On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the Speaker of the lower house, Om Birla. Each of these members belongs to the parties ...

New Delhi — People started casting votes Friday in India in what's set to be the largest general election ever held anywhere in the world, with nearly 1 billion eligible voters. The election will be ...

Under the searing New Delhi sun, more than a dozen of India’s top opposition leaders joined hands in a rare show of unity imploring voters to “save democracy.” Standing before thousands of supporters ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Milan Vaishnav of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the state of democracy in India. The expulsion of a key opposition leader from India's Parliament ...

The greatest electoral show on earth—India’s elections—concluded not long ago, with over 640 million people casting votes over six weeks. More Indians voted than the combined total of eligible voters ...

Indian democracy is at a crossroads. People are more invested in elections even as they become more skeptical about politicians and public representatives. Increasingly, people seem to be voting more ...

CHENNAI - Close to 970 million Indians start voting today as India holds its general election with polls suggesting that incumbent Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will win a third term in the world's ...

MUMBAI, India — India's Parliament voted on a crime bill and other legislation on Wednesday, even though dozens of opposition legislators were not present. It was the latest in a week of turmoil in ...

On this day in 1988, India lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, expanding voter participation and strengthening universal ...

Trip underscores both political symbolism and economic ambition as New Delhi seeks to deepen ties with Africa, at a time of shifting global alliances.

India is rising as a major power in Asia, now the most populous country in the world surpassing China, and poised for rapid economic growth. As India rises, so does global awareness of its complicated ...