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Kavita ChowdhurySan Francisco Chronicle |
Meanwhile, BJP governments at the center and state are doing little to halt the violence.
Instead of clamping down on those making hate speeches, Uttar Pradesh police are cracking down on journalists and fact-checkers for highlighting it.
Violence erupted early this week in the town of Sambhal when a court-monitored team visited a 16th-century mosque to see if a Hindu temple existed...
Proposed amendments to the Wakf Act will increase government regulation of the composition and function of Wakf Boards, which administer these...
Atishi, Delhi’s new chief minister, invoked a Hindu epic to justify her decision to be a seat-warmer until her mentor-leader, Arvind Kejriwal,...
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, an ally of the BJP, alleges the laddoo was laced with "animal fat."
The former Delhi chief minister’s clean image has dimmed in the wake of corruption charges. Will voters be impressed by his decision to step down?
The Supreme Court has set up a high-level National Task Force to bring in major systemic changes for the safety of healthcare workers.
There are concerns that the government wants to exercise control over what individuals tweet or write on platforms like X.
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to stay the controversial directive, which seems aimed at identifying Muslim vendors to destroy their...
‘Godman’ ‘Bhole Baba’ draws Dalits, the poor and illiterate in droves. At his recent congregation in Uttar Pradesh, 121 followers died in a...
The BJP, despite diminished numbers, rode rough-shod over the opposition to elect the controversial Om Birla as speaker of the house.
Instead of equipping existing trains with anti-collision devices, it is preoccupied with introducing "super-fast" and high-speed trains.
Even as the INDIA coalition waits for the ruling NDA to self-destruct, it will put the government under pressure in the Parliament.
In a telling blow, the BJP even lost in the constituency that includes the Ram Temple, in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Modi equates himself to the Divine to entice voters in the Indian general elections
Allegations that a key aide of AAP chief Kejriwal assaulted a female MP could cost the party the votes of women.
The Delhi chief minister’s arrest is not only perceived as evidence of the BJP government’s vindictiveness but also has triggered sympathy for...
The Diplomat meets the firebrand Indian politician on the election campaign trail in West Bengal.
With the mainstream media doubling up as cheerleaders of the Modi government, YouTubers are speaking truth to power.
The opposition has dismissed the manifesto as a "jumla patra," a document of fake promises.
Its focus on job creation, which has been among the top concerns of respondents in a recent survey, has rattled the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Possibly for the first time in a decade, Modi's government finds its image dented by revelations of corruption.
It is aimed at the communal polarization of India to solidify Hindu votes, and deflect attention away from disclosures of the government’s...
As disturbing as the assaults is the response of ministers and officials who accuse those that speak out against rape culture of defaming India.
Caught between unrealistic parental aspirations and inability to cope with academic pressure, students spiral into depression and sometimes die by...
The apex court declared the opaque electoral bonds scheme, which benefited the BJP the most, to be unconstitutional.
The movie’s claim that the Hindu deity Ram was a meat eater has raised the hackles of Hindu hardliners.
In a historic verdict, it has quashed the release of the 11 rapists of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 riots in Gujarat.
The Narendra Modi administration suspended 146 opposition members of parliament for demanding answers from the government. Then it pushed through...
But for winning the southern state of Telangana, the opposition Congress performed dismally in recent state assembly elections.