Praise for Gandhi assassin caps acrimonious Indian election campaign
PM admonishes candidates who lauded Mahatma Gandhi killer as a ‘patriot’
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Is India the frontline in big tech’s assault on democracy?
Social media such as WhatsApp may enable voters, but encrypted messaging polarises them and blocks public scrutiny
Read moreIndia’s #MeToo backlash: accusers battle intimidation, threats and lawsuits
Six months after a wave of accusations against some of the country’s most powerful men, many women are now embroiled in litigation
Read moreIn India’s election race Narendra Modi isn’t the strongman the world assumes
The country’s massive diversity means the Hindu nationalist leader needs to do more than threaten war with Pakistan
Read more‘A narrative is being built’: Bollywood’s battle for Indian hearts and minds
As India goes to the polls, debate rages as to whether its film industry supports Narendra Modi
Read moreIndian army’s claim to have found footprints of yeti prompts ridicule
Military trolled over ‘photographic evidence’ of mythical Himalayan creature
Read moreCyclone Fani: at least eight dead in India’s biggest storm in decades
One million people evacuated as 170km/h winds make landfall in eastern Odisha state
Read morePakistan returns Indian pilot shot down over Kashmir in ‘peace gesture’
Abhinandan Varthaman involved in the first publicly acknowledged dogfight between the countries in 48 years
Read more‘Get ready for our surprise’: Pakistan warns India it will respond to airstrikes
Islamabad summons India’s top diplomat in response to first attack across ceasefire line since 1971
Read moreIndian PM: Pakistan will pay ‘heavy price’ for Kashmir bombing
Narendra Modi warns of strong response after at least 40 army personnel die in suicide blast
Read moreUK home secretary approves extradition of Vijay Mallya to India
Chairman of Kingfisher beer says he will lodge an appeal amid allegations of £1bn fraud
Read moreTrek back in time ‘to the real Nepal’
There’s little authentic trekking left on the famous Himalayan trails. But on a hike to a hidden glacier, our writer mucks in with the Sherpas and meets only villagers
Read moreEuropean nations set to recognise Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s leader
UK among countries set to back Guaidó as interim president unless Nicolas Maduro calls election
Read moreFormer Guardian and BBC journalist William Davis dies aged 85
Former economics editor at the Guardian died on Saturday evening after heart failure
Read moreWhy seaweed is a secret weapon in the kitchen
Try replacing pasta with sheets of boiled kelp in a lasagne; or make kombu dashi, a simple Japanese stock, to add an umami boost to soups and stews
Read more‘No one cared because we were black girls’: is time finally up for R Kelly?
Women have accused the singer of sexual abuse for decades. So why are they only being listened to now? Blame misogyny and racism – but also the potency of his music
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