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In today’s featured cartoon, Kirtish Bhatt comments on the rising prices of essential food items like onions and potatoes that have increased to Rs 60 and Rs 50 per kg respectively. Soaring prices have not only impacted buyers but also vegetable vendors.
Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a jibe at the Uttar Pradesh government for its failure in curbing infant mortality rate in the state. He throws light on the 2018 UNICEF report which found that nearly 850 children under five years of age die every day in the state.
R. Prasad deals with Indian-American voters in the US presidential election and hints at how voting may have been a tough call for many — to choose between Donald Trump, who said he was happy to help resolve the India-China border dispute, and Joe Biden, whose running mate, Kamala Harris, makes them feel heard.
Alok draws on the possibility of US President Donald Trump deciding to contest the outcome of the 2020 election. His campaign has already prepared legal teams to fight in case of a close call and he loses by a slim margin. The courts will then come into play.
E.P. Unny pokes fun at Donald Trump’s bright orange hair and hints at the uncertainty of the US presidential election results.