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...Read More
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.
This is the eighth recall of Cyberstrucks in the brief span they have been on the roads. It’s not great news for a company struggling to regain its lead as the world’s top EV seller.
Rasha Alawieh, 34, is a Lebanese citizen who visited her home country last month to visit relatives. She was detained on March 13 when she returned from that trip to the US
IMD Heatwave Alerts India: If temperatures in your area are high, that does not automatically mean your region is experiencing a heatwave. How does the IMD define a heatwave? Why does it issue specific warnings for different places?
Shackled by custom and stuck in penury, thousands of Hindu widows live a life of austerity in the holy city of Vrindavan. The festival of Holi brings some colour, although fleeting, to their lives
Tropic, the UK-based biotech company which has developed these bananas, claims that their fruit remains fresh and yellow for 12 hours after being peeled. Here is why this matters.
Mufti Shah Mir was reportedly involved in the kidnapping of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been lodged in a Pakistan jail since 2016 over allegations of spying and terrorism.
In December, Syria's long-time leader Bashar al-Assad was unseated by rebel groups. The violence coming months after has cast a shadow on the hopes of a stable future for Syria. We explain what is happening.
BAPS has a network of around 1,550 temples globally. PM Modi inaugurated its temple in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and has spoken about his connection to BAPS leaders earlier.
Since the movement for a sovereign Sikh state went global in the 1970s, Britain has been one of the main international hotbeds of Khalistani separatism
Cyclone Alfred is unusual for two reasons — it has formed way too south, and is moving slowly. Both these factors make it more dangerous. We explain why.
Senior US officials told the Associated Press that the suspect Sharifullah, also known as Jafar, was arrested late last month on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan by Pakistani officials
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, which was signed into law in August 2022, aimed to bring microchip manufacturing back to the US
How long can Ukraine last against Russia without US help? Can Europe step up to fill the gap? And how close is Russia to getting what it wants? We explain.
