Politics

Hardly had the dust from Mumbai and Patna settled when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out with his latest gimmick. His Har Ghar Tiranga forced the opposition ...

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi ever decides to write a book on India he will surely title it as The Wonder That Will Be India. God only knows why thousands of Indians are leaving India to settle for good in the West. The closer uncle wants to get to the food, the further along he walks. JNU is a white elephant meant only for the rich and ‘anti-national sickulars’. In Maharashtra, it was a revolt by a section of the Shiv Sena that resulted in the collapse of the There is a yawning gap between what we are made to believe and what the reality is. The result is that even after 75 years of independence, India’s politics is largely community-centric or caste-centric, leaving little room for demanding from the parties a report card of their outlandish promises and their extremely limited fulfilment. His memory should be completely wiped out from the pages of history. As a result, every serious matter is reduced to just votes, which in turn depends upon using a new gimmick to distract voters during the election season. [Nitish Kumar](https://www.newsclick.in/Bihar-Assembly-Elections-2020-Chirag-Paswan-Nitish-Kumar) resulted in the ousting of the BJP from power and the recreation of the old ruling coalition between the JDU and Tejaswi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). It unwittingly captures the fate of contemporary India’s political narratives: constructed today, deconstructed tomorrow, and perpetually in a state of reinterpretation. In Indian parlance, a gimmick is jumla.

The NSW Corrections Minister and Parramatta Liberal MP Geoff Lee has announced he will retire at the next...

"On behalf of the NSW government and the NSW Liberal Party, I thank Geoff for his outstanding contribution to the people of our state and the Parramatta electorate and wish him and his family all the best," the premier said. Mr Perrottet said Mr Lee made an "important contribution to the people of NSW" during his time in state politics. "I am proud to have served as a minister in the NSW government under the leadership of two great premiers, Gladys Berejiklian and Dominic Perrottet," he said.

Will political candidates tap into youth culture on TikTok for the midterm elections? Or will they come off like the 'How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?' meme?

And Porter, as a mother of three, doesn’t have to go far to see if she’s passing the eye-roll test. “Not because I’m trying to get like a lesson in politics.” The theme song from “The Office” played as the pup took phone calls, listened in on office banter and lounged on the floor. Cárdenas, who described himself as a “pretty serious guy,” said he is willing to try “fumbling and bumbling” through trendy dance moves to reach young people. “I’m not a regular senator, I’m a HOT senator 🌈,” reads the caption. But at the end of the day, it’ll be better for everybody.” The bet is that the voters and donors of the next five to 10 years are people who will be using it as their social media of choice.” Young social media users can recognize “in a heartbeat” if a video isn’t genuine or if a politician relied on an intern for direction, Joshi said. “If I can get you to watch, if I can get you to give me [your] email address, maybe I can get you to volunteer. Politicians are “trying to establish a presence and foothold in wherever people are going next,” said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at UC San Diego. “I thought that was a little strange.” A pair of Chapman University students reviewing the video as they lounge on campus are silent for a few seconds.

Willie Wilson didn't start the trend, but he has taken political giveaways to new heights. The Chicago business owner and philanthropist is again running ...

12, and the state estimates it will take about eight weeks to get the money out to everyone who qualifies,” according to the Tribune. In the June 28 primary, 21.7% of Illinois voters cast a ballot. The money is “expected to begin going out the week of Sept. Speaking of poultry, back in the days of Mayor Richard J. Her columns appear in the Tribune each Monday. Daley, Democratic Party-elected officials and their operatives regularly handed out free chickens, turkeys, winter outerwear and many other goodies to voters, especially in the run up to Election Day. Pritzker, who is running for reelection in the Nov. Lightfoot’s “Chicago Moves,” is the city’s $12 million transit response to skyrocketing fuel costs and inflation. He is also touting the one-time rebates Illinois taxpayers will receive this fall. The pilot program will provide no-strings-attached $500 payments to 5,000 Chicago families per month for a year. Wilson has personally donated $1 million to help people who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” his news release claimed. Willie Wilson didn’t start the trend, but he has taken political giveaways to new heights.

History tells us that once the dam is broken and industries get government subsidies, the amount of money they get tends to grow.

History tells us that once the dam is broken and industries get government subsidies, the amount of money they get tends to grow. If you doubt me, keep in mind that the energy business, according to an Since the Act was signed into law on August 9, however, both stocks have barely moved, underperforming the S&P 500 as they did so: In an increasingly tech-dependent world, that represents a security risk as well as a missed economic opportunity, which is presumably why the bill received bipartisan support. But that is a discussion for another time and place, and indeed, speaks to my earlier point about investing based on your political outlook. They missed out on one of the greatest eight-year periods in the history of the stock market.