Satheesan’s clean image, accessibility, and deep connect with party workers and ordinary voters gave him an edge.
Pritha Vashisth
About The Author
Pritha Vashishth is a Mumbai-based journalist who writes about human rights, society, and culture. She is the author of two published poetry collections, Mihir and Mayur Pida. She can be contacted at pritha.vashishth@outlookindia.com.
About The Author
Pritha Vashishth is a Mumbai-based journalist who writes about human rights, society, and culture. She is the author of two published poetry collections, Mihir and Mayur Pida. She can be contacted at pritha.vashishth@outlookindia.com.
The incident reportedly took place on May 12 inside a sleeper bus in Delhi, with police arresting the driver and conductor following the survivor’s complaint.
BY Pritha Vashisth 14 May 2026
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BY Pritha Vashisth 10 May 2026
In one of the most stunning political transformations in recent Indian history, Suvendu engineered a dramatic shift from the All India Trinamool Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party in December 2020
BY Pritha Vashisth 9 May 2026
In environments engineered for maximum enjoyment and social interaction, can these floating cities ever be made truly resilient against the next inevitable virus outbreak?
BY Pritha Vashisth 8 May 2026
The conflict highlighted the critical importance of joint operations, rapid decision-making backed by real-time intelligence
BY Pritha Vashisth 7 May 2026
This isn't the first time the brand has stirred controversy amid allegations of cultural appropriation
BY Pritha Vashisth 28 April 2026
As the Venice Biennale prepares to welcome Russia’s official pavilion back for the 61st edition in May, the collective has delivered a sharp message: when a regime wages war, culture cannot pretend to be innocent.
BY Pritha Vashisth 26 April 2026
As tensions rise in Jerusalem and across the region, Pope Leo and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy caution that the Israel–Iran–US conflict is a moral turning point, not merely a geopolitical battle.
BY Pritha Vashisth 13 April 2026
Voting underway in pivotal parliamentary poll with opposition challenger holding a 7–13 point advantage, though Hungary’s gerrymandered electoral system could still allow Orbán’s Fidesz to cling to power.
BY Pritha Vashisth 12 April 2026
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