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Israel launches 'series of strikes' into Gaza: Why, what's happening with ceasefire plan
October 19, 2025 10:02 pm
Israeli strikes have returned to Gaza less than a week after ceasefire was declared. What led to this, and what has happened in Gaza in the past week?
As Prince Andrew gives up royal titles, recalling his links to Jeffrey Epstein and fall from grace
October 19, 2025 8:28 pm
Andrew has scaled back his public engagements since 2019. In 2021, Virginia Giuffre sued him, saying that the American financier Jeffrey Epstein arranged sexual encounters with the prince starting when she was 17.
China This Week: Scott Bessent-He Lifeng meeting, and expulsion of top Chinese military leaders
October 19, 2025 6:05 pm
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we discuss continued US-China tensions, an update on purges of top PLA leaders, and more.
Green crackers are cleaner, not clean: Here's the science behind the sparkle
October 19, 2025 4:34 pm
Green crackers 2025, CSIR-NEERI green crackers: Green crackers release fewer toxic particles, but the chemistry behind the sparkle is not entirely clean. Here's how green crackers work, where they succeed, and what needs improvement.
No Kings protests: Amid tariff turmoil, what pain points are emerging in US economy, why things could get worse
October 19, 2025 8:25 pm
No Kings protests 2025, Trump tariff policies: The large turnout at the No Kings protests seems more a societal pushback against MAGA belligerence, as the US economy continues to shrug off doomsday predictions. But that may not last. Here are the emerging trends.
Can match-fixing in cricket be legally considered 'cheating'? Here's why the issue is before Supreme Court
October 19, 2025 12:59 pm
India, despite being a cricketing powerhouse, does not have a specific law that criminalises match-fixing. The BCCI has thus argued for a wider interpretation of the offence of cheating.
Inside Rs 173 crore SEBI crackdown: How traders exploited CERC data to profit from IEX stock
October 18, 2025 5:42 pm
The modus operandi involved sharing of crucial information relating to regulatory actions that emanated from a regulator (CERC) and which was bound to have severe impact on the listed securities of IEX
Holding chaos together by a comma: Understanding Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai through his first novel
October 19, 2025 2:21 pm
What is the genesis of László Krasznahorkai's writing? Why would anybody write a novel, their very first novel, that could potentially invite the ire of a communist dictatorship? In the answers to this lie the secret of the Hungarian's genius.
Shifting govt offices from Srinagar to Jammu for winters: Why unique 'Darbar Move' tradition is now back in J&K
October 19, 2025 11:19 am
Restoring the practice was one of the key promises made by the National Conference during the 2024 assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. And on Thursday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah fulfilled this promise on completion of his government’s one year in office.
Pakistan breaks truce with Afghanistan: Can Kabul afford to hit back?
October 18, 2025 5:11 pm
The asymmetry in the military capabilities of Afghanistan and Pakistan is stark. But the Taliban government in Kabul cannot be seen to be cowering to Pakistani aggression
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Quixplained: What to keep in mind as gyms, fitness centres reopen
August 08, 2020 11:44 am
The government has allowed opening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums from August 5 as part of the ‘Unlock 3’ phase.
Quixplained: What's new in the National Education Policy
August 07, 2020 8:31 am
National Education Policy or NEP is a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. A new policy usually comes along every few decades. The latest policy is India's third. It replaces the 1986 NEP, which was in place for 34 years.
Quixplained: How ‘corona’ of the virus changes into a hairpin shape — and why
August 07, 2020 8:31 am
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 — the ‘corona’ in the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 disease — has just revealed new secrets. Researchers have found that the spike protein changes its form after it attaches itself to a human cell, folding in on itself and assuming a rigid hairpin shape.
Quixplained: India's Rafale vs Pakistan's F16 and China's J20
August 07, 2020 8:31 am
The five Rafale fighter jets that land in Ambala on Wednesday morning will resurrect the Number 17 Golden Arrows squadron of the Indian Air Force. It will take the IAF’s squadron strength to 31. When all the 36 Rafale jets are delivered by 2022, it will take it to 32 squadrons, still well below the 42 squadrons of the sanctioned strength.
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