4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory......

Mandya: Row over removal of Hanuman flag intensifies

Security was beefed up on Monday a day after a row broke out over the removal of a saffron Hanuman flag from Keragodu village in Mandya, with protests demanding its restoration and the incident......

Hanuman flag removal sparks tension in K'taka; tricolour installed after stir

Keragodu village in Mandya of Karnataka faced tense moments on Sunday after the authorities removed a 'Hanuma dwaja', a saffron flag bearing lord Hanuman's portrait, from a 108-ft tall flag post.......

Local leadership void poses threat to BJP's success in Telangana polls

After being trumped by rival Congress in Karnataka in the May assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party pinning its hopes on Telangana to form a government in one of the five southern states ahead......