Donald Trump’s win & his pro-crypto stance have pushed up the price of Bitcoin by 45% in just one month. In India, govt’s high taxes don't seem to have deterred investors.
House Committee on Ethics was investigating allegations against Matt Gaetz & was to release a report. Donald Trump has acted swiftly to nominate former Florida Attorney General Bondi.
The Modi of 2024 was not riding the troika of propositions that won him two majorities and most recently brought Trump back to power. He was merely fighting to keep what was his.
Donald Trump won 295 electoral college votes as against 226 of Vice-President Kamala Harris. He also won the popular vote. He got 74 mn popular votes, while Harris received 70 mn.
In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
Trump administration was a revolving door of Washington’s who’s who, with a high attrition rate & public spats. At least 11 ex-staffers have publicly warned he’s unfit for a 2nd term.
Attention is now on soon-to-be Second Lady Usha Vance & Kash Patel, likely to be CIA director, says global media. It also notes Kashmir’s ongoing fight for restoration of special status.
In letter released by Awami League on social media, Hasina lauds Trump’s ‘extraordinary leadership qualities’, expresses her ‘commitment to working together again’.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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