Actress to Take on Congress Scion in Parliamentary Race
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party named an actress to challenge Rahul Gandhi in his home district in Uttar Pradesh, while it chose to pit a Supreme Court lawyer against Sonia Gandhi of the Congress...
View ArticleU.S. Envoy Resigns, but Grievances Linger in New Delhi
Indian diplomats have begun a series of investigations into the American Embassy School, the United States duty-free commissary and the American Community Support Association, a recreational club for...
View ArticleImage of the Day: April 2
Saina Nehwal, an Indian badminton player, during the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2014 tournament in New Delhi.
View ArticleBharatiya Janata Party Emphasizes Infrastructure and Jobs in Manifesto
The party focused on what it called the five T’s: tradition, talent, technology, tourism and trade.
View ArticleA Primer on India’s Parliamentary Elections
What a reader needs to know about the 2014 elections for the Lok Sabha, or lower house of Parliament.
View ArticleSetting Up an Election in the World’s Largest Democracy
The chief electoral officer in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, said the enormous task is "not an ordinary job, but a mission."
View ArticleHow the Aam Aadmi Party Lost Its Way
After a surprising victory in the Delhi State elections, a series of strategic mistakes have arrested what at one point seemed the party’s irresistible momentum.
View ArticleImage of the Day: April 10
Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Congress party's election campaign, cast his vote in New Delhi.
View ArticleIndia’s Biggest Election Day
In the country’s fifth and largest phase of polling, 12 states went to vote, with more than one-fifth of the parliamentary seats up for grabs.
View ArticleA Fractured Vote in Old Delhi Market
Chandni Chowk is one among the seven constituencies in the nation’s capital that make up the state of Delhi, which is seen as a potential bellwether for the national elections.
View ArticleImage of the Day: April 21
HTC, a company based in Taiwan, unveiled new smartphones at a function in New Delhi.
View ArticleElection Watchdog Fights Lonely Battle on Paid News Coverage
Paying for media coverage is one of the biggest threats to a clean voting process in India because it is not only extremely difficult to police, it’s also perfectly legal.
View ArticleElection-Season Spoofs Thrive in Social Media
Young local comedians are taking their jokes about political leaders and the media circus to the growing number of social media users in India.
View ArticleLegal Fight Over Nursery School Admissions Keeps Delhi Kids at Home
New preschoolers are not allowed to attend school until the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court resolve the messiness that resulted when the state government revamped regulations to make admissions...
View ArticleImage of the Day: May 8
A man wearing a mask of Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial nominee of the Bharatiya Janata Party, at a protest in New Delhi.
View ArticleDenials Follow Latest Report on New Delhi’s Pollution
Indian government officials insist that the capital's air pollution is not as bad as reports say.
View ArticleImage of the Day: May 13
A man after taking a dip in the sacred Yamuna River in the national capital.
View ArticleLawmakers’ Real Powers Can’t Match Voters’ Local Expectations
What many voters don’t realize is that their representatives in Parliament actually have very little power over local-level problems like potholes or drainage systems.
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