects women

The Supreme Court called the petition frivolous and an attempt to start a 'roving inquiry'

The original Communist Party of India is one of the world's oldest communist parties

Twin districts record voter turnout of 2.81pc with 300 out of 695 polling booths empty

Modi’s party has accused Gandhi of holding dual British citizenship against Indian law

A stream of other Bollywood celebrities on Monday voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai

Sadhvi, an accused in a 2008 deadly blast, claims rubbing a cow's back helps in curing blood pressure issues

188 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in 117 constituencies during the day across 15 states

Experts highlight how the religious nationalism movement created a sense of inclusion and exclusion

Srinagar remains a virtual ghost town, barely two voters have turned up in the first two hours

Votes will be counted on May 23 and the results are expected the same day

'Trevor Noah should take notes from Hasan Minhaj about how to deal with Indian politics'

In 29 rapid-fire tweets, Modi tagged cricket stars, Bollywood actors to inspire others to exercise voting rights

Pakistan needs to think out of the box, and realise what opportunities exist to address Kashmir issue

As the ruling BJP readies for battle with the newly energized Congress party-led opposition