Telangana’s caste census, engineering divisions, destroying unity

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy presented the state’s caste census report in the Legislative Assembly on February 4, 2025. Officially titled the Telangana Social, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste Census, this marks the first such data collection exercise in the state—an initiative neither undertaken after Telangana’s formation nor in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. However,…

Lawmaker assertions about voter fatigue don’t stop them from sending four measures to the ballot

After some South Dakota lawmakers complained about fatigue from the number of questions on the ballot, they’re sending four of their own measures to voters. South Dakotans considered seven ballot questions during the 2024 election, including four state constitutional amendments. Rep. John Hughes, R-Sioux Falls, said that resulted in “millions of dollars in out-of-state money…

‘The View’ co-hosts cheerlead for Rosie O’Donnell fleeing to Ireland to escape Trump

Multiple co-hosts of “The View” expressed support for comedian and former “View” host Rosie O’Donnell’s permanent move to Ireland, saying it’s a fair response to Donald Trump being the President of the United States. During Friday’s episode of the ABC daytime talk show, co-hosts Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin defended O’Donnell’s decision, noting that America…

JD Vance Gives Major TikTok Sale Update

Vice President JD Vance told NBC News on Friday he is fairly confident a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social media application operational in the United States will mostly be finalized by the April deadline. Newsweek has reached out to ByteDance’s press team for comment via email on Friday. Why It Matters TikTok,…