Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded accusations of lying and corruption in their first presidential run-off debate on Sunday, exposing the bitter divisions shaping the
Radio Caroline, which broadcasts in parts of England, mistakenly declared that King Charles III had died after a computer error activated its “Death of a Monarch” emergency protocol. The station abruptly halted
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An online political satire group called the Cockroach Janta Party has rapidly become one of the most widely discussed digital trends in India, drawing tens of thousands of followers within a matter
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In the summer of 1894, a young Mohandas Gandhi stood before the Natal Assembly in South Africa to protest a law designed to strip Indians of their voting rights through procedural sleight
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The Congress party has officially named VD Satheesan as the next Chief Minister of Kerala, bringing an end to nearly 10 days of political suspense following the election results declared on May
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There is an inimitable French expression — ‘ennui’. I first came across it while reading Jean-Paul Sartre as a university student in Thiruvananthapuram in the mid-sixties. It roughly translates as a feeling
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Peru’s presidential election has descended into a razor-thin contest for second place, with left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez and far-right contender Rafael López Aliaga separated by just 15,748 votes, according to nearly complete
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In India, over 123 million people voted in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (home to 290 million people) for their state assemblies. These are influential states:
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The urge to call it a “political miracle” is understandable. After all, the fall of Trinamool Congress(TMC) after fifteen years in power and the sweeping ascent of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to step down following a significant electoral setback, claiming that the recent state Assembly election results were marred by forceful interference and systematic rigging.
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The United States is a nation of extraordinary wealth and extraordinary contradiction. Tens of millions of Americans live in material insecurity, while aggregate wealth continues to expand. Institutional trust remains fragile, and the
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In Tamil Nadu’s unfolding election results, early trends showing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) performing strongly have triggered bold claims from within the party. TVK national spokesperson Felix Gerald said on Monday that
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In a world marked by geopolitical disorder and growing democratic fatigue, Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich offers a stark and unsettling diagnosis of the present. Speaking from her exile in Berlin,
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Counting of votes has begun across five key regions in India, marking a pivotal moment in one of the country’s most extensive electoral exercises in recent years. The elections, held across West
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Ai Weiwei has reignited the global debate on artistic freedom after criticising the decision-making practices of major international art institutions, including the Venice Biennale. Speaking during the inauguration of his retrospective Aftershock
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Adela Cortina, one of Spain’s most influential contemporary thinkers and a key voice in European ethics, has offered a stark yet measured diagnosis of the country’s evolution over the past 50 years.
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