Lok Sabha election in India: 117 polling stations for women in Mizoram

There would be 117 all-women polling stations with women polling officials and security staff for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the north eastern state of Mizoram in India.
7 April 2019

Indian election: Gandhi sibling charms but may struggle to win votes

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra became the latest member of India's storied Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to enter politics in January, but the boost she brings the opposition campaign may not turn the tide against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, polls show.
6 April 2019

Indian EC replaces Kolkata police commissioner, 3 Bengal top cops ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The Election Commission of India (EC) transfer Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma and Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Gyanwant Singh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
6 April 2019

Modi fooling people with 'lollipops'

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Bill are “two lollipops” being doled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “fool” the people of Assam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as polls campaign heated up in India.
5 April 2019

Modi fooling people of Assam: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleges the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Bill are "two lollipops" being doled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fool the people of Assam.
5 April 2019

Bollywood actress Mayoori joins Google India as Head of Industry

Former Bollywood actress Mayoori Kango, who is best remembered for the 1996 film “Papa Kehte Hain” joins Google India as its head of industry, reports the NDTV.
5 April 2019

How brand Modi plays in Indian election

If Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins this spring’s general election, as is widely expected, it will also be another massive victory for the marketing machine created to amplify Brand Modi into every Indian living room.
4 April 2019

Rahul Gandhi files nomination papers in Kerala

India’s Congress party President Rahul Gandhi files his nomination papers from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala for the coming national elections.
4 April 2019

Indian WhatsApp users can choose whether to join group chat

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp said it has rolled out a new privacy setting which will allow a user in India to choose whether or not to join a group conversation.
4 April 2019

Wahtsapp launches fake news detecting feature in India

Seeking to crack down on rumours and fake news ahead of general elections in India, social media platform WhatsApp unveils new feature 'Checkpoint Tipline' with which people can check the authenticity of information received.
2 April 2019

Google South East Asia and India VP to leave at end-April

Alphabet Inc’s Google South East Asia and India Vice-President Rajan Anandan will leave the firm at the end of April, Google Asia Pacific President Scott Beaumont says.
2 April 2019

3 Pakistan soldiers killed as India retaliates strongly to unprovoked shelling in Jammu and Kashmir

Three Pakistan Army soldiers have been killed and one injured in Rakhchikri sector of Rawalkot as Indian Army retaliated strongly to unprovoked shelling by Pakistani troops in Poonch of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that had on Monday claimed three lives, including a 5-years old girl.
2 April 2019

India’s ASAT weapons test a ‘terrible thing’, creates 400 pieces of debris: NASA

NASA says the creation of orbital debris has led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
2 April 2019

Despite being exposed, fake news thrives on social media ahead of India polls

Two weeks after a suicide bombing in Kashmir in February killed 40 Indian policemen, a Facebook user called Avi Dandiya posted a live video in which he played a recording of a call purportedly involving India's home minister, the president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and an unidentified woman.
2 April 2019

A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich-poor divide

Walls draped in lush vertical gardens and air filtered through purifiers insulate diners at a swanky New Delhi food court from the choking haze outside in one of the most polluted places on earth.
1 April 2019

Facebook removes 687 pages linked to India's Congress party ahead of polls

Facebook Inc says it is removing 687 pages and accounts linked to India's main opposition Congress party, just days before voting begins in a general election, because of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on the social media platform.
1 April 2019

India launches low-orbit satellite

India has successfully launched its low-earth orbit satellite with 28 other nano-satellites of other countries from a spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
1 April 2019

Rahul Gandhi will contest for 2nd constituency in Kerala

India’s main opposition party Congress has announced its President Rahul Gandhi would contest from a second constituency Wayanad in Kerala apart from his traditional bastion of Amethi in the key battleground state of Uttar Pradesh in the coming parliamentary elections.
31 March 2019

Modi’s address on state-owned media didn’t violate electoral code: EC

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on government-owned radio and TV to announce India’s successful testing of its anti-satellite missile on March 27 did not violate the electoral code of conduct, Indian Election Commission says.
30 March 2019

NDA will get more seats

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday his ruling coalition would increase its majority in India's upcoming election, despite some independent analysts suggesting it could disappear due to discontent over lack of jobs and depressed farm incomes.
29 March 2019