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Books: How John Lewis won a 1986 Congressional primary race against a friend

Slate

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. They dug into a 1986 Congressional primary race that pitted Lewis against his best friend, and fellow Civil Rights icon, Julian Bond. David Plotz: Lewis gets elected to Congress in 1986 by running in the Democratic primary against his best friend, Julian Bond, another Civil Rights …

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5 days, 7 hours ago

BJP to fight Delhi polls without Chief Minister face, candidate list expected soon: Sources

India Today

The BJP will not field any Chief Minister for the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, party sources told India Today TV on Friday. The list of candidates for the saffron party is expected to be released after the BJP Central Election Committee meeting that is slated to meet soon, they added. All eyes will be on the BJP's pick for …

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1 week ago

A general after our own hearts - Thalapathy redux

The Hindu

The Deepavali of 1991 dished out celluloid nirvana. Mani Ratnam’s Thalapathy, primarily starring Rajinikanth and Mammootty, was pitted against Kamal Haasan’s Guna, directed by Santhana Bharathi. That Guna’s Kanmani anbodu number became an emotional hook in the Malayalam hit Manjummel Boys also drew interest towards the film. Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan together had the iconic Nayagan and the auteur’s …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Syria’s ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

LA Times

Syrian Civil Defense members, known as the White Helmets, carry one of several bodies that were found near a road linking to the airport in Damascus. “The only course of action was to continue fighting against the terrorist onslaught.” In Damascus, residents dismissed Assda’s comments and some said he had abandoned Syria’s people long ago. The spokesman for the transitional …

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Fierce battle ahead: Kejriwal faces off against sons of former CMs in New Delhi Assembly seat

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The prestigious New Delhi Assembly seat is likely to witness a fierce electoral contest with sitting MLA and A supremo Arvind Kejriwal pitted against the sons of former Delhi chief ministers as the BJP and Congress candidates. Fierce battle ahead: Kejriwal faces off against sons of former CMs in New Delhi Assembly seat Parvesh Verma, the son of …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Thomas Tuchel to sound out ‘gentleman’ Gareth Southgate before World Cup qualifiers

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New England head coach Thomas Tuchel intends to …

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New England boss Tuchel says players will get a clean slate under him, Kane to remain captain

The Hindu

Harry Kane will remain England captain when Thomas Tuchel takes charge in January, the German said on Friday, signalling that all the players can count on a clean slate when the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign starts under his management. “And until March, there’s still a lot of football to be played, and then we will try to find the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Al Jazeera

The draw for the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has pitted England against Serbia in the group stage. Spain take on Netherlands in their Nations League quarterfinal, and the winner will join Turkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria in Group E while the losing team goes into Group G alongside Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta. World Cup 2022 runners-up …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?

Deccan Chronicle

Beirut: Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. Hours after Damascus' capture, the 42-year-old al-Sharaa made his first appearance in the city's landmark Umayyad Mosque, declaring Assad's fall “a …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Janhvi Kapoor defends ‘Pushpa 2’ against ‘Interstellar’: Why are we so obsessed with idolising the west?

The Hindu

Actor Janhvi Kapoor has defended Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule after the film was pitted against Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar on social media. Nolan’s sci-fi adventure from 2014 got an IMAX re-release recently but is not being shown in India due to Pushpa 2 occupying all IMAX screens, reports stated. Commenting on an Instagram post about the same, Janhvi Kapoor, …

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Romania's top court cancels first round of presidential election, orders rerun

Firstpost

Romania’s top court annulled the result of the first round of the country’s presidential election on Friday, adding that the entire election process would have to be rerun People chant slogans during a pro-European rally ahead of the runoff for the presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday. Reuters Romania’s top court annulled the result of the first round of …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Right-wing presenter sentenced to 80 hours of community service for racist comments

NL Times

The court in The Hague has sentenced the opinion maker and Ongehoord Nederland presenter Raisa Blommestijn to 80 hours of community service with another 40 hours conditionally suspended for insulting messages that were posted on the social media platform X. In one message, Blommestijn used the term “negroid primates.” With this, the court said that she was condescending about black …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jaat teaser leaked: Sunny Deol pitted against Randeep Hooda in action-packed promo

India Today

Sunny Deol's upcoming film, Jaat, is the next big offering from Pushpa 2 producers, Mythri Movie Makers. It looks like Jaat is cut from the same cloth and with Sunny Deol's addition, it is all set to wow the audience. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, Jaat features Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, Vineet Kumar Singh, Saiyami Kher and Regina Cassandra in lead …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

BJP leader Pravesh Ratan joins AAP

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: BJP leader Pravesh Ratan, who unsuccessfully contested the Patel Nagar reserved constituency in the 2020 Delhi Assembly polls, joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday. The move comes months after AAP leader and former MLA from Patel Nagar Raaj Kumar Anand joined the BJP. In July, Anand joined the BJP alongwith another AAP MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar. Ratan …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Formula 1: Max Verstappen wins Qatar GP but race for constructors' championship goes on after Lando Norris penalty

