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India’s Congress files complaint with EC against BJP chief, others

India’s Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) yesterday sought the Election Commission (EC) to initiate action against BJP’s president J P Nadda and other senior leaders for allegedly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by posting a video on social media intimidating members of SC and ST community not to vote for a particular candidate.
5 May 2024

Trudeau, Jaishankar's first reactions to 3 Indians' arrest over Nijjar murder

Canada is a rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in his first reaction to the arrest of three Indian nationals in connection with the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
5 May 2024

One Indian soldier killed in 'ambush by militants' in Jammu and Kashmir

One soldier was killed and four injured as an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district was ambushed on Saturday, three weeks before polling in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency
5 May 2024

Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election

Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India's election, with fake clips involving two top aides of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress party
5 May 2024

India lifts ban on onion export amid polls in Maharashtra

India yesterday removed the ban on onion exports subject to a minimum export price of $550 per tonne, a decision that can help boost the income of a large section of farmers and comes amidst Lok Sabha polls in key producing regions, including the state of Maharashtra.
4 May 2024

Doctored Video: Indian police arrest Congress social media chief

Indian police said yesterday they had arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over accusations he doctored a widely shared video during an ongoing national election.
4 May 2024

India waits for details on arrests in Canada

India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh leader last year, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said yesterday.
4 May 2024

India FM rejects Joe Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ comment

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected US President Joe Biden’s comment that “xenophobia” was hobbling the South Asian nation’s economic growth,
4 May 2024

Rahul to contest polls from family borough

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced yesterday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates.
3 May 2024

India election: Rahul to contest from Rae Bareli, a Gandhi family bastion

Ending days of suspense, India’s opposition party Congress today announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh
3 May 2024

High security in India's Manipur on anniversary of ethnic clashes

Security forces were on heightened alert in India's troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Friday, the first anniversary of the start of clashes between the majority Meitei community and tribal Kukis that have killed at least 220 people
3 May 2024

Low turnout a worry for Modi’s campaign

A lower turnout so far in India’s long general election has rattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign managers, raising into question whether his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies can achieve the landslide victory predicted by opinion polls just one month ago.
2 May 2024

India lodges protest against China’s construction in Shaksgam Valley

India has registered its protest with China against their “illegal attempts to alter facts” in connection with Beijing’s construction activities in the Shaksgam Valley, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
2 May 2024

India widens spices crackdown with nationwide checks on all manufacturers

The agency added checks would also be made for any presence of ethylene oxide, whose use is banned in India, and "appropriate actions will be initiated as fit" after testing was completed.
2 May 2024

India's Godrej family agrees to split 127-year-old conglomerate into two

India's Godrej family has decided to restructure its shareholding in the conglomerate to operate as two entities, Godrej Enterprises and Godrej Industries, according to a filing late on Tuesday
1 May 2024

BJP invites AL to observe polls situation in India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited Awami League to observe the overall preparation and campaign taken for the national elections in India
1 May 2024

Modi urges BJP nominees to get more voters to polls following lower turnout

A week before voting in the third phase of India's long-drawn parliamentary elections on May 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written letters to BJP candidates asking them to encourage more people to vote as he seeks a rare third tenure
1 May 2024

Khalistan slogans at event attended by Trudeau

India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner yesterday and expressed “deep concern and strong protest” after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were raised at an event addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
29 April 2024

Inheritance tax cannot remove inequality

Taxing people’s inheritance cannot address inequality and has “never removed poverty”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told The Times of India newspaper, alleviating fears that such a tax could be imposed if he returns to power after the elections.
29 April 2024

It's not polarisation to show that Congress has violated the constitution: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview published today that he was not resorting to communal polarisation by showing that Congress violated the constitution by enacting laws to provide reservations on the basis of religion
29 April 2024