Tag: Bharatiya Janata Party

Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue

DHARWAD, India — The task was gargantuan: assembling a team of more than 3,500 language specialists, academics and…

India Elections: Uttar Pradesh Looks Likely to Stay in B.J.P.’s Hands 

LUCKNOW, India — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s national governing party is set to remain in power in India’s…

India’s Congress Party Faces a Test of Survival as Punjab Votes

ATTARI, India — Charanjit Singh Channi, the chief minister of the Indian state of Punjab, has many of…

No Hijabs for Now, Indian Court Tells Muslim Students

The students’ parents encouraged their daughters to stand their ground, according to their lawyer, Mohammed Tahir. They continued…