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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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News Capsule for the Week- July (11th-20th)

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  Following are the top news for the week (11-20).  Kerala  Kerala SSLC 2021 results declared. Pass percentage crosses 99%.  Kerala govt. decides to ease COVID-19 lockdown curbs due to Eid/Bakrid celebrations in the state due to public and pressure from the shopowners. Shops and shopping streets in towns/cities under Category A and B were allowed to open till 8 PM from Sunday to Wednesday.  IMA took Kerala Govt to Supreme Court for removing lockdown restrictions for Eid while Kerala reports the highest number of cases in the country. It cited the exam of cancellation of Kanwar yatra by UP govt as a precautionary measure. Kerala govt. replied back saying that only category A and B were allowed to have shops open for the same.  SC CJ asks Kerala Govt. if qualified immunity given to MLAs apply even for criminal cases. This was after Kerala Govt. tried to withdraw the Kerala Assembly Ruckus Case in 2016 . Kerala Governor Arif Muhammed Khan took a hunger strik...
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Ease Of Doing Business In Kerala- A Discussion Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! In the podcast episode, we have tried to create a unique initiative ie. have a discussion on clubhouse with the esteemed audience and later on turn it into a useful podcast for the general public.  The topic-  Ease Of Doing Business In Kerala,  has been debatable, controversial and has been in the spotlight recently with fight between the government and KiTex group.  About the Guests Special thanks to the speakers of the day who actively participated in the discussion and made it a grand success.  Abhishek  Joel  Karthik Uday  Navneet  Aswin  Noel  Hemanth  Abhinay  Fathima  Renjith  Thanks to listeners Denin Paul, Hisham Hashir and Meera for being listeners in the session.  Summary of the podcast Generally, these topics like these aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because these are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, throu...
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News Capsule for the Week- July (1st-10th)

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Following are the top news for the week.  Credits- PxFuel  Kerala  Kitex, the popular Garments company, decides to leave Kerala and abandon the Massive infrastructure project. The company received an official invite from Govt. of Telangana.   Kerala reports the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.  State's first Zika Virus case reported in Capital- Trivandrum . Over 15 cases were reported from the city limits.  Supreme Court refrains from dropping Kerala Assembly 2016 ruckus case.  India  Legendary Actor Dilip Kumar passes away.   Himachal Pradesh ex-CM Veerbhadra sing passes away.  84-year-old Tribal Activist Stan Swa my passed away this week. He was arrested with UAPA charges and kept in Jail for more than a year.  PM Modi wishes Tibet's Dalai Lama for the first time in public. This move indicates a strategic shift amidst India's rift with China.  Kappa variant of COVID-19 variant is reported in UP.  A...
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