India's BJP-backed candidate Kovind wins presidential election NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind, a low-caste politician backed by the ruling coalition, won India's presidential election on Thursday, tightening the governing alliance's hold on positions of power. India's constitution provides a largely ceremonial... Women 20 Jul, 2017
India begins presidential vote count, BJP candidate Kovind frontrunner NEW DELHI: India began counting votes for its next president on Thursday with the ruling coalition's candidate, Ram Nath Kovind, clear favourite to win the largely ceremonial post, extending the government's control of top jobs. Some 4,800... Women 20 Jul, 2017
India's BJP picks cabinet minister Naidu for vice-president NEW DELHI: India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Cabinet minister M. Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice president, senior officials have said, choosing a southerner to boost its political standing in a region where it lacks a... Women 18 Jul, 2017
India parliament elects president, BJP-backed candidate favourite NEW DELHI: India's parliament began voting on Monday for a new president in an election likely to be won by a candidate backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tightening its grip over top political positions. Ram Nath Kovind's... Women 17 Jul, 2017
India set to crown candidate with Hindu nationalist roots as next president NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers are set to elect the country's next president, drawn from the main Hindu nationalist group, in a vote on Monday, tightening the control of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing associates on positions of... Women 15 Jul, 2017
Indian environment minister dies; was to have decided on GM crop NEW DELHI: India's environment minister died on Thursday, depriving Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of a key figure as it considers whether to approve the country's first genetically modified food crop. Anil Madhav Dave, 60, died... Women 18 May, 2017
Hardline Hindu youth call the shots on streets of northern India UNNAO: One recent afternoon, dozens of young Hindu men, swords drawn and saffron scarves draped around their necks, rode motorcycles through a Muslim neighborhood near the capital of India's most populous state and chanted "Hail Lord... Women 18 Apr, 2017
Indian Hindu party crackdown on abattoirs spreads, stoking Muslim unease Fears of meat shortages, disruption of exports mount Muslim body considers legal recourse Muslims working in meat industry fearful for jobs MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: A crackdown on unlicensed abattoirs in India's most populous state has spread... Women 30 Mar, 2017
Hardline priest's elevation a sign Modi is moving toward Hindu India Yogi Adityanath becomes chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Hardline priest has history of agitation against Muslims BJP fields no Muslim candidates; faces charge of majoritarianism PM Modi promises "New India" as he targets re-election in... Women 19 Mar, 2017
Indian PM's camp seeks support from unlikely quarter: Muslim women DEOBAND: When Narendra Modi stood before faithful followers in October, on a stage swathed in the saffron colors of his Hindu nationalist movement, the Indian leader made an unexpected overture. "It is the responsibility of the government and... Women 19 Dec, 2016
Modi sees election danger in India's 'Dalit Queen' LUCKNOW: When Amit Shah, president of Narendra Modi's ruling party, meets with the Indian prime minister, he is sometimes asked a question he struggles to answer: "What is behenji thinking?" By "behenji", or "older sister", Modi means Mayawati,... Women 24 Oct, 2016
After lifetime with the poor, Mother Teresa speeds to sainthood VATICAN CITY: Affectionately called the "saint of the gutters" during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, just 19 years after her death. A Nobel peace prize winner,... Women 01 Sep, 2016
