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Nepal began voting on Thursday in its first nationwide election since last year’s dramatic youth-led uprising toppled the government and reshaped the country’s political landscape. The high-stakes poll comes after months of political turmoil sparked by what many have called a “Gen Z revolution” — protests driven largely by young Nepalis angry over corruption, unemployment…
Pitted against Balen, Oli faces litmus test of 50-year-old career KATHMANDU: As Nepal votes on Thursday, a generational shift has reshaped the political mood in the Himalayan nation. In Kathmandu and other cities, many Gen Z voters – the cohort that toppled the KP Sharma Oli govt and propelled figures like the 35-year-old (Balen) into…
Bangladesh will vote Thursday in a Parliamentary election that will perhaps have more far-reaching consequences for India than any such exercise in the recent past in its neighbourhood. Ironically, with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League not in the fray, India’s best hopes of a realistic reset in ties with Dhaka rest on a majority for the…
Bangladesh will vote Thursday in a Parliamentary election that will perhaps have more far-reaching consequences for India than any such exercise in the recent past in its neighbourhood. Ironically, with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League not in the fray, India’s best hopes of a realistic reset in ties with Dhaka rest on a majority for the…
Actor Vijay’s foray into Tamil Nadu politics with his party TVK mirrors past celebrity transitions, but his decision to quit films entirely sets him apart. While his fan base is large and organized, the success of TVK hinges on converting this popularity into votes, a challenge that has tripped up other stars. NEW DELHI: When…
NEW DELHI: India joined China, Pakistan and four other countries in voting against a UN Human Rights Council resolution that strongly deplored the crackdown on protests in Iran and extended the mandate of a fact-finding mission on the country by two years, while authorising it to investigate last month’s “repression.“The 47-member body adopted the resolution…
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and his actress-authour wife, Twinkle Khanna got their day off to an early start by heading to a polling booth to cast their votes for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in Maharashtra.Akshay and Twinkle were among the first few celebrities to arrive at the polling booth at the Gandhi Shikshan…
KOCHI: BJP State Secretary and Kodunganoor ward councillor VV Rajesh on Friday was elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, securing 51 votes. For the first time in history, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has a BJP Mayor. He received the support of 50 BJP councillors and one independent member. UDF candidate KS Sabarinathan secured 17 votes,…
A CPM regional leader in Malappuram has sparked controversy with a misogynistic victory speech KOCHI: A CPM regional leader who won in Thennela Panchayat in Malappuram has courted controversy with a misogynistic remark in his victory speech.Saed Ali Majeed, who won by a margin of 47 votes, made the controversial remark while addressing his supporters….
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that the BJP is planning a larger conspiracy of removing voters opposed to BJP, as he claimed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, calling it “NRC in disguise.”Addressing reporters in Hyderabad, Yadav accused the BJP and the Election Commission of using SIR…
