Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party branded 'the butcher of Gujarat'

Polls indicate Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi, will be able to form coalition after election

Some 814 million eligible to vote in five-week long schedule

Voting percentage higher in 16 of 20 states that 2010

Pharmaceutical firms fear the repercussions of New Delhi’s search for generic treatments and its attitude to patents

India pledges to bring home diplomat Devyani Khobragade ‘at any cost’

Channel 4 team was in the country to cover a Commonwealth summit

Five dead as seven bombs explode in Indian city of Patna hours before election rally

Pilgrims blame authorities for failing to control panic on bridge

Many Hindu worshippers killed as people crossing bridge to temple clash with police

Three attacks may have taken place after August 21st event raised global concerns

Vote due tonight on resolution which does not threaten military force if Syria fails to comply

Three attackers, dressed in Indian army uniforms, killed in fire fight near Pakistan border

Indian police station and army camp are targeted

Value of currency has fallen by some 20 per cent since May

Move will reduce pressure on currency after biggest single-day fall since 1995 yesterday

Critics say plan to offer subsidised grain to 800m people is ‘political populism’

Investors withdrawing money over fears of Fed tightening monetary supply

Killing of Indian soldiers near disputed border set off wave of skirmishes