BJP leader held for sexually harassing minor Dalit girl in Karnataka (Siasat)
By News Desk
In a shocking incident, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of the Kalya gram panchayat, Santhosh Puthran, was arrested by the...
32% Men, 1% Women Consume Tobacco In J&K: NHFS-5 Data (Kashmir Observer)
By KNO
Srinagar- Approximately 32 percent of men and one percent of women in Jammu and Kashmir consume tobacco, with cigarettes being the predominant product, according...
Suspected of being thief, man lynched in Naubatpur area (Times of India)
By Faryal Rumi
Patna: A 27-year-old man died while another sustained severe injuries after both were allegedly beaten up by villagers on suspicion of being thieves at...
Why Is the RSS Distancing Itself From the BJP? (The Diplomat)
By Sudha Ramachandran
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), have stepped up efforts to beef up...
As Indian voting wraps up, reports of electoral irregularities mount (Washington Post)
By Gerry Shih and Anant Gupta
SURAT, India — As India wraps up a seven-week-long marathon election, reports of irregularities have reached a level not seen in...
In a remote Indian state, trading cash and gifts for votes is an open...
By Omkar Khandekar
ITANAGAR, Arunachal Pradesh — Actors perform a play at a crowded marketplace. "Here come the elections," they sing to an audience of...
Darker days lay ahead for opposition, minorities after India’s election (Al Jazeera)
By Somdeep Sen
For many commentators, an unequivocal victory for Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the foregone conclusion of...
