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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.
The BJP has held up Syama Prasad Mookerjee's “sacrifice” as the reason and inspiration for its goal of uniting Jammu and Kashmir fully with the Indian Union.
The border between Ireland and the UK is the only significant land border between the UK and the rest of the EU, and Brexit negotiations have recognised the Irish border issue as one of the three most important issues any withdrawal agreement would need to satisfactorily resolve.
A report published by Care Ratings on 29th July states that the number of meteorological subdivisions recording “scanty or deficient” rainfall is at a five-year high, the last time this occurred being in 2014. How will this affect agriculture?
Among smaller states, Sikkim has the highest coverage at 99.34% for its 88,013 rural households. West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom of the table with 1.31% (of 1,63,35,210) and 1.33% (of 2,58,81,064) rural households covered respectively.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court cancelled the registration of the Amrapali Group under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). The court also cancelled the lease granted to the company by Noida and Greater Noida authorities for its properties.
Patkura election was considered to be a personal contest between Naveen Patnaik and BJP’s candidate Bijoy Mohapatra, one of the founding members of the BJD in the nineties, who fell out with the Odisha Chief Minister.
In the run-up to the leadership election of the Conservative Party, he repeatedly promised that he would ensure that the UK leaves the European Union by the October 31 deadline, with no further delays.
Income Tax Return (ITR) Filing Last Date Extended: The new rule of mandatory filing of income tax return by July 31 for this category of taxpayers had kicked in last year.
Leaked data show that before countries like India decided to rein in tax treaty benefits to increase their own tax base, bankers and companies like Conyers Dill & Pearman raised red flags over tightening regulations and compliance.
FaceApp explained: Available on Android and iOS, the app uses Artificial Intelligence to add filters to a user’s photo to show what they would look like when they are older, younger, etc.
In February, Adani group had won the bids to operate these airports for a period of 50 years after being the highest bidder for passenger fee payable to AAI.
Recent defaults and delays in loan repayments by a section of NBFCs have shaken the confidence in the financial markets, leading to fears that potential solvency risks at certain companies can be contagious.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is expected to take decisions on various aspects including encumbrance of shares by promoters. It is also expected to look into issues relating to MF exposure to NBFC’s and HFCs and loan against shares by mutual funds.
Six people were killed in the human-animal conflict in 2016-17, and nine in 2017-18. In 2018-19, tiger, leopard, and wild boar attacks killed seven, four, and three people respectively.
President Rouhani and Minister Zarif have set a deadline of 60 days for the world's major powers to re-negotiate a deal that they had struck with Iran in 2015.
Among the key takeaways were the Kendriya Vidyalayas outperforming the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, and a huge improvement in the performance of government schools.
Governments across the world have long been suspicious of Huawei. The United States government has banned the company from its network, and advised its allies in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance -- the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada -- to do the same.
Of late, the narrative that has been pushed in Maharashtra is that the state has asserted control over the district, manifested in the huge success in the April 2018 encounter that left 38 alleged Maoists dead. Wednesday's attack could be read as having broken that narrative.
If Facebook continues to expand at current rates, however, the number of deceased users could reach as high as 4.9 billion before the end of the century.
