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Sunday, July 7, 2024
TopicDemocratic Party

Topic: Democratic Party

Obamas are the new margdarshaks. They refuse to retire in Trump’s America

From Netflix documentaries to Covid jibes at Trump, and pleas to vote right, Michelle and Barack Obama are suddenly everywhere.

Nancy Pelosi’s fat-shaming of Donald Trump shows bigotry exists in liberal camp too

It is often hard to defend Donald Trump, even when he has been wronged. But here's why Nancy Pelosi calling him 'morbidly obese' is also a major issue.

How Joe Biden rebounded to become leading Democratic contender

The party actors waited until Bernie Sanders won big in Nevada and then there wasn’t any more, so they converged on Biden in the run-up to South Carolina and even more afterward.

Why today, ‘Super Tuesday’, is most crucial for US Democratic presidential hopefuls

Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg’s fortunes will be on the line as 14 US states and one territory hold primaries today.

On Camera

Om Birla, Jagdeep Dhankhar are more vocal, visible. And up against an aggressive new Opposition

The conduct of both Speakers in Parliament last week is a vestige of the past decade. The Opposition’s pushback is evidence that politics ended on 4 June 2024.

Arvind Subramanian on India having missed its chance to rationalise GST rates — ‘moment has passed’

Speaking at an event, the former CEA says he no longer thinks fuel & electricity should be included in GST and added that India has only now, 7 yrs later, reached pre-GST revenue levels.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.