Use of emergency laws sheds light on fragile and fractious place social media such as Twitter now occupy in country

Country appears more divided than ever along Hindu-Muslim lines – and for many, Modi’s BJP is to blame

Allegations of up to 20 assassinations since 2020 follow Canada’s accusation of Delhi role in murders of dissidents

Offshore records suggest associates of wealthy Indian family spent years acquiring stock during rise of founder to be worth $120bn

Bollywood star’s tragic story has spiralled into a national obsession, with his girlfriend at its centre

Many falsely believed that the country had defeated Covid. Now hospitals are running out of oxygen and bodies are stacking up in morgues

Calls for Prime Video to remove Bawaal after using death camp as relationship metaphor

According to a forensic expert, the only possible explanation for the injuries recorded in the post-mortem is that Navreet was shot.

The prime minister on his goals, his critics and his "god-gifted" ability to listen: "I am always in the moment."

Whistleblower points to double standard in Facebook’s enforcement of rules against powerful

With elections due next year, there are fears unrest will grow as the ruling BJP faces criticism over its alleged inaction

Cases filed against nine journalists over reports that police officer fatally shot protester

Offshore records suggest associates of wealthy Indian family spent years acquiring stock during rise of founder to be worth $120bn

For many, messages of anti-racism and solidarity rang hollow coming from the mouths of Bollywood’s biggest names

‘Brilliant and indispensable’ Bhattacharya worked for every south Asia correspondent since 2009

Offshore records suggest associates of wealthy Indian family spent years acquiring stock during rise of founder to be worth $120bn

Fears of cover-up as crematoriums record twice the number of Covid fatalities as official death toll

Farmers protesting against new agriculture laws enter grounds of historic fort as violence breaks out

A year after the city was engulfed by violence, victims are harassed into silence by police and find the law has turned against them

The dwindling number of places available for the metropolis’s Muslims are becoming religious battlefields

Congress has faced bruising electoral defeats, but Gandhi’s pilgrimage across the country has breathed life into historic party

Priest and human rights activist was denied bail despite being weakened by Parkinson’s and Covid

Modi’s government had a choice between saving lives and saving face. It has chosen the latter

Shamsi Jama Masjid, an 800-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh, is the latest flashpoint in a dispute that could eventually turn violent

Police admit they have no evidence against Munawar Faruqui, who has been held for three weeks

A region known as ‘God’s land’ offers a glimpse of the future if Indian prime minister’s BJP party retains its power

Indian farmers protesting against new agriculture laws reinforce their numbers and vow to continue

BJP denies involvement in case but some point to Gandhi’s queries over accused industrialist linked to Narendra Modi – and the wider action against political rivals

Millions attended Kumbh Mela as India’s second coronavirus wave began

Indian opposition leader brandishes Guardian article on alleged financial violations by Adani family

Local officials in Uttar Pradesh demolish mosque that had stood since time of British rule

Netflix and Amazon Prime series such as Rasbhari highlight sexual violence, caste inequalities and Hindu nationalism

Different faiths were once able to celebrate together in Karnataka. Now Hindu vigilante groups are targeting those who don’t share their beliefs

Opposition say ruling party undermining democracy by using police to harass candidates into not contesting in elections

Ministers say they have raised New Delhi and Mumbai raids with their Indian counterparts

Media staff targeted for criticising BJP government fear tax raid is escalation of coercion

Schools, offices, markets and restaurants have been ordered to close for three days as the city is cleaned up ahead of the arrival of world leaders

Family of women’s rights advocate, found dead in Canadian lake, call for police to reopen investigation

British Indian Aatish Taseer believes move is intended as a warning to other writers

Ruling BJP accused of agenda of ‘Hindi imposition’ in a country with more than 700 languages

Family of Avtar Khanda question UK authorities’ account that his death was reviewed by police and that there was no foul play

Analysis: the authoritarian PM’s first retreat is a much needed triumph of democracy

Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party are seeking a fourth consecutive term and are accused of harassing the rival BNP party

RamKaran Mishra is a Hindu priest who performs the last rites at the Ghazipur crematorium in east Delhi, on the frontline of India's Covid crisis. He's been cremating up to 150 bodies day after day,...

