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From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?

5 May 2024 3:42 am
Top India opposition official held over edited video

The Congress Party official denies doctoring a video featuring India's interior minister.

4 May 2024 7:30 pm
Bollywood meets ballots: Reel and real in Indian elections

Critics says a slew of new films points to an emerging genre that aligns with the ruling BJPs ideology.

4 May 2024 4:12 am
Japan calls Biden migrant comments 'unfortunate'

The US President called Japan, China, India and Russia xenophobic because they did not welcome immigration.

4 May 2024 3:11 am
The quiet, feared strategist behind Modis rise

Indias PM is eyeing a record third term - his home minister is the brains behind his election wins.

3 May 2024 5:42 am
Bomb hoax shuts nearly 100 schools in Delhi

Officials say no bombs were found when the schools were searched and an investigation is on.

1 May 2024 1:05 pm
Australia sidesteps reports it expelled Indian spies

The government talks up its ties with Delhi despite reports about a 2020 counter-intelligence operation.

1 May 2024 11:21 am
India's economy: The good, bad and ugly in six charts

India has one of the world's fastest growing economies but the benefits are yet to fully reach the poorest.

1 May 2024 5:10 am
Pant to make India return at T20 World Cup

Rishabh Pant is set to return to international cricket for the first time since a serious car crash after being picked in India's T20 World Cup squad.

30 Apr 2024 4:53 pm
Indian MP's 'sex abuse' tapes spark outrage

Prajwal Revanna, an MP from the southern state of Karnataka, is accused of sexually assaulting several women.

30 Apr 2024 11:49 am
'Invisible in our own country': Being Muslim in Modi's India

Since Narendra Modi's BJP took power in 2014, India's 200 million Muslims have faced turmoil.

29 Apr 2024 4:30 am
Indian students have died in the US the community wants answers

A spate of unconnected deaths of Indian students in the US has set off safety concerns within the community.

27 Apr 2024 4:33 am
Surgery for Indian woman who inhaled nose pin

A doctor who removed the pin from Varsha Sahu's lung last month described it as an extremely rare case.

26 Apr 2024 11:39 am
Why India's household savings are at a 47-year-low

Indians, traditionally known as avid savers, are now stashing away less money and borrowing more.

26 Apr 2024 7:29 am
The cricket pitches shipped from Australia to the US

How some of the pitches being used at the men's T20 World Cup have been grown in Australia and transported to co-hosts the USA.

25 Apr 2024 1:02 pm
Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city

Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.

25 Apr 2024 11:36 am
Family of nurse on death row in Yemen to seek pardon

Indian nurse Nimisha Priya will be executed unless the victim's family accepts lood money to pardon her.

23 Apr 2024 2:46 pm
Diabetic Delhi leader finally gets insulin jab in jail

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he had been repeatedly asking Tihar prison authorities for insulin.

23 Apr 2024 1:57 pm
India opposition criticises Modi for 'hate speech'

The Indian PM's comments come as campaigning in the general elections gathers pace.

22 Apr 2024 1:05 pm
'My hell in Myanmar cyber slavery camp'

Ravi was held in a labour camp run by Chinese-speaking gangsters, forced to run romance scams.

21 Apr 2024 5:23 am
In pictures: India votes in the world's biggest election

Tens of millions of Indians have voted on the first day of a general election that end on 1 June.

19 Apr 2024 6:09 pm
Worlds biggest election kicks off as India votes

Millions of Indians are queuing up to cast their ballot in the first of the seven-phase election.

19 Apr 2024 6:48 am
The Indian yoga guru facing flak over 'natural cures'

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali is criticised by India's top court for making false claims about its products.

18 Apr 2024 1:21 pm
The Indian election matters for the world. Heres why

Nearly a billion people are eligible to vote in Indias national election, which is set to begin on 19 April.

17 Apr 2024 12:46 pm
Sunrisers hit IPL record score for second time

Sunrisers Hyderabad break the record for the highest Indian Premier League total for the second time this season by posting 287-3.

15 Apr 2024 10:26 pm
India may soon meet its crew on ship seized by Iran

Seventeen of 25 crew members on the Israel-linked ship seized over the weekend are Indian nationals.

