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New York has chosen its millennial mayor. More importantly, it has chosen an Indian-origin Muslim immigrant, Zohran Kwame Mamdani. As clubs and bars across the city were brimming with people, as friends came to watch the results together, emotions were palpable on Tuesday night. And finally, as the race was…

Before we get to the money in Indian women’s cricket, let’s talk about celebrations, or rather, the lack of them. 

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The employment rights bill is in the Commons today. As Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows, people are desperate for policies that actually improve lives, says Labour MP Angela Rayner

His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city