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Kolkata: Of the 1,478 candidates contesting in the first phase of Bengal polls, almost one-fifth are crorepatis, most of them being TMC contenders. The poorest candidate, with assets of Rs 500, is from the new AJUP.Of the 152 BJP nominees, 106 have pending criminal cases, including 96 named in serious offences. In TMC, 63 of…
On the dusty outskirts of Montevideo, far from marble halls and motorcades, a small farmhouse once served as the home of a president. The man who lived there watered flowers in the garden, shared his space with a three-legged dog, and drove to work in a faded blue Volkswagen Beetle. His name was José Mujica,…
The world has never been richer. Technology is moving at an unprecedented pace, global trade uniting the most isolated corners of the world, and scientific advances offering longer, healthier lives. Yet for millions, what shapes their daily life is the grip of hunger and instability and uncertainty. Because the notion of “the poorest countries in the…
