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In Kerala, all political parties are for women MLAs, but only in principle Political News 

In Kerala, all political parties are for women MLAs, but only in principle

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By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Women MLAs have never exceeded 10% of the Kerala Legislative Assembly in its 64-year political history. Kerala elected the highest number of women MLAs in 1996-13. Since 2001, this percentage has hovered around 5%, but in 1967 and 1977, only one woman was elected to the Kerala Vidhan Sabha. In large part, there are only a few women MLAs because political parties give a small number of tickets to women to contest elections. Although parties in all three coalitions have increased the percentage of tickets…

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LS passes Bill that seeks to clarify that 'govt' in Delhi means 'L-G' Political News 

LS passes Bill that seeks to clarify that ‘govt’ in Delhi means ‘L-G’

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By Administrator_ India Capital Sands A bill that seeks to make it clear that the “government” in Delhi means the “Lieutenant Governor” was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday amidst strong opposition from the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party which said that the legislation is “unconstitutional”. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, has become necessary as there has been ambiguity in certain issues related to the functioning of the Delhi government, and several cases were also filed in courts.…

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US Election 2020: It’s not how you talk about friends: Biden on Trump calling India ‘filthy’

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By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Slamming President Donald Trump for his comment on India’s air pollution, former vice president and Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Joe Biden on Saturday said he and his running mate Kamala Harris deeply value America’s partnership with India. President Trump called India ‘filthy’. It’s not how you talk about friends and it’s not how you solve global challenges like climate change, Biden said in a tweet, two days after Trump during a presidential debate accused China, India and Russia of not taking care of their “filthy”…

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Ram Vilas Paswan: The man who predicted which side the political wind blew

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By Administrator_ India Capital Sands In Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s death, the country has lost a mausam vaigyanik or ‘weather vane’ of politics. Perhaps no other leader was able to successfully predict the directions of political winds before taking the future course of action, like he was. Among the first to condole the death was Paswan’s friend-turned-adversary Lalu Prasad Yadav who had given the mausam vaigyanik title to Paswan. “I am very sorry to hear the sad news of the untimely demise of Rambilas Bhai. I am reminded of the unbroken relationship of the…

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Japan’s ruling LDP to hold leadership vote on Sept 14 to pick Abe successor

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party  will almost certainly become prime minister because of its majority in the lower house of parliament, replacing Shinzo Abe who on Friday said he was stepping down for health reasons. Public broadcaster NHK said the contest was likely to place around September 13 to 15. Japanese media saying it would be held on September 14. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has indicated he intends to run for leadership of Japan’s ruling party, a source said on Monday, soon after a…

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Trump replaces campaign manager amid slide in opinion polls

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands   President Donald Trump demoted his longtime campaign manager on Wednesday, a move aimed at shoring up his re-election bid as he trails Democratic candidate Joe Biden in opinion polls less than four months before the Nov. 3 vote. In a Facebook post, Trump said campaign manager Brad Parscale would be replaced by Bill Stepien, who has been the deputy campaign manager. Parscale will shift to a role focused on digital and data strategy, the president said. A leadership shakeup had long been rumored. Parscale was blamed…

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Dollar Retreats, With Investors Balancing Positive Chinese Data with Ever Increasing COVID-19 Numbers

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands   The dollar retreated on Tuesday morning in Asia, giving up it gains from the last session as investors balance positive trade data with increasing COVID-19 figures. China reported a higher-than-expected manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index of 50.9 earlier in the day. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues its rampage, with over 10.2 million cases as of June 30 according to Johns Hopkins University data. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned on Monday that the outlook for the U.S. economy is “extraordinarily uncertain” and is dependent on the virus being contained…

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Covid-19 Political News 

U.S. coronavirus cases top 1.5 million, infections rise in some southern states

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands   The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States exceeded 1.5 million on Monday, as total deaths caused by the new coronavirus approached 90,000. Most U.S. states reported a drop in new cases of the respiratory illness for the week ended May 17, with only 13 states seeing a rise in infections compared to the previous week, a separate Analyst analysis found. Tennessee had the biggest weekly increase with 33%. Louisiana’s new cases rose 25%, and Texas reported 22% more cases than in the first…

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Fed's Powell calls Political News 

In nod to grim U.S. outlook, Fed’s Powell calls for more fiscal support

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By Administrator_Inida Capital Sands The head of the Federal Reserve warned on Wednesday of an “extended period” of weak economic growth, vowed to use the U.S. central bank’s power as needed, and called for additional fiscal spending to stem the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Fed Chair Jerome Powell issued his sober review of an economy slammed by a record pace of job losses and bracing for worse ahead as most U.S. states moved toward reopening after weeks of shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The…

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India presidential palace isolates 500 over virus scare, Pakistan’s Khan to be tested

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By Administrator_India Capital Sands About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of India’s presidential palace on Tuesday, and Pakistan’s prime minister was due to be tested, as the coronavirus spreading through South Asia hit the heart of the region’s governments. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his wife tested negative for the coronavirus, his spokesman said, after at least 20 palace officials were infected last week. In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan will undergo testing after it was confirmed that the head of the country’s biggest charity organization, Faisal Edhi,…

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