Hong Kong CNN — China’s economy is faltering. Unemployment is skyrocketing. Endless Covid lockdowns are wreaking havoc on businesses and people’s lives. The property sector is in crisis. Ties between Beijing and major global powers are under strain. The list of problems faced by the world’s second-largest economy goes on – and many of those … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. CNN — Xi Jinping is poised to cement his role as China’s most powerful leader in decades this month, … Read more
Hectic parleys are going on to establish a government in Sri Lanka as any delay in government formation in Colombo would defer the much-required IMF bailout. ET has learnt that hectic parleys are going on to form the next government that would negotiate with the IMF. Colombo-based sources told ET that further delay in government … Read more
Ahead of ballot counting for Manipur polls on March 10, political parties are putting candidates under watchful eyes. Senior political leaders of different political parties have rushed to the state or are camping there to thwart the move of poaching from rival camps. Like Goa Congress party in Manipur in the run up to polls … Read more
The BJP has developed its poll narratives around Hindutva and development in the battle for Uttar Pradesh and the Samajwadi Party on welfare schemes based on socialism, but the core of their poll strategies appears to be caste arithmetic and communal faultlines. Be it the BJP, the SP or the BSP, a look at their … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said talks are on with “like-minded parties” to give a joint fight to oust BJP from power in next month’s Assembly elections in the coastal state. “NCP leader Praful Patel, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut are talking with local Congress leaders there,” Pawar told reporters. There is a common thinking … Read more
Ahead of assembly elections in five states, the government on Friday approved issuance of the 19th tranche of electoral bonds which will be open for sale from January 1 to 10. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political … Read more
Ruling out health issues, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that he has the strength to work tirelessly for 365 days without any rest, and his target was to bring BJP back to power after the 2023 polls. The Chief Minister’s statement came amidst speculations that he was suffering from a serious knee … Read more
Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer turned BJP neta turned Congress politician, now appointed Punjab state chief, might have met a rather different fate in the age of Indira Gandhi. The original Mrs G, who lived by the Queen of Hearts’ dictum, ‘off with his head’, was imperiously intolerant of any show of strength by state leaders. … Read more
Filing of nominations for the April 6 Assembly poll in Union Territory ended on Friday and a total of 489 nominations for 30 seats were filed by different political parties and Independent candidates. Scrutiny of papers is scheduled for Saturday and last date for withdrawal of candidature is March 22, a press release from the … Read more