Six reasons Democrats may fall short of a midterm landslide in NovemberDemocrats enter the November 3 midterms with favourable conditions, including Trump’s low approval ratings and voter concern over prices an...
12 Oct, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Why gerrymandering matters in the 2026 US midterm electionsGerrymandering has become an important factor in the 2026 US House elections as Republican- and Democratic-led states redraw congressional ...
12 Oct, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
US Midterm Election 2026: Republican worries grow as Trump's approval stays low, more candidates oppose Iran warRepublicans are increasingly concerned about the upcoming midterm elections due to unfavorable polls and low approval ratings. Candidates i...
24 Sep, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
US Supreme Court blocks Republican-drawn congressional map in MissouriThe U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri's redrawn congressional map favoring Republicans. This decision dealt a setback to President Donald...
10 Sep, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is whenThe US Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act. This allows Republican lawmakers to redraw congressional maps. They can now create...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
US Supreme Court ruling guts minority vote protections, could redraw political map by 2028The Supreme Court significantly weakened a key Civil Rights-era law by striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
Women's reservation & delimitation bills tabled: India braces for 850-seat Lok Sabha futureParliament is set to introduce three key bills, including women's reservation from 2029 and delimitation of constituencies. While the oppos...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
One year of Trump. The cost is already too much to measure.A year into Donald Trump's second term, the US is described as normalizing authoritarian actions, from immigrant detention facilities to pu...
18 Jan, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
Trump insists during North Carolina visit he's brought down costs, but residents say they're feeling squeezedThe uneasy feeling spans political affiliation in the town, which is split between two largely rural and somewhat impoverished counties, al...
20 Dec, 2025, 08.30 AM IST
Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026The Supreme Court has allowed Texas Republicans to use their new congressional map for next year's elections. This decision overrides a low...
05 Dec, 2025, 06.17 AM IST
Newsom may call special California election to decide on new Congressional maps - here's what redistricting meansGavin Newsom special election could change the course of U.S. politics. The California Governor is considering a November 2025 statewide vo...
02 Aug, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Trump's 'Gold Card' set off panic in an unexpected place: Real estatePresident Trump's proposal to sell green cards for $5 million, termed the "gold card" plan, risks disrupting the EB-5 investor visa program...
03 Mar, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
India's election management - A global public good opportunityIndia's robust election management system, from Himalayan hamlets to the Sundarbans, is a model for the world. Its scale, integrity, and tr...
20 Dec, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
What really controls our global economyWe might be mistaken if we are seeing the world only in a map of nations, or understand nationalism and globalism as binaries.
13 Mar, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Dimple Yadav joins a list of illustrious people who trodded the unopposed poll pathUncontested elections might seem like a good idea, and the Samajwadi Party is certainly trying to project Dimple Yadav's election that way.
13 Jun, 2012, 07.31 AM IST
- Land of the feudal lords
In Pakistan, a fundamentally unreformed social order has meant that the structural weaknesses have remained almost wholly unaddressed.
11 Mar, 2009, 03.30 AM IST
Gaza's ceasefire of despairIt would be inaccurate to equate Hamas with Al Qaeda merely because both articulate their politics in the idiom of religious Islam.
27 Jan, 2009, 03.06 AM IST