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Indian police have detained dozens of parliamentarians from the opposition Congress party, including key leader Rahul Gandhi, as they attempted to march to the president’s house and the prime minister’s residence to protest soaring food and fuel prices and an increase in the goods and services tax (GST). Police on Friday also detained hundreds of […]
Lawmakers chose India’s first president from the country’s tribal communities on Thursday, which could boost the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party among marginalized groups ahead of the 2024 general election. Droupadi Murmu, a 64-year-old teacher turned politician, will be the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial role as head of the republic […]
A cleanliness worker was sacked from his job after he was found carrying photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in a garbage cart, officials said. According to a video, which has since gone viral on social media, the incident occurred on Saturday when a traveller from Rajasthan stopped […]
Indian police arrest five people for putting up posters criticizing Indian PM Narendra Modi. The posters were put up in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. The hoardings highlights the rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment in the country. According to police, the five people have been arrested with the ‘intention’ to defame Prime Minister Modi. Among […]
The Indian government has defended the look of the national emblem on top of the new parliament building amid criticism over its appearance. The new statue, adapted from an ancient Indian sculpture, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The 6.5m-tall cast shows four Asiatic lions mounted back-to-back on a circular disc. Critics […]
Police in India have arrested the co-founder of a fact-checking website who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Mohammed Zubair of AltNews has been accused of insulting Hindu religious beliefs on Twitter, a network of media organisations said. Opposition leaders and journalists have condemned the arrest. They said it was […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set to keep control of India’s most populous state with a big majority, according to the count on Thursday of a state assembly vote that could offer clues to the national mood before a 2024 general election. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) coalition was leading in about 250 of […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, appealing for immediate end to the violence in Ukraine. The conversation came hours after Ukraine’s urgent appeal to India for intervention. The Prime Minister’s Office said PM Modi called for “concerted efforts from all sides to return to the path of diplomatic negotiations and […]
The Indian government acquired spyware from Israel as part of a weapon purchase deal in 2017, according to a New York Times report. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government denied it bought the Israeli-made spyware, which was allegedly used to infect phones of its opponents, rights activists and journalists in India. The report published on Friday […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trapped on a flyover for 20 minutes by protesters in Punjab in what is being dubbed as a serious security lapse. Mr Modi was on his way to a memorial in the northern state when the route was blocked by protesting farmers. They were demanding the resignation of a […]
India will start administering Covid-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and other front-line workers from January 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, as cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant rise across the country. In a TV address to the nation on Saturday night, Modi also said those above 60 years of […]
An Indian man who went to court to complain about Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting himself as the face of the nation’s Covid-19 vaccination drive has walked away with a fine for “wasting” the judge’s time. India’s right-wing prime minister has been the focus of an enormous advertising blitz touting his government’s triumphs in fighting […]