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India’s Parliament passes changes to information law despite protests
NEW DELHI: India’s Parliament yesterday passed an amendment to the right to information law despite protests from activists who say the changes would diminish the independence of the commissioners who administer it. The Right to Information Act, enacted in 2005,
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Congress Party in doldrums after Gandhi’s resignation
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of India’s Congress Party after losing a second general election to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an aide said yesterday, as the party faces its worst crisis in
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India jails three for life over child rape-murder
PATHANKOT: A court in north India jailed three men for life on Monday over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl that stirred nationwide outrage and religious tension. The case illustrated India’s appalling record on violence against women
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BJP chief Shah touted as India’s next finance minister
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to name Amit Shah, the chief of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the nation’s new finance minister after taking his oath of office for the second term on
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Modi to start second term without aide Arun Jaitley
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take his oath of office today along with his ministers. However, he suffered at the start of his second term when key aide and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley opted out of the government.
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BJP and NDA wins Lok Sabha with 348 seats
NEW DELHI: India’s most powerful yet divisive leader, Narendra Modi is headed for another five-year term in the Lok Sabha as the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 348 seats. On its own, BJP won 303
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Political analyst: Rahul Gandhi’s failure led to BJP’s victory
PUCHONG: New Delhi based political scientist Harjeet Singh Arora blamed the failure of Rahul Gandhi and the Indian National Congress (INC) for the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led alliance today. “Narendra Modi ran for the elections based
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Anxious Indian Muslims fear Modi 2.0
At their usual evening gathering, six retired Muslim academics outdo each other with gloomy predictions if Narendra Modi is re-elected prime minister in India’s polls ending Sunday. “We are one step away from being turned into second-class citizens,” Mohiuddin Azad
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4 key things to know about India’s elections
Some 900 million voters in India will begin casting their votes to elect a new government. It’s the world’s largest democratic election, and the stakes are incredibly high: Voters will ultimately get to decide whether India remains a secular nation,
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NaMo TV crisis: BJP’s Amit Shah and Narendra Modi can be prosecuted
INDIA POLLS NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra could be prosecuted as the ruling party flouted election laws and broadcast laws since the Election Commission characterised NaMo TV channel as political advertising.
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