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<p>Narendra Modi’s supporters gather to hear the prime minister speak during a rally in Allahabad</p>

Indian election body expresses ‘concern’ over Modi hate speech

<p>Supporters of National Conference party dance during an election rally in Srinagar, Kashmir</p>

Could record election turnout be a turning point for troubled Kashmir?

<p>Students protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, India </p>

India grants first citizenships under controversial new law

<p>Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on 11 May 2024, a day after his release on bail by India’s top court</p>

Released Modi rival calls for country to fight ‘dictatorship’

<p>Violence breaks out in Uttarakhand state, India</p>

4 dead as religious riots break out over demolition of mosque in India

<p>File. Congress politician Rahul Gandhi speaks as he takes part in a 'Save Democracy' protest</p>

Why India’s ‘last hope against dictatorship’ is falling apart

<p>Neelam Azad, center, an accomplice in Wednesday's security breach in the Indian parliament, is escorted to be taken into police custody, in New Delhi, India,</p>

Police arrest ‘mastermind’ of Indian parliament security breach

<p>People gather to protest the upholding of the Indian government’s decision in Muzaffarabad</p>

What removing Kashmir’s special status means for the region’s future

<p>File: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi (C) arrives to attend a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign meeting</p>

What Modi’s state poll victories mean for India’s general election

<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a session at the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023</p>

India PM Modi warns about misuse of deepfake technology

<p>Screengrab: Khaled Meshaal virtually addressed a pro-Palestine rally in Kerala, India on 27 October 2023</p>

Backlash as Hamas leader addresses pro-Palestinian rally in India

<p>Founder and editor-in-chief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha is arrested in New Delhi on Tuesday (3 October) </p>

Journalists call for end to government ‘intimidation’ in India

<p>Founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha is seen here being taken into custody on 3 October</p>

Delhi police raid homes of Indian journalists connected to news site

<p>Supporters of the Congress party celebrate their victory in the Karnataka assembly election, in the southern city of Bengaluru</p>

Why Modi suffered ‘decisive’ poll defeat in key southern Indian state

<p>Supporters of opposition Congress party wave flags to celebrate in Karnataka </p>

Modi’s BJP set to suffer humiliating loss in Karnataka state poll

<p>Refugees from Manipur state rest at a relief camp at Lakhipur, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Sunday, May 7</p>

At least 60 dead in Manipur after ethnic tension leads to violence

<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event</p>

India celebrates ‘historic’ 100th episode of PM Modi’s radio show

<p>File: Indian Youth Congress leader Srinivas BV seen helping patients during the brutal Covid wave in India in April 2021 </p>

Indian opposition expels woman who claimed abuse by youth wing leader

<p>Indian Home Minister Amit Shah (centre) gestures during a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in November 2022 </p>

Modi aide declares controversial temple timeline ahead of 2024 polls

<p>BJP member of parliament for Bhopal constituency Pragya Singh Thakur</p>

Indian MP says Hindus should keep knives at home for ‘self protection’

<p>A Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) supporter celebrates lead for the party in Gujarat state elections in Gandhinagar on 8 December 2022</p>

India’s ruling BJP set for landslide victory in Modi’s home state

<p>File photo: Facebook has been repeatedly accused of several wrongdoings in the past, including favouring BJP </p>

Meta slams expose on Facebook favouring BJP as ‘outlandish’

<p>An aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi</p>

Indian law protecting places of worship faces judicial review

<p>Vinod Arya has been sacked by the Uttarakhand government</p>

BJP expels member after son is accused of killing receptionist

<p>India’s Punjab state chief minister Bhagwant Mann (C) along with his wife Gurpreet Kaur pay respect on the occasion of the 418th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book) at the Golden temple in Amritsar on August 28, 2022.</p>

Indian political party denies reports leader was taken off plane

<p>(FILE) Protesters in India holding placard to condemn violence against women</p>

Anger in India after bodies of minor Dalit sisters found hanging