India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Wednesday named a woman as the top government official in the state of New Delhi, which includes the country’s capital, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to consolidate his party’s hold there after winning the local election.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rekha Gupta, right, greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking oath as Delhi state Chief Minister during swearing in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan in New

India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday.

India's ruling Hindu nationalist party on Wednesday named a woman as the top government official in the state of New Delhi, which includes the country's capital, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to consolidate his party's hold there after winning the local election.

Gupta’s ascent to power hands control of the capital city to Prime Minister Modi’s party for the first time in 27 years.

The Delhi assembly session started with a confrontation as AAP's Atishi accused the BJP of being 'anti-Dalit and anti-Sikh' for replacing BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh's photos with those of Mahatma Gandhi,

The Congress on Monday demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged corruption under the Himanta Biswa Sarma dispensation in Assam and asserted that the "double dhokha (betrayal) government" will be held accountable for its "sins" in the assembly polls next year.

A ruckus erupted in the Delhi assembly on Monday, the first day of the session, as AAP MLAs protested against the alleged removal of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh's photos from the CM office. Led by Atishi,

BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday praised the Union Budget 2025-26, calling it a "roadmap for development" that will help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047. Thakur emphasised that the Modi government has fulfilled its commitments over the last decade,

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday refuted former chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi's charge that the Delhi government removed Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's photograph from CM Rekha Gupta's office,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhagalpur today, where he will release the 19th instalment of Kisan Samman Nidhi, prioritising the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of farmers. PM Modi will also address a public rally ahead of the 2025 Bihar elections at the Airport Ground.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stress on the importance of fitness in the 19th episode of his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme, BJP MLA Satish Upadhyay said he would start an initiative in his Malviya Nagar constituency to "free people from obesity.