A mixed bag of reactions
How people perceive various important aspects of the current situation in the country? This question becomes particularly important at the time of important general elections in the country.
How people perceive various important aspects of the current situation in the country? This question becomes particularly important at the time of important general elections in the country.
Today, as the first votes are cast in India’s general election, the spotlight naturally turns to the bustling political activities across the country.
As the world is in the midst of the ‘Great Election Year’ of 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded the alarm on the perilous tight-rope walk between democratic exercises and fiscal responsibility.
Emily Dickinson, the American lyrical poetess, passed away in 1886, about one and a half centuries ago. Her poems, however, continue to linger on, casting a profound influence on readers.
Nearly two crore young voters, or those between the ages of 18 and 29 would be first-time voters. Regardless of the outcome of the elections or the imperfections that might impact its conduct, the fact that a system has been created where some 100 crore people are going to determine who will represent them in the highest institution of governance is a tremendous collective achievement to be proud of.
Blinken has echoed “deep concern” over Russia’s plans for renewed aggression against Ukraine. “It’s a concern that is shared by many in Europe”. Speaking against the backdrop of a ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Blinken underlined that the US has a “strong, ironclad commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”.
To add value to foodstuffs, corporates engaged in farming go in for food processing in a large way, which is at the expense of public health, because consumption of calorie-dense processed food, often leads to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Statistics show that spending on health has gone up gone from 5 per cent to 16 per cent of national income in the USA in the last 70 years, the period in which the country switched over to industrial farming
“We have introduced these new labour laws to avoid the blurring of the boundary between the time we spend serving others and family time,” wrote Ana Catarina Mendes, the parliamentary leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party.
Vaccination might be a choice currently, however, choices come with consequences. Even if vaccines only reduce transmission modestly, over and above the infections they prevent, a breakthrough case in a vaccinated individual poses less risk of transmission to others than infection in an unvaccinated and previously uninfected individual.
We are happy with this list. Even if we don’t win, we will give a good fight because deserving candidates have been fielded,” said Mr Banerjee. The signal of a “good fight” will be difficult to digest for party loyalists for it suggests a degree of resignation after the rout in the Assembly election.
