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(from DailyO ) A remarkable wind of change that swept the United States in the recently concluded mid-term elections saw a record number of female lawmakers sent to Washington DC. The elections also saw a record number of women contesting polls nationwide for national and state legislatures as well as gubernatorial posts. The impending 2020 presidential race already has five women from the Democratic Party who would like to have an opportunity to challenge Donald Trump, the incumbent Republican, for the top post. The list includes Elizabeth Warren,  Tulsi Gabbard , Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar. Kamala Harriss is the other woman of Indian origin who has decided to challenge Donald Trump in 2020. (Source: Reuters) Among all Democratic presidential contenders, Tulsi Gabbard stands out for various reasons. One reason is that many pundits consider Gabbard an underdog as well as an outlier in the Democrat establishment. Owing to her differences with t...

(from DailyO ) It was like any other Thursday morning. I rolled out of my bed and took a quick look outside my bedroom window — one can never trust the notorious swing of Chicago weather. We go to bed with a foot of snow on the ground and wake up to a temperature that may feel like a heat wave. I was happy that there was no fresh snow on my driveway and I did not have to shovel before heading out of my house. Relieved, I went downstairs to the kitchen. I put all the ingredients for ‘adarak-wali chai’ in a pot to boil on the stove. And, as usual, I picked up my phone and started going through my Twitter feed. As the water-milk mix in the pot started to rise, my heart started to sink. I turned the stove to the lowest heat setting and started to scroll down my phone. There had been a terror attack in Kashmir and several CRPF soldiers were killed.  The casualty count started with 15-20. By the time I headed out to work, it had already reached 40. Pulwama Attac...