Deeptesh Sen

Deeptesh Sen is a Senior Sub-editor at the Indian Express. He tweets @Deeptesh_poet.

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Explained: What is ‘red tourism’ promoted by China?Subscriber Only

June 02, 2021 15:01 IST

Why is 'red tourism' so important in China and how is it helping businesses to grow? And why does it have its fair share of naysayers across the world who feel that it has some dark secrets?

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Explained: Why is Singapore shutting down schools over fears of B.1.617 variant of Covid-19?Subscriber Only

May 18, 2021 18:03 IST

Among the 61,000 Covid cases that Singapore has reported till date, most of the infections were from foreign worker dormitories. The new infections on Sunday were among the highest local cases detected outside dormitories in a year.

Tue, May 25, 2021

Explained: Why US statement on waiving vaccine patents is important in fight against Covid-19Subscriber Only

May 06, 2021 08:15 IST

Why is there a demand to do away with vaccine patents, and what is the importance of the statement by the Biden administration that it would support relaxing intellectual property rights of vaccines?

Tue, May 11, 2021

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Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari: The man who kicked off Indian footballSubscriber Only

April 28, 2021 16:43 IST

If we are to take a close look at the history of Indian football the way it is today, it all goes back to that day in September 1877 when Nagendra Prasad kicked back the ball to the British soldier on the Calcutta Maidan.

Wed, Apr 28, 2021

Facebook data leak: How are Indian users affected, and should you worry?Subscriber Only

April 11, 2021 09:16 IST

While analysing the data, it found that among the metros, Delhi was the worst hit, with accounts of more than 1,55,000 being compromised. The leaked data also contained account details of over 1,36,000 people from Mumbai, over 96,000 from Kolkata and more than 39,000 from Chennai.

Thu, Apr 15, 2021

Explained: Why is it becoming more difficult to detect deepfake videos, and what are the implications?Subscriber Only

March 27, 2021 11:48 IST

The potential danger of deepfakes lies in the fact that the level of manipulation is so perfect that it can be seemingly impossible at times to distinguish them from real videos. And the more difficult it becomes to detect the falsity, the greater the threat it possesses to pass off as real and cause the havoc it intends to.

Sat, Apr 03, 2021

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Explained: As India vs England series moves behind closed doors, a look at how stadiums are tackling Covid-19 crisisSubscriber Only

March 17, 2021 09:07 IST

Across the world, are sports still being played behind closed doors? What are the Covid-19 protocols in place at other stadiums?

Wed, Mar 17, 2021

‘A perception was created that Left consists of only older people…that perception has been destroyed’Subscriber Only

March 11, 2021 13:37 IST

According to SFI state secretary, Srijan Bhattacharya, the Left is trying to bring together all people who oppose parties like TMC and BJP and are in favour of a secular and democratic alliance.

Thu, Mar 11, 2021

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Explained: Why Brazil’s Covid-19 crisis is becoming a threat for rest of the worldSubscriber Only

March 11, 2021 08:09 IST

Brazil Covid-19 Cases: Brazil registered 4,75,503 new Covid-19 cases and 11,009 deaths last week — both a record high. Why are the numbers suddenly rising in the country, and what are the wider implications of this crisis?

Tue, Mar 16, 2021

Explained: Why suicides are rising in Japan amid the Covid-19 pandemicSubscriber Only

February 24, 2021 15:44 IST

What explains Japan's sudden surge in cases of suicide, and does the Covid-19 pandemic have a role in this?

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Bengal elections: How ‘Khela hobe’ has become a slogan for both TMC and BJPSubscriber Only

February 23, 2021 17:42 IST

Over the last few days, Trinamool Congress as well as BJP leaders across West Bengal have been raising the 'khela hobe' slogan. What is its significance and how did it become so popular?

Tue, Mar 16, 2021