Papal conclave 2025 date, time, top candidates, betting odds, front runners and all you need to knowPapal Conclave 2025 begins May 7 as 133 cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope after Pope Francis's death. This hist...
06 May, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
What is 'Dexit'? How is it linked with Germany?Alice Weidel, who is the co-president of the far-right AfD party, has issued a stark warning to the European Union, threatening that German...
07 Sep, 2024, 03.46 AM IST
Starmer takes power as prime minister as UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election winKeir Starmer officially became British Prime Minister following a landslide victory for the Labour Party after over a decade in opposition....
06 Jul, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
UK Elections: How did Rishi Sunak 'sunk' Conservatives' boat as Labour Party's Keir Starmer wins Britain's 'future'Rishi Sunak took responsibility for Conservatives' historic loss, Labour securing 326 seats under Keir Starmer. Conservatives will get only...
05 Jul, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
Former PM Truss loses her parliamentary seat as Labour sweeps to power in historic UK voteLabour Party wins a landslide victory, propelling Keir Starmer to the position of prime minister. The defeat of Liz Truss and the Conservat...
05 Jul, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
UK PM Sunak warns: A vote for Farage gifts Labour the electionFarage's unexpected return to frontline politics has split support among right-of-centre voters, badly damaging Sunak's hopes of winning an...
14 Jun, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Election funding: What makes India's campaign finance regime ripe for reformsIndia's campaign finance laws have set pending limits for candidates, but have not capped expenditure by parties, a situation that creates ...
06 Apr, 2023, 11.08 PM IST
South’s ruling parties top regional parties with highest income from unknown sourcesThree of these parties are also ruling the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The list also includes Odisha’s ruling BJD.
11 Nov, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
G7 expresses 'grave concern' over electoral changes in Hong KongThe G7 ministers said the package of changes combined with mass arrests of pro-democracy activists and politicians, undermines Hong Kong's ...
13 Mar, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
Looking for a bold prediction for 2017? In all likelihood, nothing will changeSince 2008, resistance to addressing difficult issues, inability to accept the cost of required adjustment and a lack of leadership has res...
02 Jan, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
For global bond market the next world-changing event could be Italian voteIn the wake of the UK Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, there's a risk that we'll start jumping at shadows, perceiving world-ch...
23 Nov, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
Brexit is not the biggest risk for EU: Citibank“Hungary (on EU refugee quotas) and Italy (on constitutional reform) will likely have referendums in H2 of 2016."
05 Jul, 2016, 06.11 AM IST
Less check, more balance: Reforms must reduce Rajya Sabha’s power to block the popular mandateTake for instance the UK, on whose Westminster model of parliamentary democracy our system is mostly based.
26 Nov, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Here's why global markets are panicking over the Greece crisisFailure to reach an agreement with the recent round of discussions clearly indicates that the creditors are reluctant to accept any easing ...
30 Jun, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
EU Chiefs demand austerity as Italy heads for new voteFinance ministers from the 17-member single-currency bloc meet in Brussels to discuss issues including a bailout for Cyprus.
05 Mar, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Injecting white money into elections will strengthen inner-party structures and democracyThe excess of black money in elections is at the heart of the problem that besets the Indian political system. That's the perception.
28 Jan, 2012, 07.58 AM IST
- It's a battle between Ram & Rome: Modi
Coming just ahead of the scheduled assembly polls in the state, the event offered Mr Modi an excellent opportunity to market his achievemen...
05 Oct, 2007, 02.14 AM IST