Bharatiya Janata Party

PM’s overconfidence and missteps partly blamed for devastating second wave

PM defeated in West Bengal as voters send message over handling of coronavirus crisis

Police clamp down as citizens complain of oxygen shortages and pyres run out of wood

Modi is drawing flak for proceeding with construction of new parliament buildings

Lengthy queues at crematoriums and burial grounds across the country as bodies pile up outside

Disha Ravi charged with sedition over claims she edited and shared ‘toolkit’ on farmer protests

Crowds protest against celebrities weighing in on issue that has inflamed India

Indian farmers protesting against new agriculture laws vow to continue as clampdown begins

Thousands of farmers descended on New Delhi to protest Modi’s agricultural reforms

Once condemned as traitor, Nathuram Godse is being venerated as a misunderstood patriot

Special government trains to ease suffering played significant role in spreading virus across the country

India’s supreme court handed site to Hindus last year in culmination of complex dispute

Experts say unfolding disaster exacerbated by mistimed lockdown ordered by Narendra Modi

PM’s image undamaged as Bharatiya Janata party proves adept at deflecting blame

For three decades the armies of the two most populous countries have been patrolling a disputed border in the Himalayas

Experts fear country’s caseload could reach 1m in several weeks if virus is not curbed

Economists and social activists say the country is facing a severe humanitarian crisis unless desperate workers can start earning again or receive government aid

Warning of going ‘backwards by 21 years’ if mismanaged as 1.3 billion start to self-isolate

Bloodshed blamed on Hindu extremism flourishing under Narendra Modi’s rule

Since the passage of Citizenship Amendment Act, India has been torn by riots

42 dead and neighbourhoods trashed after clashes between Muslim and Hindu communities

Uneasy calm follows sectarian violence over citizenship law that critics say is biased against Muslims

US president attends 110,000-strong rally at in Ahmedabad with Indian PM Narendra Modi

Ahmedabad takes action before US president’s arrival as opposition criticises ‘slave mentality’

Controversial new law seen as unconstitutional by opposition, causing months of protest

Industry that has long supported India’s PM and pro-Hindu agenda begins risky rebellion

Ruling pressurises Modi government to restore order in Kashmir valley by re-establishing online access

Dozens badly hurt after attackers with rods and sticks struck Jawaharlal Nehru University

Prime minister’s party concedes defeat in assembly elections in Jharkhand state

Complainant attempted suicide and lost two relatives when truck crashed into car she was in

Controversial Citizenship Amendment Act triggers violent protests across the country

Divisive citizenship law the latest step in Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist drive

Demonstrations on at least 15 university campuses over Bill favouring non-Muslims

Activists say path to citizenship protects Hindus and Christians but not Muslims

Protesters claim Bill will attract illegal migrants amid curfew and internet shutdown

Activists claim law’s exclusion of Muslims undermines India’s secular constitution

Widespread approval after men shot at scene of crime as activists question justification

Move’s exclusion of undocumented Muslim immigrants angers Opposition leaders

New Delhi Letter: Cow safaris and ambulances among schemes promoted by ruling BJP

Narendra Modi aims to stimulate economic growth after insurgency and 70,000 deaths