Politics
The Democratic Party’s decisive victory in capturing both chambers of the US Congress marks a watershed moment of institutional recalibration against Trumpism. With President Donald Trump framing the midterms as a personal referendum, voters across historically red strongholds—including Texas, Kansas, and the Carolinas—delivered an unmistakable rebuke, restoring constitutional checks and balances and demonstrating democracy’s resilience against extreme polarization.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar to enquire about his health following his discharge from a Pune hospital, remarking that Supriya Sule was “ready” to take care of the country.
The Democratic Party dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump in the 2026 US midterm elections, flipping the Georgia gubernatorial mansion with Keisha Lance Bottoms’ historic win and flipping key Senate seats in North Carolina and South Carolina. While Indian-Americans Pia Dandiya and Suhas Subramanyam captured US House seats and Aruna Miller retained Maryland’s lieutenant governorship, Trump-endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy lost Ohio’s gubernatorial race, pushing Democrats to the edge of retaking the House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent engagement with Seychelles President Patrick Herminie has marked a significant…
Bangladesh heads into its most pivotal election in decades on February 12, 2026, with youth voters, new political forces, and everyday economic anxieties shaping the contest. Nearly half the electorate is under 37, demanding accountability and jobs, while the absence of the Awami League has opened space for rivals and protest-born parties to compete in a truly competitive race.
Leading in eight of 12 Zilla Parishad and 51 of 125 panchayat samiti polls, BJP continues to be the largest party in Maharashtra, showing clearly that the party is not just an urban phenomenon, but also as strong in rural Maharashtra. BJP has made inroads into western Maharashtra in regions like Satara and Solapur, and performed reasonably well in Kolhapur at the cost of weakened NCP and Congress.
New Delhi has taken a significant step toward healing the wounds of Manipur’s ethnic strife…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (February 8, 2026) questioned Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s “suspicious” 10-day visit to Pakistan in December 2013 and his British wife Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi’s professional stint with a climate organisation in the neighbouring country.
Strong, powerful, and wise,” are the words President Trump used when endorsing Japan’s Prime Minister…
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