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In Donald Trump 'watching' Ryder Cup, a new normal for increasingly politicised international sports

October 07, 2025 1:43 pm

The golf tournament was just another event that showed how globally, political establishments are attempting to latch onto sport for a range of goals – if not as a rallying cry against a warring nation, then just to further the cult of personality of a leader.

Why Tamil Nadu banned egg mayonnaise

April 24, 2025 6:55 pm

Mayonnaise today has become an ubiquitous ingredient in global fast food cuisine. Versions made of raw eggs, however, can pose serious health risks

Mamata alleges voter fraud: Can two electors have identical EPIC numbers?

March 04, 2025 8:17 am

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP of colluding with the Election Commission to influence the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal using fake voters

The Economy | The top 10 trends of 2025: What to expect in US, China, India

January 13, 2025 8:58 pm

Investor and author Ruchir Sharma speaks to economist and psephologist Prannoy Roy on the likely big trends of this year

Why Punjab's arhtiyas are demanding for national-level extension of Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act

January 05, 2025 10:15 pm

The state’s farmers and arhtiyas have been opposing the Centre's draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing (NPFAM).

Explained: The Durgadi Fort dispute in Maharashtra’s Kalyan

December 12, 2024 8:55 pm

A Kalyan court’s ruling has rekindled a long-standing legal battle between the Maharashtra government and Muslim petitioners over the ownership of land that Muslims assert has housed a mosque since the 16th century

RBI policy meet starts: Will central bank go for CRR cut, why that is important for you

December 05, 2024 11:48 am

While the RBI Monetary Policy Committee is likely to keep the repo rate unchanged, the central bank may announce a cut in the cash reserve ratio. Here's what it means, and the impact it can have.

35 years later: How fall of the Berlin Wall shaped, divided, and united a generation

August 05, 2025 11:56 am

The Wall stood from 1961 to 1989. It was meant to stop Germans from fleeing the communist East to the more prosperous West

SC upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act: what is the provision, why it was challenged

October 18, 2024 1:05 pm

What does Section 6A of the Citizenship Act state? Why was it challenged? What does the SC verdict mean for NRC?

Former Sri Lankan Foreign Secy Bernard Goonetilleke at Explained event today

September 30, 2024 8:01 am

The discussion will be moderated by Arun Janardhanan, Senior Assistant Editor, The Indian Express.

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