Economists are not impressed by the latest fiscal stimulus

Girls in protective masks wait to pray inside the temple premises on the occasion of the annual Onam harvest festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside Kochi, India, on 31 August 2020. Sivaram V | REUTERS SINGAPORE – Economists were unimpressed by India’s latest economic stimulus aimed …

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Khushbu Sundar Fifth Congress Speaker to Leave March 2019

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar is the fifth congressional spokesperson to jump ship or be fired since March 2019 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections last year. The first to switch sides was Gandhi family loyalist Tom Vadakkan, who joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March 2019, accusing Congress of …

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shows his tearful side

Although the young leader has consolidated his rule over the isolated nation with ruthless purges, North Korean observers say he has also tried to present himself as a more traditional political leader than his eccentric father, Kim Jong Il. Speaking at a military parade on Saturday, Kim was emotional as …

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