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Donald Trump’s win signals growing discontent with globalisation, says S Jaishankar at HTLS 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s win signals growing discontent with globalisation, says S Jaishankar at HTLS 2024

Live Mint  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that the outcome of recentlty-held US Presidential Elections reflects the American electorate's growing dissatisfaction with the effects of globalisation. Jaishankar said that the victory of Donald Trump highlighted the undercurrents of disenchantment among voters who feel left behind by global economic and social shifts. “If the American political verdict is interpreted, it …

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India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy
1 month, 1 week ago

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy

Hindustan Times  

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, and his comeback as the United States President, has led to speculation as to the contours of his administration’s policies with respect to the Indo-Pacific region. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File …

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BJP's OBC Strategy: A Gamble Worth Taking?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP's OBC Strategy: A Gamble Worth Taking?

Deccan Chronicle  

The BJP's strategy to woo the OBC communities in Maharashtra appears to be working, as the party has won a majority on its own against all odds and opinion polls. The party is taking the same formula over to the western state of Maharashtra, where it is also facing a strong anti-incumbency mood. The Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP combine is running against …

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Kurdish Region Votes for New Parliament Amid Economic Discontent
2 months ago

Kurdish Region Votes for New Parliament Amid Economic Discontent

Al Jazeera  

Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region holds parliamentary elections, with over 1,000 candidates vying for 100 seats in the regional parliament. The elections were delayed for three years due to disagreements between the two dominant parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Despite holding election rallies and mobilising their patronage networks, experts say there is widespread …

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Election 2024: Biden courts Latino voters at Las Vegas conference
5 months, 1 week ago

Election 2024: Biden courts Latino voters at Las Vegas conference

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday while trying to shore up support among disenchanted voters key to his reelection chances, prompting him to cancel a meeting with members of a Latino civil rights organization in the battleground state of Nevada. AP AUDIO: Biden aims to cut through voter disenchantment as he courts Latino voters …

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In Guru Dutt’s life and art, frames of disenchantment
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In Guru Dutt’s life and art, frames of disenchantment

Hindustan Times  

The birth centenary of Guru Dutt — easily one of Indian cinema’s greats — begins on July 9. The year 1957 was also the time when the world’s first elected Communist government in Kerala was formed, led by EMS Namboodiripad, the Hindi film Jagte Raho won the first prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Satyajit Ray’s Aparajito won …

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Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner

NPR  

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner toggle caption Hossein Beris/AFP Iranians will head back to the polls next week to decide between a reformist and a hard-line conservative for president. The runoff election comes after the first vote, which took place on Friday, ended with none of the candidates receiving a majority. How the …

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Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr: Election disrupter or change agent?
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr: Election disrupter or change agent?

Al Jazeera  

Could the candidate projecting himself as an outsider really crash the two-party US electoral system? Robert F Kennedy Jr, scion of the most famous United States political dynasty, on Tuesday announced lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, as he competes as an independent candidate in the 2024 US presidential election. His libertarian streak came to the fore during the …

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Canada: Disenchantment with Justin Trudeau-led govt continues unabated, finds poll
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Canada: Disenchantment with Justin Trudeau-led govt continues unabated, finds poll

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: Seventy per cent of Canadians believe the country is “broken”, even as more citizens now prefer the ‘None of the Above’ option for the country’s next Prime Minister to the current incumbent Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets workers as he tours new construction at Edgemont Flats housing complex during an announcement of new funding for housing in …

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Anger over corruption and Portugal’s economy could help a radical right party in Sunday’s election
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Anger over corruption and Portugal’s economy could help a radical right party in Sunday’s election

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — Home furnishings giant Ikea recently placed billboards in Portugal advertising a self-assembly bookcase, with a wink at the country’s political upheaval. Corruption is a high-profile issue in the election after the cases “caused a lot of public dismay,” said Paula Espirito Santo, an associate professor at the University of Lisbon’s Superior Institute for Social and Political Sciences. …

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An extra berth: On the Rajya Sabha election results
9 months, 3 weeks ago

An extra berth: On the Rajya Sabha election results

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 30 of the 56 Rajya Sabha seats which are set to fall vacant in April, from 15 States, with the results announced on February 27. The Rajya Sabha polls brought the disenchantment within the Congress with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu out to the fore. The BJP now has 97 members in the Upper House, …

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Will indefatigable Gehlot be able to make up for voters’ fatigue with Congress legislators in Rajasthan?
1 year, 1 month ago

Will indefatigable Gehlot be able to make up for voters’ fatigue with Congress legislators in Rajasthan?

