From Tamil Nadu to Jantar Mantar: 5 student movements that changed India's politics
Student movements have repeatedly shaped India’s political and educational landscape, often extending their influence far beyond university campuses. This article examines five landmark agitations—from the 1965 Anti-Hindi Agitation and the 1974 Nav Nirman and Bihar movements to the Assam Agitation, Anti-Mandal protests and the 2026 Jantar Mantar education protests. Together, these movements highlight how student activism has driven debates on language, governance, reservations, examinations and...
Tories and Reform UK tell Burnham they will fight any plan to reform adult social care involving tax rises – UK politics
Defence secretary Wes Streeting says the country will see a prime minister that ‘runs towards big and difficult issues’Good morning. Yesterday Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, told Sky News that, while Andy Burnham spent his first week as PM focusing on cost of living issues, this week the public would see “a prime minister that runs towards big and difficult issues rather than runs away from [them]”. Those challenges include reforming social care and, as Peter Walker reports, Burnham has p...
Dr Fauci's embarrassing obsession with fame and celebrities as tens of thousands of Americans died from Covid is revealed in secret diary entries
Dr Anthony Fauci's embarrassing obsession with fame and celebrities is revealed in secret unearthed diary entries... as he bragged about meeting A-listers while Americans died from CovidSPECIAL OFFER: Sign up to our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER Published: 01:46, 27 July 2026 | Updated: 01:49, 27 July 2026 e-mail View comments
Mamdani's politics linked to Muslim Brotherhood ideology as New York violence escalates: report
On Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar marking the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the long history of catastrophes that followed, an assailant armed with a knife walked up to two men on Manhattan's Upper West Side and stabbed them. One wore a yarmulke.Witnesses said the assailant shouted, "Allahu Akbar." The victims, ages 50 and 57, survived. A suspect is in custody, and police are examining the motive. But New York City did not need to wait for a formal designation to...
Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?
PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to powerRace, school, gender: the makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet – in chartsLike 20 British prime ministers before him, Andy Burnham’s new cabinet minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, went to Eton. After graduating from the country’s most elite private school, Narayan attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied – what else? – PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), l...
'Politics has become corrupted': Siddaramaiah says won't contest 2028 Karnataka polls
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will not contest the 2028 Karnataka assembly elections. He cited advancing age and declining health as primary reasons for this decision. Siddaramaiah also expressed concerns about growing corruption within the political field. He stated that he will remain active in public life and serve the people. The veteran leader has dedicated five decades to public service and public life.
Israel debate boils over in the United States
How far have US politics - and media - really shifted on the topic of Israel?
Albany lawmakers' beef with Mamdani's NYC council boils over as they demand a slice of the pie after Big Apple reps' controversial cash grab
Albany lawmakers' beef with Mamdani's NYC council boils over as they demand a slice of the pie after Big Apple reps' controversial cash grabSign up here to our free, weekly DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to US politics See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:59, 25 July 2026 | Updated: 13:59, 25 July 2026 e-mail View comments
Student leader to education minister: Dharmendra Pradhan's political career before NEET row
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post on Saturday. He submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to ongoing protests. Pradhan's tenure saw the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020. His political journey began in student politics in Odisha many years ago. He previously held key portfolios in the Union government since 2014.
Trump's Latest Moves: From Insults to Controversial Orders and Legal Challenges
In a series of controversial actions and statements, former President Donald Trump has made headlines, from hurling insults at a correspondents' dinner to ordering warning signs at the Smithsonian. These events reflect ongoing tensions in American politics, particularly between Trump and blue states.
Trump returns to correspondents' dinner 3 months after shooting
Politics Trump returns to correspondents' dinner 3 months after shooting July 25, 20261:04 AM ET By The Associated Press President Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington, with with WHCA president Weijia Jiang, right and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Rod Lamkey/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP Photo President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White...
Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states
Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has admitted scrapping more than $7.5bn in federal grants for clean energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed Donald Trump in the 2024 election.US federal officials appeared to acknowledge in court documents last week that they had terminated the funding last October “based solely”...
Democrats reshape their primary calendar: From the Politics Desk
From the Politics DeskDemocrats reshape their primary calendar: From the Politics DeskPlus, 100 days out from the midterms, Republicans feel the pressure on the Iran war. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleSouth Carolina to hold first Democratic 2028 primary, indicating DNC's push to court minority voters04:03Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTBy The Politics DeskWelcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that...
James Carville blasts far-left 'White turds' among Dems who he says value Lenin more than MLK
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville condemned far-left Democrats on Thursday, warning that they value Soviet dictators more than American civil rights leaders.During his "Politics War Room" podcast, Carville paraphrased a quote from an unnamed Democratic politician who had suggested that even Black American leaders are part of American imperialism. Carville responded with sarcasm, highlighting what he described as the absurdity that past civil rights leaders like John Lewis or Martin Lu...
Elon Musk fires back at reporter, claims more people 'hate you and the media than you realize'
Elon Musk fired back at The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes during a Thursday interview from Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas after she said people loathed him over his efforts to influence European politics."I think a lot more people hate you and the media more than you realize," Musk told the journalist.Beddoes confronted the Tesla and SpaceX CEO after challenging his support for right-wing European political parties and arguing that his wealth, ownership of X and following on the p...
Bill Ackman reveals why he's not a 'fan' of Mamdani, doesn't rule out mayoral run against him
Billionaire Bill Ackman called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday and labeled his policies a disaster for New York City."Money and Rehab" host Nicole Lapin asked Ackman if he was bullish or bearish on the socialist mayor."I'm not a fan," he responded. "He's very smart, very charismatic, very good at politics, but I think the decisions he's making are very bad for New York."When asked if he'd consider running for mayor, Ackman said, "I would say possibly, but I think I could achieve...
Democrats accuse Trump of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs
US president faced criticism after officials announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on more than 80 countriesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as “a pretext” to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of countries, as critics warned of higher prices for Americans.The US president faced swift criticism from Democrats after his officials presented their latest effort to make his signature economic policy permanent following a string of high-p...
Trump’s new tariffs ‘a sales tax that will make life harder for Americans’, say Democrats – US politics live
Even some Republicans apparently expressing concern over measures against 85 countriesSign up for the US Breaking News emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump’s move to impose a fresh round of tariffs on more than 80 countries has drawn criticism from both Democratic politicians and his own allies.If he was serious, he would not be applying the same tariff rate to China, one of the worst forced labor abusers in the world, as he does to countries like Australia. Then agai...
Andy Burnham’s Number 10 North changes the postcode, but not the politics
As Andy Burnham moves part of Downing Street to Manchester, Scotland and Wales are asking what it means for devolution.
Trump refuses to give up on tariffs - a pillar of his economic legacy
Politics Trump refuses to give up on tariffs - a pillar of his economic legacy July 24, 20265:00 AM ET Danielle Kurtzleben U.S. President Donald Trump looks to reporters after getting off Air Force One on July 22, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images On the day the Supreme Court ruled against a broad swath of President Trump's tariffs, he was visibly angry – and determined to enact more tariffs anyway. "Other alte...