Confident about securing another outright majority, some leaders even said India would become a Hindu nation. The BJP also handed the first set of citizenship certificates under a new Citizenship …
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir, which then tumbled into a ravine killing at least nine people, police said on Sunday. The attack came around an …
But political observers say a sizeable chunk of India’s population is “completely put off by the narrative of communal polarisation” that the BJP promotes – with Congress and the 28 …
By Krutika Pathi and Sheikh Saaliq | Associated Press NEW DELHI — Millions of Indian voters across 93 constituencies were casting ballots on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi mounted …
By DAVID KLEPPER and KRUTIKA PATHI (Associated Press) NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
By Krutika Pathi | Associated Press NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of …
Millions of people observed the Hindu festival of Holi on Monday by dancing, sharing food and drink and showering each with coloured powders. The festival marks the arrival of spring in India, …
India on Saturday announced its six-week-long general election will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party …
As It Happens6:30India’s new citizenship law for religious minorities leaves Muslims out India is providing a fast-track to citizenship for religious minorities seeking refuge in the country — except, that …
VHP is one of several Hindu nationalist groups who detest anything to do with the Mughals, who ruled over a huge swathe of the Indian subcontinent for several centuries before …