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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Democrats

Trump or Biden: In US, the losing side is unlikely to go quietly into the night

The Democrats say Trump’s statements are a part of his strategy to muddy the waters around mail ballots where their candidate, Joe Biden, has an advantage.

Why Democrats hold a secret edge if US presidential election is too close to call

State officials influence the election with the rules governing voting and top election officials in many of the key states that could decide the election are Democrats.

America isn’t really a middle-class nation, but Clinton to Obama, all relied on the myth

In ‘The Sinking Middle Class’, David Roediger writes about how Democrats and Republicans praise the middle-class as America’s heart. But numbers tell a different story.

‘Why did it take so long?’ Kamala Harris’ uncle in Delhi says not surprised by VP nomination

Gopalan Balachandran, a former consultant at think-tank Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, says his phone hasn't stopped ringing since his niece entered US VP race.

Democrats have a loyal base in Indian Americans, but Trump is fast pulling them to his side

Domestic Indian politics and the Hindu-Muslim divide have become issues to an extent never seen before in a US presidential election.

Washington DC could become a state sooner than expected

The question of statehood for the US national capital has moved from being a marginal policy question to a fairly high-ranking item on the Democratic Party agenda.

Boris Johnson’s 20% drop in approval ratings, Wuhan’s testing miracle and other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

US aid to WHO sees cracks deepen in Congress as Republican senators move bill for accounts

Five Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday that seeks an accounting of how US aid money is spent on the WHO and other multilateral groups.

Not just Trump, calling someone a ‘jackass’ has become tradition in US politics

For decades, Democrats and Republicans have both used 'jackass' to ridicule political opponents. Trump is the latest.

Anyone but Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race, and Priti Patel is the UK’s bouncer

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

India gets unfairly bashed for unhygienic street food. Bangkok, New York are no different

Indian cuisine is rooted in fresh ingredients, rich spices with antimicrobial properties, and time-tested cooking methods. We are not a freeze-and-serve fast food nation.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.