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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.
Umar Akmal, now 29, made his Test debut in New Zealand in 2009, scoring 129 and 75 in a match that Pakistan ultimately lost. Like all Pakistani players of his generation, however, his career was hurt by the country's cricketing isolation.
The draft Bill, which is yet to be approved by Germany's Parliament, aims to combat rightwing extremism and hate crime “more intensively and effectively”.
Sri Srinivasan was appointed to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in May 2013 after he was confirmed by a 97-0 bipartisan vote in the US Senate. He became Chief Judge on February 12, 2020.
What this means for passengers onboard is that they will be able to use data to make WhatsApp calls, send messages on Facebook, and even stream Netflix when the aircraft is flying over Indian airspace.
Mediation is a procedure to amicably resolve a dispute between two contesting parties, with minimum intervention of the court. There is little evidence to suggest mediation has a good success rate.
Several American journalists and analysts have pointed out that the chief law enforcement officer of the US is actually the Attorney General, the head of the Department of Justice.
Since 1960 there have been four military coups in Turkey, all of them successful. The army considers itself to be the protector of secularism and democracy and hence has intervened on four occasions in the past
According to the Noida International Airport Limited, the development of Jewar airport, which will take place in four phases, will cost an estimate of Rs 29,560 crore.
The 'Arab News' report said that while rumours of Shahid Aziz's death have circulated since 2018, this is the first time that al-Qaeda has issued a confirmation.
The Iran elections are not likely to be competitive or to provide the actual measure of popular support for the candidates. This is because the Guardian Council has barred several dozen reformist candidates from running.
"So now I am just waiting to be deported... unless the Indian government has a change of heart. I'm prepared to let the fact that I've been treated like a criminal go, and I hope they will let me visit my family and friends," Debbie Abrahams said after she was refused entry in India.
The challenge derives its name from the Spanish word Rompcráneos, or 'Skullbreaker' in English. Like with most social media trends, it is unknown who first came up with it.
According to Pakistan's new rules for social media platforms, companies will need to act within 24 hours to remove, suspend or disable access to online content “which is in contravention to any provision of the Act”.
Under the travel ban, Sri Lanka’s Commander of the Army and Chief of Defence Staff, Shavendra Silva and his immediate family are ineligible to enter the US.
Born in the UK to a general practitioner father and pharmacist mother, Rishi Sunak made news in India upon his marriage to Akshata Murthy, the daughter of Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy and author Sudha Murthy.
Until February 10, 2020, India was on the USTR’s list of developing countries, making it eligible for preferential treatment against CVD investigations and de minimis thresholds. It will no longer get this benefit.
Sanjeev Chawla, a key conspirator in the match-fixing case, managed to flee from India to the UK in 2000. His Indian passport was revoked that year, and he obtained a British passport in 2005.
A Bill introduced by Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai in the Rajya Sabha aims to incentivise families to limit their children to two by offering tax concessions, priority in social benefit schemes and school admissions, among other things.
The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution contains a list of central and state laws which cannot be challenged in courts. Currently, 284 such laws are shielded from judicial review.
