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The Explained Desk of The Indian Express writes analyses and explanatory articles on a range of topics, including current affairs, politics, global events, sports, health and lifestyle.
Assam Karbi Anglong Violence: The trigger stems from a hunger strike over land rights being observed in West Karbi Anglong. Here's why that strike was organised, and how it spun into violence.
Election Commission electoral trusts: Electoral trusts are one of the funding channels for political parties. They became a preferred source of political donation for companies in 2024-25 after the SC scrapped the electoral bonds scheme in February 2024
The concerns on TikTok’s ownership date back to 2020, when Trump accused the app of mishandling the Covid pandemic and spreading conspiracies about the origins of the virus. He went on to sign an executive order demanding ByteDance sell its US operations.
The files are not everything that the Justice Department has regarding Epstein. The department has said it will continue rolling out the documents in the coming weeks. Here are 5 things to know from the latest release.
In India, DWR of varying frequencies — S-band, C-band and X-band — are commonly used by the IMD to track the movement of weather systems and cloud bands, and gauge rainfall over its coverage area of about 500 km
India Bangladesh relations: Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah, on Monday, warned of isolating the Northeast’s Seven Sisters and offering shelter to separatist groups if India tried to destabilise Bangladesh
US President Donald Trump praised Ahmed, saying he had "great respect" for him. His ally, William Ackman donated $100,000 towards a fundraiser for Ahmed's recovery, making it the highest pledge so far. Here is what to know
Sydney Bondi Beach Terror Attack: Before this, there had been small incidents targetting Jews in Australia over the past year. Here's what to know about Sunday's attack, in 4 points.
Voting unfolded in two phases on December 9 and 11 in 1,199 of the state’s 1,200 local bodies. The voter turnout for the first phase was 70.91%, while 76.08% of the electorate voted in the second phase. Here are three takeaways
In 2018, a five-judge constitution bench of the SC recognised passive euthanasia and laid down conditions and safeguards regarding the execution of such a living will. In January 2023, the court modified the order to make it less stringent.
Trump first announced the scheme in February, and in April, he showed a sample gold-coloured card bearing his visage to reporters on board Air Force One. Here is what to know.
“We will change the law retrospectively, and we will come looking for you,” Rahul Gandhi said while spelling out the need for electoral reform and accusing the Election Commission of India of not responding to any concern raised by the Opposition
In adhering to the Yellow Line, Israel will continue to control more than half of Gaza, including most agricultural land and the border crossing with Egypt. It would jeopardise the already-challenging second phase of US President Donald Trump's 20-point ceasefire plan
The drafting of the Indian Constitution was a mammoth task that the Constituent Assembly completed in nearly three years. Their first meeting was held on December 9, 1946, with greetings from other nations and the chairman’s address.
Nehru, in his letter to Bose, said the Vande Mataram controversy was a 'manufactured one by the communalists'. Here is what the rest of the letter said, and in what context it was written.
The song became popular during the freedom struggle and was adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1905 to rouse nationalist sentiment for the motherland.
Goa nightclub fire, Birch by Romeo Lane fire tragedy: As a fire rages, it consumes all available oxygen in the area. Here's why fumes from a fire are so deadly, and some steps to stay safe.
Hindu rate of growth explained: GDP growth data indicate that India had surpassed the Hindu rate of growth long before the 1991 liberalisation reforms were introduced. This was argued by economist Baldev Raj Nayar in a 2006 Economic and Political Weekly article
The agreement has raised several concerns as well. For instance, Cinema United, the American trade association for theatre owners, has called the deal 'an unprecedented threat to the global exhibition business'
The crude language came Tuesday, amid reports that an immigration enforcement operation could begin in the state of Minnesota, primarily focusing on Somalis living unlawfully in the United States.