The Hindu  

The welfare schemes of the Ashok Gehlot government are the big talking point in this Assembly election in Rajasthan, leading often to heated debates between those who have benefited from it and those left behind. Again, Mr. Bishnoi, cutting through the noise, proclaims, “Humme Congress se koi matlab nahi hai, abki Ashok Gehlot ne kaam thik kiya hai..” His remarks …

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Forest pitch: The Hindu Editorial on the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections
1 year, 2 months ago

Forest pitch: The Hindu Editorial on the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

The Hindu  

In Chhattisgarh, the ruling Congress has built an election plank with a mix of regional pride and welfarism. The Congress’s attempts to build a narrative around Chhattisgarhi sub-nationalism have made regional identity a key electoral theme for the first time since the State was formed in 2000. The party is also relying on its direct benefit transfer schemes such as …

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The key to saving youth from violent paths? Inclusive higher education
1 year, 3 months ago

The key to saving youth from violent paths? Inclusive higher education

Al Jazeera  

This is a generation that refuses to be silenced. Education today must provide young adults with the necessary knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities to engage in constructive dialogue and tackle complex problems. To effectively drive positive change, higher education must foster inclusive environments that value diversity and create spaces where all voices are heard and respected. To truly transform …

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Movie Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’
1 year, 6 months ago

Movie Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’

Associated Press  

It’s not Rob Marshall’s fault that Disney’s latest live-action retread doesn’t really sing. “The Little Mermaid,” a somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence, suffers from the same fundamental issues that plagued “The Lion King,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Halle Bailey might be a lovely presence and possesses a superb voice that is distinctly different from Jodi Benson’s, …

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Karnataka Results: Why Lingayats, a traditional BJP vote bank, picked Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Results: Why Lingayats, a traditional BJP vote bank, picked Congress

Firstpost  

The Congress is all set to form the next government in Karnataka after registering a thumping victory in the Assembly elections. Among everything that went wrong for the saffron party, the disenchantment of the Lingayat community is Lingayats have traditionally supported the BJP, while Vokkaligas have usually aligned with the Congress or JD. Earlier, Lingayats used to side with the …

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A thoroughly modern monarch? Unfortunately not
1 year, 7 months ago

A thoroughly modern monarch? Unfortunately not

The Independent  

We were disappointed to see that this weekend’s coronation of King Charles III included the grotesque showcasing of bearskin hats and cruel ermine robes that may be “traditional”, but support and glamourise outdated cruelty that has no place in today’s society. After making several strides to modernise the monarchy and promises to reflect the climate of today’s culture, we’re surprised …

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Cycling considers transgender U-turn after Austin Killips victory
1 year, 7 months ago

Cycling considers transgender U-turn after Austin Killips victory

The Telegraph  

The International Cycling Union is discussing the possibility of banning transgender athletes from female categories amid the outcry over Austin Killips's first prize for women at the Tour of the Gila. Killips' victory in the premier road race in New Mexico prompted immediate calls for a rethink on rules drafted just last year and the governing body has now announced …

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Kenya’s opposition calls off anti-government protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Kenya’s opposition calls off anti-government protests

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday called for a temporary halt to anti-government protests after President William Ruto urged his opponents to negotiate with him. In a move to halt brewing disenchantment, Ruto said he wants to hold talks with opponents to discuss how members of Kenya’s electoral commission are chosen. Last week’s protests were violent …

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DC Edit | Inflation cools; enrich middle classes now
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Inflation cools; enrich middle classes now

Deccan Chronicle  

India's consumer price index or retail inflation has decreased by eight basis points in February to 6.44 per cent from 6.52 per cent in January. The retail inflation, which the Reserve Bank of India tracks for its monetary policy, has remained above the central bank’s tolerance level of six per cent for the second month leading to worries of another …

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Striving to repair strained ties
1 year, 9 months ago

Striving to repair strained ties

The Hindu  

In the last five years, the alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP has never been free of controversies. Over the last couple of weeks, the AIADMK has admitted nearly a dozen members and functionaries of the BJP, including the national party’s State IT cell and social media unit president C.T.R. But Mr. Nirmal Kumar chose to express publicly his …

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Seth Rogen’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ trailer out
1 year, 9 months ago

Seth Rogen’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ trailer out

The Hindu  

Producer and actor Seth Rogen announced the main voice cast of Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, and Point Grey Productions’ CG-animated theatrical film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as …

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In memoir, Prince Harry says William attacked him during row
1 year, 11 months ago

In memoir, Prince Harry says William attacked him during row

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prince Harry says his brother William physically attacked him during a ferocious argument — one of many startling allegations in a new memoir that includes revelations about the estranged royal’s drug-taking, first sexual encounter and role in killing people during his military service in Afghanistan. In the ghostwritten memoir, titled “Spare,” Harry said that his brother Prince William …

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Nitish Kumar | The man who mastered political engineering
2 years, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar | The man who mastered political engineering

The Hindu  

Nitish Kumar has a degree in electrical engineering, a profession that he never pursued. In March 1990, Mr. Kumar played a crucial role in getting support for Mr. Prasad in a keenly contested battle within the Janata Dal for the Chief Minister’s post. Mr. Kumar, whose Samata Party had allied with his former socialist colleagues Ram Vilas Paswan and Sharad …

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