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.
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Modi’s New Team – Some New, Some Old
Forty-three people took oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new team
July 7 – A New Ministry, Old Problems
Turn your eyes to Delhi as the Narendra Modi govt is expected to embark on its first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to power in 2019, at around 11am.
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”
The Stan Swamy Case – In Tweets
Human rights activist Stan Father Swamy has died. He was 84 years old and in jail since October last year under the stringent anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Here we look at the life of the activist, the case against him was and the courts observation in the matter. We will alsoContinue reading “The Stan Swamy Case – In Tweets”
July 5 – Day of tragedies
Fire in Cyprus and Canada, crashes in Haiti and the Phillipines, and the Afghans fearing for their lives. It’s been a day of tragedies.
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July 4- Rafale Back In News, Disaster in Japan
“Let them eat cake” is what the French Queen Mary Antoinnette supposedly said when her people were hungry (there is no evidence to this). The Bombay High Court has now supplied us with another slogan: Let them work (paraphrased).
July 3 – Another rise in cases?
The much vaunted Kerala model of managing Covid has taken a beating yet again with cases rising. The state alone accounts for nearly 26% across the country. A major cyber attack was reported on US companies. And the Indian military’s turf war has gone public.
July 2 – ‘Pak prayed for India’, Monsoon’s Break
Strip away the politics, and Pakistanis and Indians are basically the same. Even an artificial intelligence knows that now.
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