How is the Biden presidency faring, and why should we care

When he announced his candidacy for the US presidency in 2019, Joe Biden was largely seen as an 'also ran' who would never make it past the first few rounds in the democratic primary. He belied all the pundits and then consistently beat Donald Trump in all pre-poll surveys. Eventually, he beat the 45th president by over eight million votes and 306:232 in the complicated electoral college math, 36 more than he needed. The pundits then dubbed him the stop-gap president who would keep the seat warm for the next generation of democrats.

Biden's vice president, the Asian-American Kamala Harris, was one heartbeat away from the presidency. If that happened, she would become the first Asian-American to ascend the presidency, also the first woman. But within the first year, Harris made several missteps, like telling the Latinos they were not welcome in America and to stay in their countries. She also quickly achieved a historically low approval rating for a vice president, at 28 per cent.

After all, it is not becoming of a nation that has aspirations of being a global power to be seen so crassly hurting the religious sentiments of another community, either within its own boundaries or beyond. While the BJP's polarising agenda may have worked in its electoral favour in the domestic arena, it can have major international ramifications in a hyper-connected world.

The UDD order sets aside Rs 484.88 crore for primary drains and Rs 1,005.12 crore for secondary drains.

The grant will focus the strengthening work in flood-prone areas like HRBR Layout, Veerannapalya, Nayandahalli Junction Near Rachenahalli Lake, LBS Nagar in Yelahanka, Someshwara Layout in Arekere, Anugraha Layout, BEML 5th Stage, Pai Layout, and Vad...

The BBMP will roughly spend Rs 8.7 crore per km of remodelling work.