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Overseas chief of Indian opposition forced to resign mid-election over ‘different looks’ race...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe overseas head of the Indian National Congress, one of India’s main opposition parties, has...
INSIGHT-How Modi's BJP plans to win a supermajority in India's election
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoAs India votes in a six-week general election, Narendra Modi's image adorns everything from packs of rice handed out to the poor to large posters in cities and towns. His Bharatiya Janata Party ...
Modi says he is set for landslide victory as backlash grows over campaign trail ‘lies and bigotry’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoNarendra Modi has claimed that he is on the way to a “thumping victory” in India’s ongoing national...
Court ruling effectively outlaws Islamic schools in India’s most populous state
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoA court in India’s most populous state has effectively banned Islamic schools by striking down on a...
Indian state strikes down controversial colonial-era law that allowed Muslim child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoThe Indian state of Assam has repealed a colonial-era law that allowed child marriage among Muslims,...
Modi hails controversial Ram temple inauguration as breaking ‘shackles of slave mentality’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months ago‘Our Lord Ram has arrived after centuries of wait,’ says Modi at inauguration of Ram temple, a...
A rebel group in the Indian state of Assam signs a peace accord with the government
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoA rebel group that fought for decades to free India’s northeastern state of Assam from New Delhi’s...
India or Bharat? A dinner invite sparks speculation as Modi's ministers push to rebrand the country
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months agoState-issued invites sent to guests of this week’s G20 meeting referred to India's president,...
Is India about to change its name?
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months agoAn official invite for India’s G20 summit has fuelled rumours that the government is considering changing the country’s name to the Hindi word “Bharat”....
White House condemns online harassment of journalist who asked Modi a question on human rights
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoThe White House on Monday lambasted the online harassment faced by a reporter who questioned Indian...