Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set on Tuesday to retain power at the head of a ruling coalition but his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority for the first time in a decade.

Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on Sept. 17, 1950, in the small north Gujarat town of Vadnagar, making him the first Prime Minister born after India’s British colonial masters left in 1947.

Modi's supporters credit him for turning India into the fifth-largest world economy and for celebrating its Hindu heritage. His critics accuse him of eroding the secular democratic foundations of ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection slogan makes a simple promise: “good days are coming.” But his opponents argue he has done little to soothe India’s deep divisions.

Narendra Modi has raised India’s stature on the global stage like no other recent leader of the world’s most populous country. The prime minister – who secured a rare third term in office ...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office for a third consecutive term on Sunday, but it may hold more challenges for the popular-but-polarizing leader than his past decade in power.

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in ...

India’s stock markets reacted negatively, with the Sensex and Nifty 50 indices each falling nearly 6% on Tuesday, in reaction to the denting of Modi’s aura of invincibility and the possible ...

India’s Modi gets a state visit with Biden, but the glitz is shadowed by human rights concerns India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraces President Biden on the South Lawn of the White ...

Modi has consistently denied the allegations, and more than a decade later, in 2013, a Supreme Court panel said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. U.S.-India ties ...

MEERUT, India — An election now underway in India’s most populous state is being closely watched as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s eight years in office, during which he has ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection slogan makes a simple promise: “good days are coming.” But his opponents argue he has done little to soothe India’s deep divisions.