Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House
By Sarah Naffa/New York Times New York, November 5 – Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. An AP Voter Poll finds that the economy was prioritized above immigration and crime at the ballot box; and...
Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat, wins the New York City mayoral race
New York, November 4 – Zohran Mamdani, Democrat, has won the New York Mayaral election held on November 4 by getting 1,036,051, or 50.4% of the votes polled. Andrew M. Cuomo, Independent, got 854,995, or 41.6% and Curtis Sliwa, Republican, got 146,137, or 7.1%. Total...
JD Vance throws Hindu wife, Usha, under the bus
By Abhishek De/India Today New Delhi, November 1- US Vice President, JD Vance, had expressed his desire that his Hindu wife, Usha Vance, embraces Christianity. It quickly spiralled into one of the biggest controversies of Vance’s political career, with several accusing him of hypocrisy and...
M.S. Swaminathan: The scientist who saved India from hunger
By, Sudha G Tilak/ BBC New Delhi, October 26 – The year was 1965. On a Sunday in Jaunti, a small village on Delhi’s outskirts, a hardened Indian farmer stretched out his hand to a visiting farm scientist. “Dr sahib, we will take up your...
Are Zohran Mamdani’s proposals the answer to inequality in the US?
Moody’s Analytics estimates that the top 10 per cent of US households now account for nearly half of all spending in the country, the highest share since the late 1980s, whilst lower-income households, stung by persistent inflation, are pulling back
As it stands, what is India’s position in the future global order?
Any country's hope of exploiting China-US geopolitical competition to achieve "rising amid chaos" may never be realized
No Kings please!
By P.K.Balachandran/The Citizen Colombo, October 22 – US President Donald Trump’s rush of Executive Orders meant to “Make America Great Again”, have, in fact, damaged his reputation at home and given rise to the popular “No Kings” rallies in over 2700 cities across the country. ...
Wars rarely achieve their objectives
Wars help foreground issues, send a telling message to the adversary and serve political ends at home and abroad but the issues that led to the war remain unaddressed.
John Bolton indicted over handling of classified information
By Devlin Barrett/Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim/New York Times New York, October 16 – John R. Bolton, the national security hawk and former adviser to President Trump who became one of his most outspoken critics, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on...
Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela
License for the spy agency to conduct operations is the latest in a series of menacing U.S. steps against President Nicolás Maduro’s government.
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