Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Photo: Collected
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Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP, Amit Shah over Murshidabad riots

She alleged criminal elements from Bangladesh were allowed to enter India and engineer riots

Photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

Indian parliament's Lower House passes controversial bill that would change Muslim endowments

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Photo: Collected
South Asia

Modi's BJP says US State Department targeting India

Police detain a supporter of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after he was indicted in New York over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, in New Delhi, India, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Modi's party distances itself from Adani amid opposition protests

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. Photo: bdnews24
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India's BJP demands release of Chinmoy Krishna Das, threatens blockade on border

A booth-level officer helps a woman verify her name in the voting list outside a polling station during the state assembly elections, in Karnal, in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo
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India's Congress party complains to poll body over Haryana election results

A booth-level officer helps a woman verify her name in the voting list outside a polling station during the state assembly elections, in Karnal, in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo
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India PM Modi's BJP leads in vote count in Haryana, Congress ally NC in J&K: Indian TV

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel stands guard at the entrance of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
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Protesters block train tracks, buses in eastern India

BJP members rallying in West Bengal. Photo: Collected
South Asia

BJP battles low voter turnout, sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leaders

FILE PHOTO: Supporter of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend an election campaign rally addressed by Modi at Moran town in the northeastern state of Assam, India, March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika/File Photo
South Asia

How India's ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir

In his police complaint, activist Wajihudiddin Salman said Singh used vulgar language against the Prophet in a video uploaded on a YouTube channel named “Sree Ram Channel, Telangana” late on Monday night. The video was later removed. (PTI Photo)
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BJP suspends Raja Singh after his arrest over derogatory comments about Prophet

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, addresses his party supporters during an election campaign rally in Sambhal district of the northern state, India, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Pawan Kuma
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Modi's BJP wins big in India's largest state election

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a rally in Gorakhpur on Saturday. (ANI PHOTO)
South Asia

BJP again for UP, Akhilesh Yadav party 2nd, Congress in disarray: Exit polls