'Badhai!' In India, a celebration for Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral win and his roots

Indians have lit up social media to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election victory as New York City mayor. His victory speech ...
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President on a roll as some parts of Budget speech sounded like top of the pops ‘Greatest Hits’ compilation

Thus began the marathon speech lasting four hours and 20 minutes which started with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

'As always he spoke for himself': Congress distances from Shashi Tharoor's remarks on dynasty politics

The Congress on Sunday publicly distanced itself from comments made by Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, after he wrote ...

Shashi Tharoor defends L K Advani; Congress 'outrightly dissociates' itself from remarks

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has yet again irked his party, this time by defending veteran BJP leader L K Advani and comparing him to former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. It ...

Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech in 1947 and its continued global relevance

Mamdani’s invocation of Nehru’s "Tryst with Destiny" speech was immediately rejoiced by Indians everywhere. It was also a ...