Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wins big in election, media projections showJapan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is projected for a significant win in snap elections. This victory could impact relations wit...
10 Feb, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Japan's first woman PM Sanae Takaichi tipped for thumping election winJapan votes in snap elections Sunday with polls pointing to a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives after a hone...
05 Feb, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Margaret Thatcher: ‘If you want something said, ask a man, if you want…’Quote of the day today encapsulates a leadership philosophy rooted in action. Margaret Thatcher’s career demonstrated that authority, once ...
02 Feb, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
A sacred ring, a 2,000-year-old rule and a woman PM: What happens next in Sumo?The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have traditionally...
15 Nov, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s first female prime minister and ultra-conservative starSanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister. She leads the Liberal Democratic Party, a significant shift in the country's po...
21 Oct, 2025, 04.23 PM IST
Who is Sanae Takaichi, set to become Japan’s first female PM — and why are women skeptical about her leadership?Sanae Takaichi is set to make history as Japan’s first female Prime Minister after being elected leader of the long-dominant Liberal Democr...
04 Oct, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
Japan's first female governing-party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated groupSanae Takaichi, the new LDP president and likely next Japanese PM, is a conservative figure in a male-dominated party. Despite being the fi...
04 Oct, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
Who is Tan Su Shan, Singapore bank DBS's incoming CEO?DBS Group in Singapore appoints Tan Su Shan as CEO in March, making her the bank's first female chief executive. With 35 years of experienc...
08 Aug, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
10 things to know about UK's new Prime Minister Liz Truss"I campaigned as a conservative and I will govern as a conservative. My friends, we need to show that we will deliver over the next two yea...
05 Sep, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
View: The French issue is bigger than a few tasteless cartoons"India was right to stand by Macron. These are questions that go beyond the boundaries of France. Islamic countries may feel that Macron is...
01 Nov, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
View: Behind Rupee ban, Modi's plan to remake IndiansModi belongs to this line of autocratic ideologues rather than the Western tradition of revolutionary neoliberalism, or Marxist rationalism.
30 Nov, 2016, 06.51 AM IST
Indian-origin minister Priti Patel backs Theresa May for British PMPatel, who attends Cabinet in her capacity as UK's employment minister, said that May was the right person to implement the "will of the Br...
07 Jul, 2016, 06.57 PM IST
Donald Trump an outcome of the George W Bush world disorderGeorge W Bush is a product of the chaotic world order left behind by Bush and which Barack Obama failed to contain.
29 May, 2016, 12.47 AM IST
Singapore to name an orchid after PM Narendra ModiSingapore, which is incidentally celebrating its 50th anniversary, is expecting Modi to deliver something on India's role in the South East...
10 Nov, 2015, 01.54 PM IST
India is more French than British in partisanship over historyIn India, perhaps due to past turbulence, there has been a tendency to emulate the French and construct an idyllic past, unlike the British...
16 Nov, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
Comparisons of Narendra Modi to world leaders inevitable; but he is here to stamp his own personalityParallels between personalities across space and time are often expressions of visceral emotions, likes and dislikes felt by observers.
25 May, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
What’s BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi like? wonders worldIf exit polls are to be believed, Indians appear to be riding on a similar hope. Modi ran a presidential-style campaign and like Obama.
14 May, 2014, 12.07 PM IST