Poll conducted with tight security involves 166 million eligible electors, 187,000 voting booths and 1.8 million administrative personnel
Bharatiya Janata Party
Opposition parties say renaming of Mughal gardens in New Delhi’s Presidential Palace a move by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government to ‘rewrite history’
Karnataka ruling could set national precedent and further marginalise Muslims, critics say
In the lower house of the Indian national parliament the share of MPs facing criminal cases rose from 24% in 2004 to 43% in 2019
Voters in Uttar Pradesh concerned about economy but ruling BJP keeps focus on religion
Across India, anti-Christian forces grow stronger by the day – and they have many faces
Crack down on Missionaries of Charity as Modi’s government tightens restrictions on NGOs and charities
Indian PM to repeal laws after sit-in protests in which more than 600 protesters died
Truth behind claims Pegasus spyware used for illegal surveillance set to be uncovered
Extravagant programme of events criticised as effort to halt slide in PM’s popularity
Shops have reopened in Delhi and Mumbai, but are permitted to function on alternate days only
Only three per cent of the country’s 1.3bn people have been fully vaccinated to date
Footage of some 100 suspected Covid victims in river goes viral as oxygen shortages go on
PM accused of indifference in face of coronavirus disaster as he campaigned in state elections
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