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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.
Sonia Gandhi has described the recent amendments to the RTI Act as the "final assault" to destroy the historic legislation passed by the UPA government in 2005.
A common dictionary definition of doxxing (also spelt as ‘doxing’) is to publicly identify or publish private information about someone, especially with the intention of punishing or taking revenge.
Ajay Chautala, founder of the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), was granted furlough for two weeks on Saturday, and released from Delhi’s Tihar jail on Sunday morning.
President Donald Trump Sunday announced the death of Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during an overnight raid led by US military forces in Syria.
Given that the party's first family, the Gandhis, had stayed away from much of the Maharashtra election campaign, the Congress, facing a battle for survival in the state, seems to have done well on strongholds that it had won in 2014.
With Maharashtra set for another fractured mandate — the last time any party won a clear majority in the state was way back in 1985 — all eyes are also on Sharad Pawar's next move.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election Results 2019: The BJP's strategy of poaching leaders from other parties also seems to have not gone down well.
Infosys said it is investigating claims by anonymous whistleblowers about irregular accounting. Shares of the company, which fell sharply by nearly 16 per cent on Tuesday, are not out of the woods.
Ravidas temple row: With elections looming, the Centre has changed its stand — the temple demolished on Tughlaqabad's forest land in August is set to return.
According to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, DTTI came about to expedite the scope of cooperation on defence technology that become narrow due to the presence of differing bureaucratic processes and legal requirements.
Government employees are provided residential accommodation while they are in service after which they are no longer eligible to occupy it and are required to vacate.
In July this year, a new law was proposed in the US Congress seeking to end per-country caps on green card applications, possibly giving immigrants from countries like India and China hope for a fairer system with smaller processing times.
Why is the animated film 'Abominable' controversial? Vietnam has banned in, and the Philippines government has called for a boycott and ban of the film in its country.
Total is one of the world’s major producers of oil and gas, engaging in fuels, natural gas, and low-carbon electricity. According to its website, it employs over 1 lakh people in 130 countries.
Members of the Indian cricket board had on Sunday unanimously nominated the former India captain to the post. Monday is the last day to file nominations for posts of officebearers ahead of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for October 23.
The researchers found that the risk of death following hospitalisation was lower for dog owners, and suggested that this is likely due to increased physical activity and decreased loneliness.
Intervening in a debate in Lok Sabha on “the agrarian situation in the country”, Rahul had described the government as “suit-boot ki sarkar", and asked Prime Minister Modi to visit the farmers to see their situation for himself.
Malvinder Mohan Singh and his younger brother Shivinder Mohan Singh, former promoters of pharma company Ranbaxy, have been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of the Delhi Police for allegedly causing losses to the tune of Rs 2,397 crore to Religare Finvest Ltd, a subsidiary of Religare Enterprises.
Haq ran away from home in Sambhal in 1995. He made his way to Pakistan, and joined the old ISI asset, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. He rose rapidly in the jihadist world thereafter, and was chosen by Ayman al-Zawahiri to lead al-Qaeda in the subcontinent. Last month, he was killed by US and Afghan forces.
