Narendra Modi’s popularity slips as Covid crisis hammers India
PM accused of indifference in face of coronavirus disaster as he campaigned in state elections
PM accused of indifference in face of coronavirus disaster as he campaigned in state elections
Lengthy queues at crematoriums and burial grounds across the country as bodies pile up outside
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PM’s image undamaged as Bharatiya Janata party proves adept at deflecting blame
Experts fear country’s caseload could reach 1m in several weeks if virus is not curbed
Demonstrations on at least 15 university campuses over Bill favouring non-Muslims
Scores of civilians injured in protests in weeks since India revoked region’s autonomy
Once-dominant party ruled by Nehru-Gandhi dynasty suffered election thrashing
Head of the Hindu nationalist party led gruelling and pugnacious election campaign
Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is first to get majority in parliament since 1984
Polls from leading news channels project victory for ruling Hindu nationalist alliance
Some 900m citizens entitled to vote and 10% of world’s population are expected to
High turnout reported in elections billed as the country’s most important in decades
Narendra Modi on course for victory in what has been dubbed a battle ‘for India’s soul’
Month-long poll involving 900m eligible voters to deliver judgment on divisive PM
Islamabad claims it captured one Indian pilot after his aircraft was shot down
Campaigns under way reveal vicious rhetoric in appeal to electorate of 900 million voters
PM Narenda Modi called ‘the Führer’ by opposition Rahul Gandhi for poor jobs figures
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, reporting to brother
Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party ‘revived’ ahead of next year’s national poll
Lawyer for victim’s family says she has received death threats for taking the case
Outrage mounts following alleged gang rape and murder of eight-year-old girl
Circulating currency cut by 86%, with catastrophic effect on tourism and cash dependent businesses
Authorities say no permission was given for pyrotechnic show at temple in Kerala state
Almost 100 newly elected lawmakers from winning BJP battling charges
Thousands of people shower incoming leader with rose petals during visit to holy city of Varanasi
BJP on track for first parliamentary majority by single party in 30 years
BJP leader’s modern campaign has beaten rival Rahul Gandhi from the Congress party
Significant swing towards BJP-led alliance as India’s five-week election comes to an end
Election etiquette has been abandoned as final phase of voting approaches
Outright majority not certain with results due on May 16th
Election watchdog says 15% of those running for election in India face criminal charges
BJP leader acknowledges arranged marriage abandoned soon after wedding 45 years ago
110 million people eligible to vote in 11 of India’s 28 states, in third phase of poll
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