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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening US influence in Latin America.
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Lula Wins Brazil's Election
Lula's triumph bucks a regional trend of victories for right-of-center presidential candidates allied with Trump. | @AP
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Why Is the Adityanath Government Dithering on Holding Panchayat Polls in Uttar Pradesh?
@omar7rashid reports
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Conducting rural body polls right before assembly elections is probably both politically undesirable for the BJP and logistically impractical for the administration, reports @omar7rashid.
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Brazil Votes In a Tense Lula vs Bolsonaro Runoff With US Influence Over Latin America at Stake
Eleonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese report
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The difference between the two candidates is stark. Bolsonaro and Lula have opposing ideological views on issues ranging from US-Brazil relations and climate change to social welfare, report Eleonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese.
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It's the Small Things | My Song

Not liking Bollywood – particularly Bollywood music – proved to be more isolating than I expected, especially since I also didn't like any of the music that was around in early 2000s Kolkata.
Malavi Sengupta writes
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Top Iranian Official to Skip BRICS Event in Delhi Tomorrow Amid Concerns Over Return to War
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Irregularities in Voter Lists Like Pilibhit Could Alter UP's Electoral Outcome. Here's Why

@omar7rashid reports
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An analysis by The Wire revealed that a significant portion of the 100 seats flagged by the Samajwadi Party – specifically 43 constituencies – comprised seats that the party either narrowly lost or won during the 2022 elections, reports @omar7rashid
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'Govt Turning Ladakh Into a Testing Lab', Says KDA's Sajjad Kargili

He said that the MHA’s draft did not represent the aspirations of Ladakh’s people, instead, it represented “the concerns of the UT administration more than the people”.
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Indian Police and its Spectacular Failure at Policing Protests

The first question we need to ask is, could the government not have simply allowed the protests as long as it was peaceful?
Ajay K. Mehra writes
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Whose Country Is It Anyway? Adani, Ambani, IDBI & Corporate Capture of India | #Cracknomics
Are a country's policies made for the people, or only for the benefit of corporations? Are a nation's resources for its people, or for a handful of corporate houses? | @Kabiran_
Amid Sustained Unrest Against Megadam, Arunachal's Pasighat Stays Tense Day After Violent Protests
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Security forces used stun grenades and tear gas while protesters indulged in arson and vandalism amid continuing opposition to the 11,500 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.
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A Short History of Student Power in Indian Politics
In this episode of 'Entire Political Science', @javedmansari breaks down the history of popular student movements since independence that shaped the course of India’s political history. | @Minal_Saeed_K
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From the Navnirman Andolan in 1974, which led to the resignation of CM Chimanbhai Patel, to today’s CJP protest, @javedmansari offers a tour d’horizon of historic demonstrations that began as local issues and later grew to claim important political scalps.
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Election Commission Cites ‘Trade Secrets’ to Deny Information on Software Used in SIR, RTI Reveals
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In response to a RTI application by MA Mujeeb Ayyub, the Election Commission has declined the information saying that it relates to “commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property” and is exempted under Section 8(1)(d) RTI Act, 2005.
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