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This entails the TEJASHWI YADAV WON requirement of cold chain facilities to store and HEARTS DOWN transport vaccines, training medical staff to administer he National Democratic Alliance (NDA) managed to various types of vaccines, and the cost of the retain power in Bihar with the BJP’s 74 seats nationwide vaccination exercise. To vaccinate a huge Tpropelling the alliance past the majority mark of population like that of India, it will take at least a year to 122 in the 243-member Bihar assembly, still Tejashwi reach each and every countryman. While Yadav’s party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the pharmaceuticals are racing for vaccine development single-largest in the Bihar Assembly elections. He has and their availability, the rest of us are struggling to emerged as a promising new face in Indian Regional keep our heads above water. politics as well as national politics. Tejashwi did a good job. He got his party back in the game. He enthused his DESPITE VACCINE, LIFESTYLE HAS voters, but failed to expand his base. Tejashwi’s fighting performance, believe analysts, also demonstrates that COMPLETELY CHANGED there is a new template emerging in India's elections. Living through a pandemic, the lifestyle has changed Tejashwi ran a brisk campaign. He kept his speeches short forever and so is the economy and will never be the and crisp, put caste on the backburner and spoke same, even if the world is safe again. There’s nothing relentlessly about jobs, healthcare and education. normal or we can assume that this is the NEW NORMAL. Further, his attempts to make jobs and employment a Despite of re-openings of public spaces as well as not- main election plank has attracted low-key appreciation so-public places, staying healthy has taken on more from the youth. Keeping the election local, focusing on meaning than ever before. The transformation in our local issues and fielding strong local leaders has helped lifestyles is next to irreversible even if we get a vaccine, RJD to revive back in Bihar and won the hearts of youth. as this pandemic has created a deep impact on our daily routines. The words like pandemic, lockdown, self- isolation and quarantine, and many more… have THE STALWARTS DEPART WHEN already taken charge on our vocabulary and CONGRESS NEEDED THEM MOST conversations. Those who have suffered setbacks, and It’s a bad coincidence for crisis-torn Congress that those who have not, have changed their approach to Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi died in the span of three spending already. The majority are spending on days. Both leaders were treasurers of the Congress and essentials as always, but less on what is avoidable. We celebrated for their ability to retain their sanity amid are using hand sanitizers, putting clothes inside wicked politics and keeping the grand old party well- washing machines the moment we get back home. coordinated with others. Congress party has lost These newly developed good habits shall remain irreplaceable comrades, a faithful soldiers and ultimate unchanged for years to come. So, here we are in the defenders. Both the demises are definitely going toc NEW WORLD of NEW NORMALS. change the equations of regional politics in Assam and [email protected] We Gujarat. They were one-window grievance redressal forum and aspiration fulfilment forum. Congress may Legend Diego Maradona: 30 October 1960 - 25 November 2020 have lost not just its guardian in Assam but also a link that binds the anti- BJP coalition it is trying to establish the assembly election next year. Now the youth of congress has a big challenge to face – How to fill the vacuum that demises of these veterans have created! COVID 19 VACCINE: STILL A YEAR AWAY FROM COMMON MEN Ongoing human trials of vaccine developed by Pfizer- BioNTech and Moderna Inc have pointed to high efficacy rate of 95%, sowing hopes across the world in the battle against the pandemic that has claimed 1.34 million lives and upended economies. Most of the experts are confident that India will get a vaccine very soon, their concern us how the country will scale up to vaccinate its 1.3 billion population. Who will get the Cartoon: Mika Azizi Woman’s Era ● December 2020 5 CinePlex Aamir Khan’s Daughter Ira Khan Faced Sexual Harassment At The Age Of 14, “I Didn’t Know What That Person Was Doing” n World Mental Health Day, Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira OKhan opened up about going through depression. In a recent video shared by Ira on her social media, she talked about mental illness and stated that we should have more conversation on the topic. Recently, Ira Khan shared a selfie video on her Instagram, where she talked about the incidents that have happened to her over the years. Ira revealed that despite having all the privilege, she was sexually harassed at the age of 14. Saif Ali Khan Confirms Debut Of His Son Ibrahim Ali Khan, Says, “I’d Like All My Children To Be In This Profession” brahim Ali, who is Saif Ali Khan’s son from his first wife IAmrita Singh, is all set to make his debut in Bollywood. For those who don’t know, Ibrahim is a very good cricketer like his grandfather the legendary Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.