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India's election was an eye-opener for struggling democracies
Modi now relies on two more secular regional leaders, political tacticians who could potentially outmanoeuvre the Modi-Shah duo.
Just not cricket: Indian politicians bat for power
Cricket is more than just a game in India: critics accuse ruling-party politicians and the sport's closely linked mega-rich board of exploiting its huge popularity for electoral advantage.
Can India’s Oldest Party Reinvent Itself?
For the first time in nearly 25 years, Congress will elect a president who is not a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
Congress claims main accused in Udaipur beheading “BJP member”, BJP says “fake news”
India’s main opposition Congress today (July 2, 2022) referred to some media reports claiming a link between Riyaz Akhtari, the main accused in the beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur town, and local BJP leaders. BJP has dismissed the claim as “fake”.
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi summoned for questioning in money laundering case
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) today summoned opposition Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and her son, lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper, officials said.
‘AAP supporting Rohingyas and Bangladeshis’ says Delhi BJP Chief
Protests today erupted in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, which was a key centre of a prolonged agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019-20, as hundreds of people opposed the local civic body’s anti-encroachment drive armed with bulldozers in presence of heavy police deployment.
Congress votes to end shutdown, funding bill heads to Trump
Congress put the US government back in business by voting to end a three-day shutdown, as President Donald Trump claimed victory in his standoff with Democrats in Washington.
Rahul Gandhi officially named Congress chief
Rahul Gandhi is set to take over as the chief of Congress, with the party today formally announcing his election as the party president.
Challenge before Rahul Gandhi
Political parties all over the world have come to be closed shops. What is known as the “High Command” usually dictates on who will be installed as the president. Rahul Gandhi has been “elected” as the Congress president.
How to read the State Assembly elections results in India?
The recent elections to four Indian states and one union territory are being interpreted by many as the march of the BJP and the decline of the Congress party.
The receding of the Congress tide
The pattern of voting and the places where the BJP has won show that the party has uprooted a well-entrenched Congress. What it means in real terms is not the success of the BJP's ideology but people's exasperation over corruption in the Congress.
Indian Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata, Jayalalithaa set to retain power, BJP takes Assam
For the first time in India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears all set to form government in the northern state of Assam.
Huge FIFA fund beckons BFF
The Bangladesh Football Federation is set to get more financial assistance from the FIFA as the 66th Congress of the world's game governing body decided to double the current expenditure fund and provide additional development fund to its member associations.
Trump and Clinton win New York primaries
Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential primary in New York while Hillary Clinton has triumphed in the Democratic race.
Brazil set for close impeachment vote
Brazil's lower house of Congress is due to hold a crucial vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts for political gains.
Brazil's Rousseff makes last-minute bid for support
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has held last-minute talks with lawmakers - a day before Congress votes on whether to impeach her.
Obama imposes new N Korea sanctions
President Obama has signed off new expanded sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear programme, weeks after it launched a long-range rocket.
Bangladesh in a state of chaos: Matt Salmon
Chairman of the Subcommittee of Asia and the Pacific Rep Matt Salmon has stated that Bangladesh is in a state of chaos.
Rahul returns to India after mysterious sabbatical
Rahul Gandhi returns to India after 56-day sabbatical which raised questions on his leadership of the party struggling to find its feet after a string of major electoral setbacks.