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BJP secures Indian parliamentary speaker role
Al Jazeera· 20 hours agoThe governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured the position of speaker of the lower house of India’s parliament ...
India's Modi wins test of strength in parliament with election of speaker
Reuters via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoModi passed the first big political test of his third term on Wednesday as a candidate from the...
US religious freedom report notes violence against Indian minorities
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHuman rights experts say India has seen a rise in attacks on minorities under Prime Minister...
Modi’s fragile new majority passes first test with election of speaker
The Independent via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoOm Birla, a candidate from Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), defeated the opposition candidate...
Rahul Gandhi's big test as India's opposition leader
BBC via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe Congress party said Mr Gandhi would ensure the government was held to account at all times. Some observers say his appointment heralds a positive...
‘Jai Palestine’: Why an Indian MP invoked Gaza war while taking oath
Al Jazeera· 15 hours agoParliamentarians from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have...
Indian opposition chief vows lawmakers will not be silenced
AFP via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoIndia's new leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday that his lawmakers would not be...
Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoKejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, was taken into custody weeks...
The prosecution of Arundhati Roy is business as usual for the Modi government – and bad news for...
The Conversation· 7 days agoEarlier this month, Narendra Modi was elected India’s prime minister for the third consecutive time. Despite being only the second Indian prime minister...election saw Modi ...
Om Birla Triumphs: Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha in Historic Showdown | Modi, Rahul Congratulate Him
Homenewshere.com· 21 hours agoOm Birla has been elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha after a voice vote in the Lower House of...