Tag: Politics
India Elections Uncovered: The World’s Largest Democracy
An Overview of India’s Elections India will be holding the Lok Sabha elections from 19th April to 1st June. It started last Friday, and with almost one billion voters taking part, it will be the largest democratic election the world has ever seen. Due to the sheer size and logistics of the election, it will…
Ukraine aid approved by Biden
On Tuesday evening, the US Senate approved a bill sending $61 Billion of aid to Ukraine. The total aid budget is $96 Billion to Israel, Taiwan, and Israel. The Senate voted 79 to 18. Image belongs to Copyright Holder. Image from – AP Senior Airman Stephani Barge/U.S. Air Force via AP This comes after the Ukraine aid…
TikTok on Fast Track for US Ban? Senate Considers crucial Bill.
The popular social media app TikTok faces an expedited path to a potential U.S. ban. The House of Representatives recently included a provision in a critical bill providing aid to Ukraine and other countries. This provision requires TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its ownership within a year. This effectively forcing a sale or…
Rishi Sunak Declares Anti-Sick Note Campaign
Rishi Sunak has vowed to tackle the UK’s prevalent ‘sick note culture’. He claims it is heavily slowing productivity and driving down employment rates. He plans to strip GPs of the right to write off patients from work. What is Sick Note Culture? ‘Sick note culture’ refers to a workplace environment where employees frequently take…
The Price of Conflict: Economic Impacts of Potential Iran-Israel War
Take a Quiz on this Article: Over the weekend, Iran sent over 300 drones and missiles towards Israel. This was in retaliation to Israel’s airstrike in Damascus on the Iranian consulate, which killed two senior Iranian Generals. Although nothing severe has occurred yet, the threat of a full-blown war makes us consider its possible financial…
Weekly Politics Summary -14/4/24: Billionaire sentenced to death
Take a Quiz about this article: Iran attacks Israel Iran attacked Israel with over 300 drones and missiles late on Saturday evening. Israeli forces said they downed 99% of the drones and missiles with the help of Western forces. The US, UK, Jordan, and France all helped to defend Israel. The Jordanian Air Force, RAF,…
