Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Assembly Seeks Statehood in Challenge to Centre
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the “immediate and urgent” restoration of the region’s full statehood, after opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members protested and walked out of the House. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the resolution last Friday, but the vote was delayed after several lawmakers sought to […]
Europe
Spain Heads for the Polls: Sánchez Calls Snap Election
Spain will head back to the polls on November 29, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced in an online address, closing a tense political chapter with a sudden and dramatic turn. The Socialist leader spoke just days after his left-wing government was defeated in parliament last Friday. Two decrees, meant to answer massive nationwide protests against […]
Latvia’s pro-EU prime minister wins decisive election victory
RIGA: Latvia’s pro-European Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has won a commanding victory in the country’s parliamentary election, securing a mandate to continue his government’s firm support for the European Union and Ukraine, according to Hurriyet Daily News. Kulbergs’ centre-right United List won 42 of the 100 seats in parliament, an unprecedented result in Latvia’s post-independence […]
International News
India Erupts: Poll Chief Under Fire as Millions Vanish from Voter Rolls
NEW DELHI: For a third straight day, India’s streets have filled with angry voices demanding the resignation of the nation’s top election official. Thousands of young people and opposition supporters marched through Mumbai and New Delhi on Sunday, waving tricolour flags and chanting slogans against Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar, according to Al Jazeera News. […]
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