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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: mayor

India’s mayors have no power to lead cities. They need to be like CEOs

The weakened position of mayors leads to poor governance. This ultimately diminishes the quality of life and ease of doing business in cities.

Labelled ‘communist lunatic’ by Trump, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is an outlier

Mamdani, who is of Indian heritage & identifies as a Muslim, is making headlines for his strong views & emerging as the Democrat mayor nominee Tuesday, beating former governor Andrew Cuomo.

‘Tonight is his night’ — Andrew Cuomo concedes defeat to Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral polls

New York: Former Governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded the Democratic primary for New York City mayor to Zohran Mamdani, telling his supporters at his...

A scene right out of Panchayat in Gurugram—mayor appoints husband as adviser to civic body

This comes at a time when Punjab and Haryana High Court is scrutinising allegations that Raj Rani Malhotra fought the mayoral elections on a fraudulent caste certificate.

‘First fight of INDIA alliance’ — AAP & Congress come together to fight Chandigarh mayor polls

AAP will contest the mayor’s post, while Congress is set to field joint candidates for the post of deputy mayor and senior deputy mayor.

Russian court fines opposition leader Yevgeny Roizman $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army

Roizman, a former mayor of Russia’s Yekaterinburg, was detained last year & banned from the internet after he referred to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine as a 'war' in a YouTube video.

BJP wins Ayodhya mayoral seat in Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls

BJP candidate Girish Pati Tripathi defeated his nearest rival Ashish of the Samajwadi Party by a margin of 35,638 votes.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.