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polyandry
July 23, 2025 08:00 IST

Polyandry and polygamy are outlawed by the Special Marriages Act, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and criminalised under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Syria’s continuing turmoil: al-Sharaa, Druze & Israel
July 22, 2025 11:53 IST

Jihadist-turned-President Ahmed al-Sharaa wants to unify Syria after its 14-year civil war. But domestic and external pressures pose a significant challenge

food inflation
July 21, 2025 07:50 IST

A second successive good monsoon, combined with the government allowing imports of pulses and edible oils at zero/low duties, is likely to keep a lid on prices going ahead

The strongly polarising issue of feeding community dogs has frequently led to litigation over the years.
July 20, 2025 17:44 IST

The Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta were hearing an appeal filed by a Noida resident who had been allegedly harassed for feeding stray dogs in the common areas of her housing society.

INS Nipun, INS Nistar, Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Nistar & its capabilities, Indian Navy, Indian Navy ship, Indian Navy submarine, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
July 19, 2025 10:35 IST

INS Nistar, commissioned on Friday, and its sister ship Nipun, along with their DSRVs, will provide the Navy the niche and critical capability of conducting deep-sea rescues of trapped submariners

Trump’s turnaround on Russia
July 18, 2025 12:28 IST

From praising Putin, berating Zelenskyy, and knocking NATO, Donald Trump has gone on to express disappointment with Russia’s President and approving arms for Ukraine. What to make of this change?

China economy, China economy growth, Chinese GDP growth data, china GDP growth data, GDP growth data, Indian express news, current affairs
July 17, 2025 11:08 IST

Why have the data released this week surprised global analysts for the second time in two quarters? What domestic and external challenges does China’s economy face, and how has it managed them?

Axiom-4, ISS, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Centre, Axiom-4 mission, Shubhanshu Shukla, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, Tibor Kapu, Crew Dragon spacecraft, Indian express news, current affairs
July 18, 2025 14:14 IST

Landing in the ocean is the preferred way to bring back astronauts from space, though some spacecraft also make a landing on a runway like an aircraft. But the latter has special requirements, needs more sophisticated systems, and is usually costlier.

GLP-1 is secreted from the small intestine and from the hindbrain after we eat a meal.
July 15, 2025 17:35 IST

Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Adviser for Research at Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk, speaks about GLP-1-based drugs that have changed how the world sees obesity. Research is on to explore treatment for other conditions, such as Alzheimer's.

deepfake
July 15, 2025 07:15 IST

Danish culture minister Jakob Engel-Schmid said the Bill gives people “the right to your own voice, your own facial features, and no one can copy that without your consent”

New Delhi has chance to repay Green Revolution debt: Why doing so is in India's interest
July 14, 2025 08:45 IST

The bodies that helped seed India’s Green Revolution are looking at New Delhi for help after USAID has been dismantled. This opens up the possibility for India to increase funding and have greater say in their running

Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, Maharashtra Public Security Bill, MSPS Bill, Devendra Fadnavis, Devendra Fadnavis government, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
July 12, 2025 01:14 IST

Bill passed by voice vote in Assembly targets ‘unlawful activities of left-wing extremist organisations’. First introduced last year, Bill has seen 3 amendments

Tamil Nadu TB deaths, TB deaths, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu govt, Tuberculosis, tuberculosis cases, Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
July 12, 2025 10:12 IST

The TB death rate in Dharmapuri went down from 12.5% to 7.8%, in Karur from 7.1% to 5.3%, and in Villupuram from 6.1% to 5.2%.

Special Intensive Revision: As hearing starts, recalling key case from 1977
July 11, 2025 12:08 IST

The petitioners in the present challenge have questioned the Election Commission’s power to conduct the SIR, as well as the procedure for it.

The revision of electoral rolls
July 11, 2025 12:27 IST

There is widespread political opposition and significant confusion on the ground in the poll-bound state. Why has Bihar been chosen for the exercise, and what were the circumstances of earlier revisions?

In India’s Global South outreach, give-and-take, and a delicate balance
July 10, 2025 13:00 IST

The PM’s July 2-9 visit, which also included stops in Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Argentina, has been characterised by maintaining a delicate balance, with an element of give-and-take.

It is widely acknowledged that the gap between the bottom 10% and top 10% of the population is widening, even if it is assumed that everyone in the country is becoming better off.
July 10, 2025 12:15 IST

Referring to a World Bank brief, the government has claimed India is world’s ‘fourth most equal country’. What does this conclusion miss?

Is palm oil bad for health? Here’s what the science says
July 10, 2025 12:17 IST

Palm oil is among the most affordable and versatile edible oils globally, valued for its long shelf-life and neutral taste. Most packaged foods, including potato chips, biscuits, ice cream, and chocolates use palm oil.

Reforming UNFCCC process
July 9, 2025 14:16 IST

In recent years, climate negotiations have failed to achieve sufficient progress in tackling climate change and its impact. Several ideas have been proposed to reform these talks but it’s unlikely that they will be implemented

Ship ‘arrested’ after Kerala claims damages: how do admiralty suits work?
July 9, 2025 08:10 IST

The order came after the Kerala government filed an admiralty suit — a legal proceeding pertaining to maritime law and disputes — in the High Court.

How Rajiv Gandhi’s decision to send troops to Sri Lanka cost him his life
July 8, 2025 13:15 IST

Here is the story of the disastrous Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war which lead to the deaths of more than a 1,000 Indian soldiers and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

Vera C Rubin Observatory
July 11, 2025 13:47 IST

The telescope has the world's largest digital camera, which is the size of a small car, weighs 2,800 kg, and boasts a staggering resolution of 3,200 megapixels. Such components will help provide comprehensive images of the night sky.

Phone tapping: Explained
July 8, 2025 12:04 IST

Both the Madras and Delhi High Court cases involved “preventing incitement to the commission of an offence”, which is one of the valid grounds in law for authorising phone tapping.

foreign trade
July 7, 2025 15:50 IST

India’s foreign exchange earnings from services and private remittance transfers today exceed that from the ‘visible’ goods exports. These ‘invisibles’ have also remained safe from geopolitics and tariff wars

Axiom-4, ISS, astronauts feast on ISS, How astronauts feast on ISS, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Centre, Axiom-4 mission, Shubhanshu Shukla, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, Tibor Kapu, Crew Dragon spacecraft, Indian express news, current affairs
July 5, 2025 00:38 IST

Given the strict enforcement of the Olympic Charter by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), India are hoping not to diminish their hopes of hosting big-ticket international sporting events in the future.

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