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Weakened Modi names coalition cabinet as allies start making unhappy noises
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoNarendra Modi allocated portfolios to his ministers on Monday and managed to keep the traditionally...
Modi sets out his claim to form a new Indian government as coalition talks drag on
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoNarendra Modi was formally elected on Friday as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...
Government panel recommends India hold simultaneous state, national elections
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoA government-appointed panel on Thursday recommended India hold elections to state assemblies and...
UK negotiators fly to India in last-ditch effort to seal free-trade deal
The Guardian via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoExclusive: Team will try to resolve goods and services issues amid fears Delhi is holding out for a...
Rape survivor, 12, ‘ignored’ as she goes door-to-door seeking help in India
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoA 12-year-old rape survivor in India went door-to-door seeking help but was shooed away, according...
Outcry in India after man filmed urinating on tribal worker
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoPolice have arrested a man in India on suspicion of urinating on a tribal worker, after a video of...
Indian security forces battle Kashmir militants after killing of Hindu
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoIndian security forces shot dead two militants in Kashmir on Tuesday during a 12-hour battle in the disputed region in which a soldier was also killed, the chief of police said. The battle occurred ...
India elects first president from tribal community
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoMUMBAI (Reuters) -Lawmakers chose India's first president from the country's tribal communities on Thursday, which could boost the appeal of Prime...
Droupadi Murmu becomes India’s first tribal woman president
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoWhile her election bodes well for tribal representation, analysts say there will be little impact on...
Droupadi Murmu: Tribal woman from ruling party likely to be India’s next president
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoA tribal leader is emerging to be the frontrunner in India’s presidential race as hundreds of...