India news: Opposition protest clouds Modi's 25-year milestone

Here are the top headlines from India on Wednesday, October 7: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a celebratory campaign — dubbed 'Seva Sankalp' — to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's 25 years as head of a government. On October 7, 2001, Modi was first sworn in as chief minister of the western state of Gujarat. "As the head of the government, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's twenty-five years are a testament to service, dedication, good governance, and strong willpower," India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in a post on X.