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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicPresidential elections

Topic: Presidential elections

Sri Lankan Oppn leader Premadasa calls Wickremesinghe govt corrupt, campaigns on correcting policies

Sajith Premadasa is contesting the polls in Sri Lanka against President Ranil Wickremesinghe & Anura Kumara Dissanayake of National People's Power.

Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey rally Democrats as VP prospect Walz takes stage on Day-3 of DNC

Throwing his weight behind Harris-Walz ticket, Clinton took aim at Republican nominee for president in his address, saying 'Next time you hear Trump, don't count the lies. Count the I's'.

Pezeshkian will take over as president at a critical time for Iran — a look at challenges he faces

Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory is a shot in the arm for the reformist movement in Iran. However, between an ailing economy and tense geopolitical situation, his next 4 yrs won't be easy.

Biden crashes, Trump lies—A campaign-defining presidential debate

Joe Biden’s universally acknowledged poor performance surprised and even panicked Democrats. Donald Trump gave a more forceful—if not truthful—performance.

No plans to postpone presidential election, says Sri Lankan minister Jeevan Thondaman

Govt distances itself from call by President Wickremesinghe’s party colleague for referendum on extending president & parliament tenure.

‘Extraordinary in a patriarchal country’: In ‘macho’ Mexico, stage set for 1st female president

Claudia Sheinbaum was named as the ruling party's candidate for next year's presidential election, and Xochitl Galvez, the main opposition contender.

Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated, rivals suspend campaign

Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption & organised crime, was killed on Wednesday. A suspect later died of injuries sustained in shoot-out and 6 others have been arrested.

Brazilian President Bolsonaro outperforms 1st round polls, dashes Lula’s hopes of easy win

Several opinion surveys had shown the leftist Lula, who was president from 2003 to 2010, leading the far-right Bolsonaro by 10-15 percentage points ahead of Sunday's vote.

As Rajbhar says his party will vote for Droupadi Murmu, miffed SP slams ally’s ‘dual character’

Lucknow: Three years after he quit the NDA, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief O.P. Rajbhar seems to be warming up to the BJP....

Droupadi Murmu rise brings back tussle between Santali scholars and Ol Chiki govt lobby

After being written in Roman, Bengali, Devanagari, Assamese, Nepali scripts for a long time, Santali got its own indigenous one—Ol Chiki.

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

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.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

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.