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Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Topic: Democratic

Who is Alex Bores? AI firms are spending millions to defeat him in New York congressional race

What makes Alex Bores a target of the Silicon Valley giants is the RAISE Act he helped pass in New York in 2025. It aims to regulate AI models and forces them to ensure user safety and maintain transparency.

US House passes resolution to end Trump’s Iran war, 4 Republicans lend support

With Republicans holding the majority in Congress, the development comes as a win for Democrats after 3 previous failed attempts to pass this resolution in House of Representatives.

In reaching deal on US govt shutdown, Democrats traded election euphoria for angst

California Governor Gavin Newsom decried the move as ‘a surrender’, while Illinois Governor JB Pritzker dismissed it as an ‘empty promise’

Team Trump claims US election result highlights President-elect’s ‘connection with American voters’

Donald Trump won 295 electoral college votes as against 226 of Vice-President Kamala Harris. He also won the popular vote. He got 74 mn popular votes, while Harris received 70 mn.

Iowa Democratic caucus results delayed due to technical glitches. Here’s what went wrong

The Iowa Democratic Party blamed 'inconsistencies in reporting of three sets of results' for the delay in releasing results.

The Indian justice system is the best example of the steady decay of India’s institutions

In this excerpt from the book 'Seven Decades of Independent India by Vinod Rai, Dr Amitendu Palit', Professor Sumit Ganguly writes democratic institutions are deteriorating in India.

Kejriwal turned AAP from democratic party to autocratic one: Ex-colleague Mayank Gandhi

The Delhi CM’s ‘blinding greed for power’ can be seen by the voters, which is why AAP has won nothing recently, says the estranged...

On Camera

An Army captain proposed. The morality police reported for duty

India's adoration of the armed forces has a curious strain of moral puritanism that elevates military personnel into national icons and then resents them for behaving like ordinary people.

Govt fixes ATF sale price at Rs 115 litre under new price stabilisation scheme to shield airlines

Carriers joining the fuel stabilisation scheme will buy ATF at predetermined rates backed by a Rs 10,000-crore fund approved by Union Cabinet, says civil aviation ministry.

MoD triples ceiling of funds at disposal of field commanders for operational procurements

DFPDS last notified in 2021. Revision was necessitated due to expansion at force level and to cater to increased expenditure on ops and sustenance vis-à-vis increase in budgetary allocation.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.