US Elections 2025: A Glimpse

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Today, the US states of New Jersey and Virginia elected their new governors. New York City also elected a new mayor. That's it? No, there were several state-level and city-level races as well. We will be covering all of this here like no one else.  This was the biggest election in the country since the 2024 Presidential Elections.  Trump's victory and the year that followed shook the entire world by surprise. It was extremely overwhelming for many. Trump today has become extremely unpopular, with a low 37% approval rating. This is a record low rating for any President in US history. Thus, this election was considered a referendum on Trump 2.0's first year. Let us examine each of the races, what the outcome was, and what the implications will be.  Newscapsule of the month Commonwealth of Virginia  Virginia is a swing state when it comes to the gubernatorial races. It has always voted for the party opposite to that of White House in recent years. In 2021, Virginia elec...
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Reasons for India’s Second Wave of COVID-19

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For the past month, India is facing a massive healthcare crisis. Per day India reported up to 400,000 per day. Following are the main reasons for the Second Wave. 

  1. New strains of virus and mutations 
  2. Laxations after the first wave 
  3. Lifting of Lockdown restrictions 
  4. Improper vaccination strategy 
  5. Lack of preparations 
  6. Obsession of Indians with self medications
  7. Fake news
  8. Elections 
  9. Religious congregations
  10. Youthful/productive population


Consequences of Second Wave 
  1. The collapse of healthcare infrastructure 
  2. Artificial shortage of healthcare equipment and tools
  3. Harder to flatten the curve 
  4. More lockdown and restrictions 
  5. Economic hardships 


Read more in great detail- https://medium.com/illumination/indias-second-wave-of-covid-19-explained-42b5ed641b22?source=friends_link&sk=a92fa07fc529ed0d8cd10e718c78088c

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A big salute to all the health workers, doctors, nurses, healthcare staff, scientists, govt. officers, health officials of the govt., the police, lawmakers, leaders, vaccine manufacturers and distributors for their continuous support and service to the nation and beyond in their fight against the pandemic.

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