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A supporter wears a mask depicting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally of Amit Shah, Indian Home Minister and a leader of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Ahmedabad, India, April 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
South Asia

How Modi's BJP plans to win a supermajority in India's election

But as the Hindu nationalist party and its allies target 400 of the 543 seats in India's lower house of parliament - up from 352 won in 2019 - they are also employing local tactics in some...

Indian congress leaders Ajay Maken, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera at a press conference. Photo: Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo
Politics

Indian congress accuses BJP of 'tax terrorism' amidst Tk2,396 crore notice

Graphics: Mehedi Hasan Marof/TBS
South Asia

Lottery company tops list of political funders in India

Women wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during Rajasthan state assembly election in Ajmer, India, November 25, 2023. REUTERS File Photo
Politics

India's ruling BJP leads in 3 of 4 state poll results

File photo. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Rahul Gandhi among Congress MPs detained during protest over Sonia's ED grilling

Is the BJP altering school curriculum to promote Hindu nationalism?
Thoughts

Is the BJP altering school curriculum to promote Hindu nationalism?

Photo :ANI via Hindustan Times
South Asia

Mamata Banerjee gives land deeds to refugees; violation of poll code, cries BJP

From left – Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Sandhya Mukherjee and Pandit Anindya Chatterjee. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Ex-West Bengal CM, veteran singer and renowned tabla player reject Padma Awards

Babul Supriyo's election anthem attempted to milk Purnima Shil's ordeal for political gain and to rile up communal sentiments. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Bollywood singer Babul Supriyo joins Mamata's party

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times
Analysis

India’s pandemic disaster has finally slowed Modi’s unstoppable rise

A supporter of the Chief Minister of West Bengal state and the Chief of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Mamata Banerjee, wearing a face shield with her image on it, gestures during celebrations after the initial poll results, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Analysis

3 crucial takeaways from West Bengal results

Dr Amena Mohsin is a professor of International Relations, Dhaka University/TBS illustration
Panorama

‘If BJP comes to power in West Bengal, the impact will be felt in Bangladesh too’

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South Asia

Ram Swaroop Sharma, BJP MP from Himachal's Mandi, found dead in Delhi