Fact check: From claims on ration cards to gas connections, how Modi inflated the numbers

As the government celebrated its second anniversary, the prime minister and his ministers made several claims. At least five of them do not add up.

Mayank Jain

· May 29, 2016 · 06:37 pm

#Modiversary: Harsh Mander on why he worries about the next three years of Modi government

A government that fails to deliver will be elected out of power eventually, but it could cause lasting – even permanent – damage.

Harsh Mander

· May 29, 2016 · 08:00 am

The Karan Johar effect: NDA anniversary is about scripting a storyline – not so much about reality

The BJP’s celebrations to mark its two years in power is nothing less than a Bollywood blockbuster in scale. But are their claims backed by reality?

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 28, 2016 · 10:30 am

'Finishing my PhD is a political responsibility too': What Kanhaiya Kumar (and Umar Khalid) said

The idea of India, they said, should be decided not by rich people but by poor disenfranchised farmers.

Scroll Staff

· May 27, 2016 · 11:00 am

#Modiversary: Why two years of Modi are a chronicle of wasted opportunities in foreign policy

Modi's forays into international diplomacy largely served to burnish his image in the domestic audience. But the country awaits its due share of dividends.

MK Bhadrakumar

· May 26, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Why the Modi mask is no longer in fashion in Delhi’s iconic Sadar Bazaar

The demand for election merchandise with the prime minister's face has dried up.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· May 26, 2016 · 11:30 am

For 'Make In India' to work, India first needs to become globally competitive

A survey of industrial clusters in four states shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big idea isn't exactly working.

M Rajshekhar

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Anumeha Yadav

· May 26, 2016 · 09:00 am

For 800 million citizens, Modi's Digital India highway is a bridge to nowhere

The view from a district in Haryana where people own expensive smartphones but don't know how to book rail tickets online.

Mayank Jain

· May 25, 2016 · 08:45 am

In Uttar Pradesh, this young Dalit voter is switching back from the BJP to the BSP

The final part in our series on what young people who voted for the BJP think about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who completes two years in office this month.

Supriya Sharma

· May 23, 2016 · 06:30 pm

I voted for Modi because there was no credible alternative, says young Mumbai IT executive

Arjun Kulkarni, an MBA graduate, said that it was Narendra Modi’s economics, and not his politics, that made him vote for the former Gujarat chief minister.

Jaideep Vaidya

· May 19, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Fantastic for development, not great on environment: A biologist explains his faith in the Modi government in 2014 and now

Aravind Madhyastha says that although the BJP government has a questionable record on the environment, it needs a lot more time to bring development.

Nayantara Narayanan

· May 18, 2016 · 05:30 pm

'Modi has a style-statement': A young Mumbai voter explains her evaluation of the government

Shefali Bohra believes the Modi effect has helped make Mumbai cleaner and local trains more punctual.

Aarefa Johari

· May 17, 2016 · 12:30 pm