15 Apr 2024 1:28 pm
The migrant story shining a light on Gulf states' exploitation

The film tells the story of a kidnapped migrant worker forced into slave-like labour as a goat herder.

13 Apr 2024 3:14 am
India election: What is at stake in the world's biggest poll?

With 969 million eligible voters, India's 2024 general election will be the largest ever seen.

11 Apr 2024 9:04 pm
Indias Modi urges peace at China border

The Indian PM made the comments in a rare interview on the eve of general elections.

11 Apr 2024 3:21 pm
Elon Musk to visit India for meeting with PM Modi

The Tesla boss is expected to announce major investment plans in India as the firm faces slowing demand.

11 Apr 2024 11:00 am
The Indian men traumatised by fighting for Russia

Two men who were duped by agents into joining the war against Ukraine speak about their experiences.

11 Apr 2024 3:28 am
The new pace sensation lighting up IPL

Mayank Yadav from Delhi has been described as a child of the wind by former West Indian pacer Ian Bishop.

9 Apr 2024 2:52 am
India and Pakistan trade barbs over targeted killings

Tensions stirred after a newspaper accused India of being involved in at least 20 extrajudicial killings in Pakistan.

8 Apr 2024 2:16 pm
Moment a toddler is pulled out from a borewell in India

The two-year-old boy was trapped inside the borewell for 20 hours before he was rescued by authorities.

4 Apr 2024 3:53 pm
Top India airline to cut flights amid crew protests

Vistara has seen massive disruption in its services amid reports of pilots going on mass sick leave.

4 Apr 2024 12:21 pm
The unprecedented booing of an Indian cricket star

IPL captain Hardik Pandya is being booed by by fans in packed stadiums across the country. What is going on?

4 Apr 2024 3:07 am
India opposition MP gets bail in corruption case

Sanjay Singh, an MP of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Delhi, was arrested on money laundering allegations.

3 Apr 2024 11:09 am
Tiny Sri Lankan island sparks political row in India

India's ruling party has accused the opposition of callously giving away rights to Katchatheevu in 1974.

2 Apr 2024 1:41 pm
What will happen to the 21 sailors stranded on the Dali?

It could be weeks, if not months, before the crew, mostly Indian nationals, will be able to return home.

2 Apr 2024 2:34 am
IPL table, top run-scorers & wicket-takers

The 2024 Indian Premier League is in full swing but how is the table shaping up and who is leading the race to be top run-scorer and top wicket-taker?

1 Apr 2024 11:01 pm
India rescues citizens caught in Cambodia scams

India said it has saved and repatriated 75 citizens in the past three months, and 250 in total so far.

1 Apr 2024 12:35 pm
India gangster-politician dies after cardiac arrest

Authorities say Ansari died of a cardiac arrest but the circumstances of his death are disputed by his family.

29 Mar 2024 10:38 am
India's army of gold refiners face new competition

India has thousands of small gold refineries which are facing more competition from big players.

29 Mar 2024 4:49 am
US urges fair legal process for India opposition leader

Washington reiterated its remark hours after Delhi summoned a US diplomat over similar comments.

28 Mar 2024 11:43 am
Indians celebrate festival of colours Holi

The festival of Holi marks the triumph of good over evil.

25 Mar 2024 11:34 am
Pant makes return as Kings beat Capitals in IPL

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant makes his first appearance since December 2022 in Delhi Capitals' Indian Premier League defeat by Punjab Kings.

23 Mar 2024 11:45 pm
The maverick leader who took on India's Modi

Mr Kejriwal's arrest contrasts his anti-corruption campaign that took India by storm in 2011.

22 Mar 2024 12:06 pm
Kejriwal arrest bid to silence us: India opposition

Mr Kejriwal's arrest comes as a blow to the opposition just weeks before India's general elections.

22 Mar 2024 10:32 am
Indian region protests in freezing cold for statehood

The people of Ladakh, India's northern-most region, are demanding their own government and state.

22 Mar 2024 4:00 am
Delhi chief minister arrested over corruption claims

His party has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of playing dirty politics in the case.

21 Mar 2024 11:28 pm