Modi Boosts Grip On Power With Alliance In Scandal-Hit India State
A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to form a ...
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India’s Kovind To Be Sworn In As President
Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as India's president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit ...
India Gets New President From Bottom of Hindu Caste System
Ram Nath Kovind was elected India's new president Thursday, the second time since independence a head of state has been ...
UN Envoy Tells India To Get A Sense of Humour Over Modi Meme
Comedian and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a ...
UN Envoy Lilly Singh Calls On India To Show Comic Tolerance
Comic and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a ...
India Votes For Next President From Lowest Dalit Caste
Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in ...
India To Get Head of State From Lowest Caste
India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as "untouchables" ...
Indian Police File Case Over ‘insulting’ Modi Meme
Indian police have filed a defamation case against a group of comedians accused of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ...
India’s Top Court Stays Controversial Cattle Slaughter Ban
India's top court on Tuesday stayed a nationwide ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of ...
Indian Lab Develops ‘beef Detection Kits’
A government-run laboratory in western India has developed portable "beef detection kits" that will allow police to quickly determine whether ...
Mumbai Ups Purge of British Names From Railway Stations
Indian authorities are moving to strip Mumbai's railway stations of their British names, an official said Friday, as leaders seek ...
Modi Set To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel
Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing ...
Killing People Over Cows ‘not Acceptable’, Says India’s Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned on Thursday a string of murders targeting minorities under the pretext of protecting cows, ...
India’s Modi Condemns Killings In Name of Cow Worship
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned murder in the name of protecting cows, which are worshipped by the ...
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Muslim Teen’s Murder
Indian police said Thursday they have arrested four people over the murder of a 15-year-old boy on a train, the ...
India Mob Kills Muslim Teen In Beef Row, One Arrested
Indian police on Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on ...
Cow Vigilantes Arrested For Assault On Indian Officials
Eight men have been arrested for violently ambushing a government convoy transporting cows in northwest India, police said Tuesday, the ...
India Opposition Leader Gandhi Arrested Amid Farmers Protest
Indian police on Thursday briefly arrested leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi as he tried to reach farmers striking in Madhya ...
India’s Meat Exporters Take Hit Amid Cow Protection Drive
Indian buffalo meat exports plunged more than 10 percent in April, new trade figures show, with traders blaming a campaign ...
Indian Court Suspends Controversial Cow Slaughter Ban
An Indian court Tuesday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of cattle ...