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Rahul Gandhi presents Kamal Hasan with a photograph of a tiger taken by Priyanka Gandhi's son: It conveys your outlook on life.
Former politician and actor Kamal Hasan and Congressman Rahul Gandhi recently had a conversation on politics, Indian society, and their respective professional paths. Gandhi gave Hasan a sizable painting of a tiger sipping water during the encounter, which has been posted on Gandhi's official...

Nobody else can make magic like me, claims Arvind Kejriwal
The BJP is afraid of AAP's rising popularity, which is why the Gujarat and MCD elections have been planned concurrently, according to Arvind Kejriwal.
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, stated on Friday that only he and the leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can bring a...

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after only six weeks in office due to chaos.
On Thursday, British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned following the shortest, most chaotic term in history. She was removed from office because her economic agenda had damaged the country's image for financial stability and had caused many people to fall into poverty.
Britain will ...

Leaders in Kerala who have weighed in on the race for Congress president say they would not be voting against Shashi Tharoor
On Wednesday, senior Congress leaders in Kerala indicated they were not opposed to Shashi Tharoor, who has made an aggressive bid to the party's top job, but said they believed veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge was more qualified for the role.
Party elders and legislators K Sudhakar...

After meeting with Sonia Gandhi, Sachin Pilot claims he will not be leaving the Congress
After meeting with Sonia Gandhi, Sachin Pilot claims he will not be leaving the Congress.
Both Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot met with Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence in New Delhi on Thursday, days after the crisis in Rajasthan, where more than 80 MLAs lo...

The New Governor Shakes Thai Politics
On May 22, Chadchart Sittipunt, an independent candidate, received an overwhelming majority of the vote and went on to win the election for governor of Bangkok. He finished first overall with more than 1.38 million votes, which put him a wide gap ahead of the other candidates. In point of fact, B...

Paying controversy overshadows the election
Earlier, while he was still with the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), Capt Thamanat introduced a phrase comparing himself to a monkey keeper feeding "bananas" to small parties to keep them loyal to the government.
If found guilty these MPs would be hit with a 10-year pol...

On the list-MP selection procedure, 59 opposition MPs sided with the coalition
The list MP calculation mechanism, which is anticipated to favour small parties at the following general election, was approved by 59 opposition MPs voting with the coalition government parties.
There were 47 from the Move Forward Party, 7 from the Pheu Thai Party, which is largely supp...

Will conservative Hispanics change US politics
Which American political party would you venture a guess as to deliver the first Congresswoman of Mexican descent? Democratic Party? or the Donald Trump party? It is the latter as if to demonstrate how nothing in American politics today is foreseeable. In a special election two weeks ago, Mayra F...

Why the problem of global inflation is greater than that of US politics
The Group of Seven (G-7) major economies' summit this week focused on rising prices.
The European Council stated that the crisis in Ukraine is causing sharp price hikes and that the G-7 is required to "help the world economy," while the White House announced on Tuesday tha...

Hegemony politics in the United States will impede the Asia-Pacific region
The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore this week. The event, which serves as a regional security conference, brings together representatives from several countries to discuss the most pressing concerns of the day.
The US, on the other hand, sees the forum as an opportunity...

A growing body of research demonstrates that republican politics is linked to greater death rates
Individuals in the United States have had a lower life expectancy and poorer health outcomes than people in other high-income countries for decades, and the problem has gotten worse with time.
This widespread disadvantage has been linked to unhealthy behaviours, a broken healthcar...

Abortion politics' extraterritorial character
The leaked draught majority decision of the US Supreme Court in Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organisation has increased the politicisation of abortion in the United States in the run-up to November's mid-term elections, signalling the likely reversal of Roe vs Wade.
Much ...

The election in Australia sets a positive precedent on climate change
It's a word that, along with "coral," "fuchsia," and "taupe," is usually reserved for homeware catalogues to make a bluish-green towel or sweater appear smart and attractive. Teal, on the other hand, has emerged as the most important phrase in Australian politics...

Bangkok elects a governor for the first time since the coup in 2014
Thai voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new governor in a race that was delayed by a military coup but still shows the country's divisions, with the main contenders backed by either the conservative establishment or the liberal opposition.
There were a total of 31 contend...

The narrative thickens in Israel's domestic political drama
Following a spring break, Israel's Knesset returned to work on May 9 and immediately launched into a tumultuous summer session that will last until the end of July. Critics are speculating that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's ruling coalition's box office run will be cut short due to...

A Michigan primary election becomes a barometer of Jewish politics in the United States
The 11th congressional district in Michigan was redesigned in January as part of statewide congressional map modifications. Haley Stevens and Andy Levin, two Democratic House members who were first elected in 2018, quickly went from friendly rivals to primary opponents, each hoping to capture the...

Thai soft power politics on the ground
In Thailand's overflowing teacup, it was yet another passing storm. Danupha "Milli" Khanatheerakul, a 19-year-old rapper who became an overnight celebrity at the recent Coachella Music Festival in the United States, has rattled Thailand to its core foundations and highlighted much t...

Israeli Politicians Congratulate Emmanuel Macron on Being Re-elected as French President
Israeli politician congratulated the President of France Emmanuel Macron on his projected victory over his rival Marine Le Pen in the French presidential elections on Sunday.
The Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapi shared a photograph of him and Macron hugging with the caption “m...

A US watchdog accuses Kosovo politicians of being involved in corruption
In its most recent annual report on democratic trends, released on Wednesday, Freedom House said that two seasoned political leaders in Kosovo, Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinaj, are among several important persons in the nation with criminal ties.
According to the research, "major...