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Can Indian billionaire Gautam Adani be tried in the US for India ‘crimes’?

The recent allegations by US prosecutors highlight jurisdictional complexities that could determine Adani’s fate.

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In ‘market of hate’, a Congress leader’s march to ‘unite India’

Experts say Rahul Gandhi’s march is an effort to revive fortunes of a party that dominated Indian politics for decades.

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Why Priyanka Gandhi’s politics entry is game-changer

Priyanka Gandhi, sister of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi and one of the youngest scions of India’s most fabled political family, officially enters politics ahead of national elections.

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Will Modi’s popularity hold out for next year’s vote?

Narendra Modi’s combative tone has won him legions of admirers but a unifying opposition is confident the prime minister is on his way out.

India''s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally ahead of the Karnataka state assembly elections in Bengaluru

Gandhi family scion takes reins of India’s Congress

Rahul Gandhi’s elevation comes as the 132-year-old party struggles to challenge the political dominance of Modi’s BJP.

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Rahul Gandhi set to take over as Congress party president

Forty-seven year-old Gandhi family scion has emerged as the main challenger to PM Narendra Modi for 2019 polls.

Rahul Gandhi, Vice-President of India''s main opposition Congress Party, poses with his supporters during a rally ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, at a village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad

One year on, Indians still feel the pain of cash ban

Government claims demonetisation is a success but opposition says the move caused job losses and economic slump.

Supporters of India''s main opposition Congress party shout attend protest to mark a year since demonetisation was implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai

India’s top court says consent is prime in marriage

Hindu groups accuse Hadiya, who converted and married to a Muslim man, a victim of ‘Love Jihad’, now top court agrees to hear her version.

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India: Most undertrials are Muslims, Dalits, tribals

More than 55 percent of undertrials in India are either Muslims, Dalits or tribals, according to official data.

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Sacred cows and India’s caste carcass

Demonstrations are growing in Gujarat state with Dalits leaving dead cows at government offices after caste beatings.

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