NEW DELHI: Once dismissed as an "empty suit", perennial Indian premier-in-waiting Rahul Gandhi emerged from his third consecutive election defeat with his reputation enhanced and his party back from the political wilderness. But analysts are divided on whether the 54-year-old – a scion of a dynasty
LAHORE: A rare exchange of greetings took place between three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif and India’s newly reelected Prime Minister Narendra Modi on popular social media site X. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz congratulated Modi on his election as the
AYODHYA: The Modi government's strategy of leveraging religious sentiment for electoral gain faced a historic setback in Ayodhya. Despite the recent inauguration of the Ram temple on the site of the Babri Masjid, the people of Ayodhya rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) politics, electing
NEW DELHI: India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to the national election as too weak and fragmented to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his powerful Hindu nationalist governing party. It scored a stunning comeback, slowing the Modi juggernaut
NEW DELHI: Lack of jobs, high inflation and falling income in India led voters to rein in support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the general election where his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win a majority, according to a survey. However, Modi's leadership was
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be sworn-in for a record-equalling third term on June 8, after key allies pledged their continued support a day after a humbling election verdict that saw his party lose its majority in parliament. Modi, a populist
NEW DELHI: Former prime minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, 91, appealed to Punjab voters in the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election - to make the most of a "final chance to ensure our democracy and Constitution are protected from repeated assaults
FIROZPUR/KOLKATA: India voted on Saturday in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer heat in many parts, as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challengers said they would win the polls centred mostly on inequality and religion. The seven-phase vote,
KHADOOR SAHIB: A jailed Sikh separatist leader is contesting India's general election from prison and drawing good support, his campaign managers said, in what could become a concern for New Delhi which has sought to stamp out any revival of Sikh militancy. Amritpal Singh, 31, is
SRINAGAR: India's Modi government is under scrutiny once again for its treatment of minorities in Occupied Kashmir, particularly the Muslim community. The government's recent announcement regarding eligibility for government jobs has sparked outrage and accusations of discrimination. Home Minister Amit Shah's statement, indicating that family members