July 16 – Long Covid’s Long List; Did Putin Fix It?

Have €600,000 lying around and have a dream of wanting to be Napoleon (or at least have his fashion sense? Sotheby’s is auctioning one of his iconic bicorne hats. Speaking of hats, Modiji is doffing his to Yogi Adityanath for his handling of Covid-19. Great.

July 13 – Spending Much? Yep

Inflation is going up in India, thanks to edible oil and fuel prices. All eyes will be on the RBI on whether it will take a call on changing its rates next month as inflation has crossed its limit of 6% twice. Nepal has witnessed a “landmark” judgment from its SC on who gets to be PM.

July 11 – Afghan Troubles, UP Bubbles

Taliban has extended its reach in Afghanistan and olive branch to China. The Uttar Pradesh local body polls have seen much violence – a primer to next year’s Assembly elections? Staying in the state, the govt has proposed a law that will essentially see it attempt to regulate population to save on resources rather than the other way around.

June 8 – Petrol’s 100, Haiti President Assassinated

The Covid death toll in the world has topped 4 million, while the Delta Variant is now set to dominate the highly vaccinated US population. The UP govt is very confident that it has tamed the virus. Hopefully, they have! There is shocking news from Haiti where their President has been assassinated. And Trump continues to make the news.

July 6- The Joke’s on Us

Good morning! There are plenty of ‘jokes’ in this edition and they would have been funny if it weren’t so serious. And it all played out in the rooms of the Supreme Court for the whole world to see. Meanwhile, India may have gotten out of the grip of the Delta Variant but now itContinue reading “July 6- The Joke’s on Us”

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