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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second left, looks on as the governor of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik, center, presides over the swearing-in ceremony of the new government of the state including the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, third right, in Lucknow on Sunday. — AFP

Hindu hard-liner sworn in as leader of India’s largest state

Gujarat state Chief Minister, Vijaybhai Rupani (C), Gujarat state Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) President, Jitubhai Vaghani (CR) with other dignitaries and BJP supporters show victory signs as they assemble at 'Kamalam', Koba near Gandhinagar, some 20 kms from Ahmedabad. — AFP

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Courtesy: The Times of India

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Wages of hate, in India and America

Indian police officials escort Chandana Chakraborty, center, from a police station in Jalpaiguri for a medical checkup to a hospital in the district of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, after her arrest as part of an alleged child trafficking scandal in this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo. — AFP

Indian politician held over illegal adoption ring

People queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, on Saturday. — Reuters

PM Modi faces key test as India’s biggest state votes

A man looks on as he arrives to cast his vote inside a polling station during the state assembly election in the northern state of Punjab, in the village of Nada, India, on Saturday. — Reuters

India state elections test Modi popularity after currency chaos

An Indian office-worker walks past a digital screen showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Finance Minister Arun Jaitley delivering the budget speech at Parliament at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on Wednesday. — AFP

India increases spending on rural poor as cash ban bites

An Indian woman holds Rs2.000 notes as she has her finger marked with indelible ink after exchanging Rs500 and 1000 banknotes at a bank in Chennai in this Nov. 17, 2016 file photo. — AFP

Indian govt report plays down hit to growth from cash curbs

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Idea of India and road ahead

Just eight of India’s 29 states permit the consumption of beef or the slaughter of cows. — Archives

India’s top court rejects ban plea on cow slaughter

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. — AFP

Modi vows to work closely with US after Trump invite

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Riyadh during his Kingdom visit in April.

Think West: India’s Gulf ties on an upswing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with startups representatives, VCs and angel investors.

Startup India, a right idea at the right time

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India-Pakistan proxy battles on screen

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BJP and the elephant in the room

India›s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Vibrant Gujarat investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Tuesday. — Reuters

Top court throws out case alleging Modi took bribes

French Minister of Foreign, Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault, left, speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 event in Bangalore on Sunday. — AFP

French minister seeks to bolster strategic ties during India visit

Indian activists of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest meeting in Siliguri, West Bengal, on Wednesday. — AFP

India announces poll dates in five states