Indian prime minister under fire after phone numbers of political rivals appear in data leak

The inside story of Rajapaksa family infighting that toppled a country into violence and bankruptcy

Two men who secretly invested in the massive conglomerate turn out to have close ties to its majority owners, the Adani family, raising questions about violations of Indian law.

Nine who backed allegations against popular actor accused of criminal defamation under law meant to protect women

One of Bollywood’s most bankable actors has written a revolutionary pregnancy book that lifts the lid on libido, caesareans and more. She discusses power, pay and the reality behind the glamour

Narendra Modi’s Cop26 promise has proved divisive but many observers say only western help can ensure its success

Nathuram Godse rehabilitated from traitor to patriot for many, as Gandhi’s vision of secular India eroded by ruling BJP

Police in Uttar Pradesh state have embarked on ‘reign of terror’ against Muslims in wake of new citizenship law

Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi wrote a letter pledging support for the protests signed by 35 MPs

From an approval rating of 80% earlier in the year, now tough questions are being asked of PM’s leadership

Girls in Uttar Pradesh targeted in assaults aiming to reinforce caste and gender hierarchies, say activists

The threat of a bullet in the leg or having his fingernails ripped off was the ordeal faced by one man

Arrests as hundreds of demonstrators evicted from camp blocking presidential office, hours before they were due to vacate area

More than 100 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in ongoing violence that risks cleaving the state in two

While online shopping explodes in the world’s biggest country, traditional companies are struggling to adapt

Kashmir’s gujjars say they are being forced from lands they have occupied for generations

Indian author says pillaging of lands and killing of indigenous people laid foundation for climate emergency

Editorial: The Indian prime minister’s overconfidence lies behind the country’s disastrous Covid-19 response

Following claims of share price manipulation, new documents uncover potentially controversial shareholders in one of India’s biggest conglomerates

As crackdown on opposition members appears to ramp up, analysts say 2024 election could be most one-sided in India’s history

Despite promises in opposition to end enforced abduction by the security forces, under Imran Khan’s government numbers have increased

In the middle of a crippling economic crisis, demonstrating is a luxury the country’s Tamil minority cannot afford

Stigma and cost of wood leave families with no choice but to immerse their dead in river

Camp outside Delhi cheers after PM announced revoking of farm laws following a year of protests

With FIRs already registered against those who protested in March, locals are wary of being implicated in false cases.

Gautam Adani’s takeover of NDTV is ‘serious threat to democracy’ in India, says news anchor

Country grappling with oxygen shortages and lack of beds while crematoriums are overloaded

Seven killed and thousands arrested as Hasina regime continues repressive campaign against opponents

Christians in Chhattisgarh say Hindu nationalist BJP has revived claims to tarnish reputation of rival Congress

The Centaur hotel was transformed into a gilded prison for once-powerful politicians loyal to India

Demolition of mosque in Uttar Pradesh was ‘violation of rule of law’, says Indian MP

As rhetoric rises on both sides, Indian farmers at the Singhu camp say they are going nowhere

After riots left more than 40 dead in the Indian capital, we visit homes and hospitals to examine the consequences of the religious hatred stoked by a nationalist government

The mutilated body of a 24-year-old Muslim, Arbaaz Aftab Mullah, was discovered on a railway track near his home. His family believe he was murdered because of his interfaith relationship with a...

Writers including Salman Rushdie express anger after journalist Salil Tripathi has account suspended

As a doctor in a big city hospital I am part of a privileged class with air con and water. But millions have neither

Anish Kapoor among those pouring scorn on redevelopment of Lutyens’ central vista, branding it an act of ‘political fanaticism’

Thousands are protesting in the Indian state, suspecting the coal lobby is behind construction plans in sanctuary

Experts say country’s watering down of fossil fuel pledge reflected its lack of choices

Beleaguered Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will step down on 13 July, following turmoil in Colombo