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Topic: Zohran Mamdani

What Abdul El-Sayed’s victory says about progressives, outsiders and the Democratic Party

The significance of El-Sayed’s rise lies not only in progressive politics or Muslim representation, but in what it says about a society’s willingness to trust someone outside its traditional majority.

Mamdani takes on Amazon’s delivery model with NYC bill. What it means for workers & customers

New Delhi: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed a proposed law that could force Amazon and other large delivery companies to directly...

Communist or mini-Mamdani? Who is the Democratic Party’s rising star, Abdul El-Sayed

Trump struggled to correctly pronounce El-Sayed's name, just like he struggled to say Zohran Mamdani. However, this did not stop the President from claiming El-Sayed hates Jews and Israel.

Republicans are calling out Mamdani’s city-owned grocery stores. Elon Musk has joined in

On 27 July, Zohran Mamdani announced that five city-owned stores would offer a 30% discount on key grocery items. The proposal was dismissed by many in the US as unrealistic.

Short selfie videos enter Indian politics. Mamdani popularised them

PM Modi has told his cabinet ministers to strengthen their presence on Instagram. This is widely seen as the Modi government's push to connect with Gen Z.

Zohran Mamdani mentions Umar Khalid again. Asks why he is still in jail

Mamdani urges action, citing Mandela, Umar Khalid and Palestinians in keynote address at the Mandela forum.

Why Mamdani’s new map of New York immigrant neighbourhoods leaves out Italians

The ‘New York City Immigrant Enclaves’ map was posted online by NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration in conjunction with a tourism guide aimed at the FIFA World Cup.

How Taylor Swift’s wedding is driving New York and Swifties into a frenzy

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani jokes about missing the RSVP cut while alerting New Yorkers to expect heavy traffic shutdowns around Manhattan.

Zohran Mamdani screenshotted his wife’s Hinge profile before she swiped back

In an interview with Complex, Zohran Mamdani said he'd fallen for illustrator Rama Duwaji before she swiped back. 'I think I was in love from the moment I saw her photo,' he said.

Mamdani delivers rent freeze in milestone for NYC tenants

The Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rents for one- and two-year leases signed between Oct. 2026 and Sept. 2027, marking Mamdani’s first major housing victory.

On Camera

All aboard the ‘Reform Express’: PM Modi’s 2047 ride runs on seven tracks

'Reform from conviction, not compulsion', says PM, linking India’s 2047 ambitions to reforms across manufacturing, technology, defence, infrastructure, green growth and soft power.

I-Day: Modi wants India to be defence supplier to world; says focus on drones, anti-drones, hypersonics

During his Independence Day speech, PM Modi stressed that expanding domestic production is critical to boosting India’s strategic strength.

Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman