‘Soul of the king’: Can India’s coming election be rigged? | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India – As he launched the main Indian opposition alliance’s election campaign in the middle of March, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi hit…
Democracy on a Grand Scale: navigating India’s 2024 general elections
India's upcoming general elections, commencing on April 19, have attracted global attention as they represent the world's most intricate electoral exercise, courtesy of its position…
India’s media – captured and censored | TV Shows
Across almost every form of media in India – social, broadcast and print – Narendra Modi and the BJP hold sway. With India amid a…
At JNU, student ‘flame flickers’ against India’s Modi before national vote | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India – A Bollywood film called JNU will be released across India next week. The tagline on its publicity posters asks: “Can one…
Goals not guns: How a girls football team in India’s Manipur beats violence | Football
Andro, India – Smart in her neon blue jacket and bright red sneakers, Hemarani slips out of the large thatched-roof mud hut and stands squinting…
India’s Bengaluru fast running out of water – and it’s not summer yet | Water News
Bengaluru, the city of lavish headquarters of multiple global software companies in southern India, is drying up. Residents say they are facing the worst water…
‘Dead democracy’: Will Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest unite India’s opposition? | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India – The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by India’s financial crime investigation agency on Thursday night has triggered near-unanimous condemnation…
Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’? | India Election 2024 News
Mumbai, India – Loud chants and songs on justice echoed around Shivaji Park in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, as thousands of people gathered at the iconic…
Why is India’s Modi pushing for simultaneous elections? Who would gain? | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India – India has moved a step towards holding simultaneous elections for parliament, state legislatures and local bodies that could end the country’s…
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is a devious anti-Muslim dog whistle | India Election 2024
India moved a step closer to formalising itself as a majoritarian country with the announcement of the rules to operationalise the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA),…
India’s Modi government rushes to regulate AI ahead of national elections | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India — The Indian government has asked tech companies to seek its explicit nod before publicly launching “unreliable” or “under-tested” generative AI models…
Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News
The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was…
India’s opposition slams gov’t as top election official quits ahead of vote | India Election 2024 News
Arun Goel’s resignation leaves the poll body with only one of three mandated officials to conduct the election, due by May. India’s main opposition party…
‘Most vexing’ test: Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi? | Politics News
Islamabad, Pakistan — It was a brief, formal exchange. On March 5, two days after Shehbaz Sharif became Pakistan’s 24th prime minister, his Indian counterpart posted…
Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers: Revamping India’s Neighbourhood Policy
India’s foreign policy landscape of today faces the challenge of navigating an increasingly complex and dynamic neighbourhood problem brought on by geopolitics and China’s growing…
At least eight people injured in blast at cafe in India’s Bengaluru | Police News
Investigators suspect the bomb was an improvised device. The reason for the blast is yet to be determined. At least eight people have been injured…
India’s Urban Company revolutionised gig work for women. Then it bled them | Business and Economy
Bengaluru, India — After years of working at a salon in Bengaluru, Shakeela Banu made a major life change in 2018 and joined Urban Company…
India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News
The BJP government says the law allowed child marriages, but Muslim leaders allege the move is aimed at polarising voters ahead of election. The Indian…
Ameen Sayani: India’s ‘king of radio’ signs off | Media
New Delhi, India — For three generations of Indians, Bollywood and radio meant one name: Ameen Sayani. On Tuesday, the voice that entered the homes of…
Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election | Elections News
New Delhi, India — As voters queued up early morning on November 30 last year to vote in legislative elections to choose the next government…