India secured an impressive nine-wicket victory over fierce rivals Pakistan at the Oval in their final warm-up match for the ICC World Twenty20. Pakistan posted 158 for six but India cruised home with 18 balls to spare thanks to openers Rohit Sharma...

India’s parliament is to have its first woman Speaker after a sweeping win for the Congress party in recent elections. Meira Kumar, 64, filed her nomination papers on Tuesday and is expected to be elected unopposed on Wednesday. Ms Kumar belongs...

The BJP is looking back, analysing its poll defeat. But the RSS is looking at the future with a blueprint ready. Those advocating strident Hindutva want Modi at the helm now. But the Sangh says Modi will be for the next general elections, after he...

This post is on a topic that causes a lot of heartburn among the educated – the dynastic politics of India. One look at the council of ministers and it is clear that in the world’s largest democracy, dynastic politics rules. Honestly, I had no...

President Barack Obama has picked a major Democratic fundraiser as ambassador to Britain, a theology professor to represent the United States at the Vatican and a former member of the 9/11 Commission to be the top U.S. diplomat in India. The White...

Like the country as a whole, India’s politicians are getting more youthful. In the national elections that wrapped up last week, 27 percent of those voted into office for the first time were 45 or younger, putting a different face on a legislature...

The Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance surged ahead of the CPI-M-led Left Front in West Bengal, leading in 23 of the 36 Lok Sabha constituencies for which trends were available. The Left Front was leading in 12 while BJP in one. Trinamool Congress...

Civil liberties groups have reacted angrily to US President Barack Obama’s decision to revive military trials for some Guantanamo Bay detainees. Mr Obama has previously denounced the Bush-era judicial system, but in a statement said new...

As the countdown begins for the verdict of the 15th Lok Sabha elections, voters in India’s IT hub are hoping they will get strong leaders who can help the city overcome the problems of economic slowdown and lack of civic amenities. “Bangalore is...

A US diplomat’s meetings with Indian political leaders at the fag end of the Lok Sabha elections has sparked a row with the Left on Thursday accusing Washington of meddling in New Delhi’s internal affairs and the US embassy denying the...