Firstpost

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen clinch his ninth win of the 2024 Formula 1 season and his 63rd career victory overall during the controversial Qatar Grand Prix in Lusail on Sunday. Max Verstappen avenged his overnight demotion from pole position by clinching his ninth win of the season and 63rd of his career with a dominant triumph for Red Bull …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Shalini Passi reveals she donated entire Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives fee to Bihar village

Hindustan Times

Shalini Passi might be making waves after her screen debut in Fabulous Lives Vs Bollywood Wives for her viral moments and fascinating lifestyle. Shalini Passi reveals she donated her Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives fee to charity What Shalini said "This is a question that I've been asking everybody: Why am a I born here? Shalini made her screen debut …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Eye on Delhi polls: AAP focuses on micro meetings, explains freebies logic

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Aam Aadmi Party is focusing on micro meetings ahead of next year's Assembly elections in Delhi to communicate its core poll plank of freebies such as electricity, water, pilgrimage for elderly and bus rides for women to the voters, party leaders said on Thursday. Eye on Delhi polls: AAP focuses on micro meetings, explains freebies logic In …

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Delhi LG directs DDA to dispose all pending PM-UDAY applications

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena on Wednesday directed the Delhi Development Authority to dispose of pending PM-UDAY applications for registration of properties in unauthorised colonies, a Raj Niwas statement said. Delhi LG directs DDA to dispose all pending PM-UDAY applications The move comes ahead of the Assembly elections due in Delhi early next year in which the …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

No Consensus On Maharashtra CM Yet, Ajit Pawar Says...

ABP News

Karad : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said no "formula" was being discussed for the chief minister's post and a decision on it will be taken together by the Mahayuti partners. Speaking to reporters here, NCP leader Pawar also said the Mahayuti got such a huge mandate and the MVA did not even have enough numbers to …

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1 month ago

Carlos Sainz loses patience with Ferrari at Las Vegas GP: ‘Wake up guys!’

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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1 month ago

BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins from Vav in razor-tight contest against Congress

Hindustan Times

AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swarupji Thakor on Saturday won the Vav assembly seat in Gujarat, defeating Gulabsinh Rajput of the Congress in a razor-tight contest by a lead of just about 2,442 votes. Swarupji Thakor secured 92,129 votes after 24 rounds of counting against Gulabsinh Rajput of the Congress who had 89,734 votes. The BJP’s campaign was led by …

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1 month ago

World Chess Championship 2024: Gukesh to have white pieces in the first round against Ding Liren

The Hindu

India’s D. Gukesh will have the white pieces when he takes on reigning champion China’s Ding Liren in the first round of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 on Monday. During the drawing of lots announcement on Saturday in Singapore, Gukesh received the lighter pieces while Ding will have the dark pieces in the first game of the title clash. …

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1 month ago

Maharashtra election result: Nawab Malik trails behind Abu Azmi by 9,425 votes in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar

Hindustan Times

Nawab Malik, 65, is a prominent leader in the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra who is currently trailing behind the Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi by 9,425 votes. Mumbai: NCP leader Nawab Malik shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote. Nawab Malik is pitted against Samajwadi Party nominee and MVA-backed sitting MLA Abu Azmi and Shiv Sena’s Suresh Patil. Nawab Malik …

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Aaditya Thackeray vote counting: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader defeats Milind Deora in Worli

Live Mint

Worli, Maharashtra Election 2024: In a close battle in Worli, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray claimed victory for a second straight term in the constituency and defeated Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora by a margin of 8,801 votes. Together with its partners Shiv Sena and NCP, the ruling Mahayuti alliance could win 219 of the 288 seats in the state, …

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Books: How John Lewis won a 1986 Congressional primary race against a friend

BJP to fight Delhi polls without Chief Minister face, candidate list expected soon: Sources

A general after our own hearts - Thalapathy redux

Syria’s ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Fierce battle ahead: Kejriwal faces off against sons of former CMs in New Delhi Assembly seat

Thomas Tuchel to sound out ‘gentleman’ Gareth Southgate before World Cup qualifiers

New England boss Tuchel says players will get a clean slate under him, Kane to remain captain

England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?

Janhvi Kapoor defends ‘Pushpa 2’ against ‘Interstellar’: Why are we so obsessed with idolising the west?

Romania's top court cancels first round of presidential election, orders rerun

Right-wing presenter sentenced to 80 hours of community service for racist comments

Jaat teaser leaked: Sunny Deol pitted against Randeep Hooda in action-packed promo

BJP leader Pravesh Ratan joins AAP

Formula 1: Max Verstappen wins Qatar GP but race for constructors' championship goes on after Lando Norris penalty

Shalini Passi reveals she donated entire Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives fee to Bihar village

Eye on Delhi polls: AAP focuses on micro meetings, explains freebies logic

Delhi LG directs DDA to dispose all pending PM-UDAY applications

No Consensus On Maharashtra CM Yet, Ajit Pawar Says...

Carlos Sainz loses patience with Ferrari at Las Vegas GP: ‘Wake up guys!’

BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins from Vav in razor-tight contest against Congress

World Chess Championship 2024: Gukesh to have white pieces in the first round against Ding Liren

Maharashtra election result: Nawab Malik trails behind Abu Azmi by 9,425 votes in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar

Aaditya Thackeray vote counting: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader defeats Milind Deora in Worli