Indian police have announced the arrest of the social media chief of India's main opposition Congress party, after being accused of misleadingly altering a widely shared video amid ongoing national elections.

The primary opposition in India, the Indian National Congress, has announced after weeks of suspense and uncertainty that Rahul Gandhi, the party's former president will run for the general elections from Raebareli in northern India.

India is preparing for "severe heatwaves" during its mammoth election, with public health experts cautioning that millions of voters could be in danger and local authorities expressing concerns that voter turnout might be impacted. 

Amit Shah on Thursday vowed to deprive Muslims living in Telangana of their 4% reservation.

India's PM is facing accusations of "hate speech" against Muslims after he made controversial comments calling the community “infiltrators."

India’s supreme court has halted a lower court’s decision that effectively banned Islamic schools in the country’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.

A controversial “anti-Muslim” citizenship law enforced by the Indian government recently has exacerbated communal tensions in the world’s largest democracy.