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NEW YORK: Nearly a decade has passed since Bernie Sanders announced his first presidential run and ignited a democratic socialist electoral wave that has given us Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the Squad, and democratic socialist officials at every level of government.

Supreme Court justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan made it clear to the "Executive" that it cannot ape the "Judiciary" and pronounce judgements. They warned the "Executive" against prejudging the guilt of an accused, even those caught red handed, and delivering 'bulldozer justice'. The Justices laid down guidelines for delivering 'bulldozer justice' without running the risk of breaking the law. The top court did not ban bulldozer action. Instead, the bulldozer will be used only according to laid down procedure, as spelled out in the 95-page judgement.

Recent interventions by the Supreme Court into actions taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have underscored mounting concerns about systemic issues within the country’s chief market regulator. SEBI’s actions in several high-profile cases—particularly its record of imposing significant penalties and its alleged tendency to either delay or condone infractions by key market players—are sparking renewed questions about the agency’s decision-making processes and effectiveness. With SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch herself now under scrutiny, facing allegations of misconduct and questionable financial dealings, public and judicial attention to the organization’s governance has intensified.

A Bench of the Supreme Court of India has bulldozed the ‘bulldozer justice’ on November 13, 2024, but partially, since it does make officials accountable for the damage and the cost for restoration would be recovered from their salary, but the power drunk politicians would still remain untamed in absence of any order of making them also accountable on whose orders such ‘bulldozer justice’ is carried out. Nevertheless, the order and the guideline are welcome, which may rein in ‘bulldozer justice’ up to a great extent.

Elections come and go. Even these will pass. One nation one election is for the birds and the bees. What will not pass easily is the fracas over the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024. The next big political fight will be when the Joint Parliamentary Committee sends the bill back to Parliament. The Muslim community across India is bracing for the big showdown during the Winter Session and Muslim organizations have warned the Modi government of massive street protests.

Donald Trump’s thumping victory for USA Presidency for the second term unleashed a mixed bag of signal to India-USA relations. Unlike first term, rising global political tension due to Russia-Ukraine war and western sanctions on Russian have India’s situation a but different from the first term.

KOLKATA: Rare exceptions apart, diplomats as well as foreign policy spokesmen in Delhi as well as Dhaka have in recent times observed protocol-related niceties and established norms while referring to current developments in Bangladesh. Their mutual restraint has been praiseworthy: Post Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's fall from power and the spectacular decline of her Awami League party (for the moment), Indo/Bangla bilateral relations have turned a great deal frostier than before.

She was running with her all three children when they shot at her. The pain was unbearable as she fell. Arsonists saw her and set her on fire. Zosangkim, a 31-year old mother was turned into ashes. It was November 7, the day when the great October revolution had taken place. It was a promise that the suffering would end. But even after more than a century, change is yet to come.

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer could respond to a renewed Donald Trump presidency by confronting the far right in Britain and internationally. He could have used his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the common causes of the rise of Reform UK in Britain, National Rally in France and analogous movements across Europe.

LONDON: Confirming the trend in many countries in 2024, in Lithuania’s general election voters opted for change rather than more of the same. In the two-round contest that ended on October 27, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won a landslide victory, capturing fifty-two out of 141 parliamentary seats, well up from their previous thirteen. This Monday, the LSDP announced a coalition pact allowing the party to lead a new administration. So what explains the shift, and how much change can we really expect?