Trump or Harris? Why US elections matter

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Tuesday, 5 November 2024

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By Snehesh Alex Philip, Deputy Editor

 
 

It is not just Americans but people around the world who are closely watching the US as it elects either Kamala Harris or Donald J. Trump—two candidates with widely contrasting views—as their next president on 5 November. Read to find out why this is a hugely consequential election for the global order.

Have you ever wondered how so many foreigners in our country vote back home? This story tells us.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the immediate transfer of Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla on Monday. Here is why.

In good news, Chennai corporation’s gender lab is on a mission - safer infra for women, fighting stereotypes in schools.

 

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Opinion

Open any tabloid in the Hindi hinterland and twisted stories of love and murder are reported in detail almost every day, distinct from the kinds of honour killings often seen in Haryana. Across rural Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and beyond, prem prasangs (love affairs) seem to be turning deadlier, more brutal, and increasingly gender-agnostic. They are increasingly going the messy murder-Manohar Kahaniyan way, writes ThePrint's Sabah Gurmat.

Royal Enfield fans in Bangladesh can hardly contain their excitement. And they are making their love for RE bikes known to the world through social media reels and newspaper articles. In a viral Facebook video, an elderly man from Rangpur district, who traveled to Dhaka to buy a Bullet 350, confidently declares that he plans to ride it home at 140 kmph, adding that he can even ride with his hands off the handlebar, writes Deep Halder, author and journalist.

 

Video

What's behind Canada's reversal of its radical immigration policy? In this episode of 'Cut The Clutter,' Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at Canada’s current politics, Trudeau's immigration cut & its impact on India amid Brampton clashes as PM Modi speaks up.

After two years, India is going to get a new Chief Justice— Justice Sanjiv Khanna. Apoorva Mandhani tells you more in this video for ThePrint.

 

From Today's Newspapers

5 reports you should read:

In Tamil Nadu, Kamala Harris’s village awaits results — but not with bated breath, The Indian Express

Indian Army resumes patrolling in Depsang, first since disengagement, The Hindu

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’ for third day, Hindustan Times

Government calls applications for RBI Deputy Governor position, The Economic Times

Foreign investors net sellers of Indian bonds in Oct; 2nd outflow in 2024, Business Standard

5 opinions of the day:

Indians, watch the US elections like an outsider by Yogendra Yadav in The Indian Express

We need to address India’s workplace culture by TT Ram Mohan in The Hindu

Why Hamas survives the deaths of its leaders by Shashank Ranjan in Hindustan Times

What’s behind the recent volatility in Indian equity markets? by Ashish Gupta in The Economic Times

India's energy future: Small modular reactors need strong policy backing by Laveesh Bhandari in Business Standard

 

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