Zohran Mamdani, a New York mayoral candidate, was accused of using communal rhetoric by leaders of the Indian diaspora. Jaspreet Singh, a leader of the Sikh community in New York, accused Mamdani of pitting Muslims and Hindus against each other, while another Indian-origin politician, Jennifer Rajkumar, slammed him for using “divisive rhetoric” in the mayoral…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slammed US President Donald Trump and his administration after the Department of Justice announced a probe into the city’s hiring practices. The investigation follows remarks Johnson made at a local church in Woodlawn, where he highlighted his commitment to building a diverse administration, stating he hired more Black individuals because they’re…
From Mirzapur to the mayor’s office in England, Raj Mishra, the son of a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, has made history in the East Midlands. The 37-year-old Indian-origin politician was elected mayor of Wellingborough, a historic market town in Northamptonshire. Mishra, who won the local council election from Victoria Ward on May 6 as a…
John Ewing gives his victory speech after winning the election for Omaha mayor at the downtown Hilton in Omaha, Nebraska, US (Image: AP) John Ewing made history by becoming the first Black mayor of Omaha, a city in Nebraska State, US, defeating his counterpart, Jean Stothert, the city’s first female mayor, in the recent elections….
Six weeks ago, a van piled high with flowers pulled up at the International Criminal Court’s detention center in The Hague. The court also received deliveries of birthday cards. Lots and lots of them. They were all for the newest inmate, Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, who turned 80 on March 28….
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka denied trespassing at a newly opened federal immigration detention center following his arrest Friday during a confrontation with federal agents. Baraka, who is campaigning for governor, was taken into custody outside the Delaney Hall facility, where he had joined a protest and attempted to accompany three members of Congress seeking to…
The mayor of a small Mexican town has been accused of colluding with one of the country’s most violent drug cartels to operate a recruitment and training center that was uncovered in March. The mayor, José Asunción Murguía Santiago was charged with organized crime offenses and forced disappearance, prosecutors said at a hearing on Friday….
The mayor of Miami-Dade County on Friday said she vetoed legislation that would remove fluoride from the drinking water in Florida’s most populous county, pushing back on a growing campaign against the mineral used to prevent cavities. The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, comes at a moment when critics of adding fluoride…
A mayor in the United States has resigned after sending a sexually explicit video to the local city attorney. Tom Ross, the now-former mayor of Minot in North Dakota, admitted that he ‘mistakenly’ sent a video of himself masturbating on his lunch break to City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim. “I do take responsibility for this mistake….
The mayor of Istanbul was jailed pending his trial on corruption charges and removed from office on Sunday, hobbling a potential contender in Turkey’s next presidential election and the top rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested at his home on Wednesday, four days before he was set to be…