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TopicMayor of new york

Topic: mayor of new york

Will Mumbai start looking for its Mamdani now? The city is as unaffordable as New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will face hurdles. And Democrats cannot mistake one city’s victory for a national mandate.

Trump says Mamdani won’t succeed if he won’t respect Washington after ‘very angry’ victory speech

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News Wednesday that NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani should be very nice to him since he is 'one that sort of has to approve a lot of things.'

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

‘Turn the volume up’—in Mamdani’s victory lap, a challenge to Trump, ode to Nehru & a pinch of Bollywood

Mamdani is NYC's first South Asian Muslim mayor. He framed his victory as reclamation of power by city’s working class, ending his speech with 'Dhoom Machale' playing in the backdrop.

Socialist Mamdani storms into capitalism’s citadel, elected NYC’s first South Asian Muslim Mayor

Mamdani’s victory over Cuomo, by almost 10 percentage points, comes at a time when the Democratic Party is still reeling from the loss of White House and US Congress in November 2024.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.