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January 7, 2025 6:14 PM

Delhi’s Ballot Box Battles: 70 Years of Wins and Upsets

After Independence, Delhi, then a Part-C State, was granted an assembly that was disbanded in 1956. The assembly had 48 members. According to data sourced from the Election Commission of India, the story begins in 1951 with a handful of prominent par...

January 7, 2025 5:25 PM

Why does Trump want to end US daylight saving time?

Daylight saving time, a practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America, is once again in the spotlight as debates over its necessity continue. This twice-a-year ritual of adjusting clocks forward in spring and back in autumn has be...

January 6, 2025 1:14 PM

DOGE vs MAGA: H-1B visa row splits Trump supporters

Donald Trump addressed the nation as the U.S. welcomed the New Year; not with fireworks but with a bold defence of the H-1B visa programme. “I didn't change my mind. I've always felt that we have to have the most competent people in our country. W...

December 31, 2024 7:38 PM

Syria’s Spiral: The Rise, Reign, and Ruin of Bashar al-Assad Amid the Arab Spring’s Echoes

Syria, a country in Southwest Asia on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, was deeply affected by the Arab Spring protests that swept through many nations in the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and 2011. These were anti-regime, pro-democr...

December 30, 2024 3:35 PM

2024 in J&K: Year of peaceful people-participative elections, better security situation

Year 2024 has been both significant and epochal in Jammu and Kashmir as it witnessed Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections for the first time after 10 years. Both these elections were peaceful and largely people participative. People chose th...

December 27, 2024 4:23 PM

South Korea’s leadership crisis in hands of Constitutional Court

South Korea's leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both impeached and suspended from power over a short-lived martial law. Han, who was im...

December 27, 2024 3:40 PM

What is China’s Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?

China's Jinjiang Group is in the spotlight after Brazil's labour authorities said workers at a factory it is building for electric vehicle maker BYD were victims of human trafficking working in "slavery-like conditions". Jinjiang has rejected the cl...

December 26, 2024 9:08 PM

What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump threatened to take it over?

Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control over the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route located in the Central American nation. WHAT IS THE PANAMA CA...

December 25, 2024 11:13 AM

A tribute to Atal Ji, the statesman who shaped India with his vision and resolve

Today, 25th December is a very special day for all of us. Our nation marks the 100th Jayanti of our beloved former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji. He stands tall as a statesman who continues to inspire countless people. Our nation will...

December 24, 2024 2:53 PM

Parliament Ambedkar row: An attempt to regain lost political capital?

The just concluded winter session of Parliament will be remembered less for the informative and engaging debate on the Constitution and more for what happened thereafter. Unfortunately. But as a student of contemporary politics, it is in our interest...

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