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Om Marathe
Om Marathe writes on geopolitics, law, and science, and has a strong penchant for languages. He tweets at @marathe_om
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Explained: Why lawyers in India can’t advertise their servicesSubscriber Only
October 31, 2019 15:51 IST
In a public notice last week, the Bar Council of Delhi said errant lawyers contravening Bar Council rules would be prosecuted under the provisions of the The Advocates Act, 1961.
Fri, Nov 01, 2019
Protests in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico — why trouble brews in Latin AmericaSubscriber Only
October 29, 2019 15:52 IST
From protests against alleged election fraud in Bolivia and demonstrations against economic inequality in Chile and Ecuador, to political unrest in Venezuela and the cartel war in Mexico, trouble has been brewing across the region.
Tue, Oct 29, 2019
Exlpained: Why Bolivia is on boil over ‘election fraud’Subscriber Only
October 27, 2019 20:11 IST
Bolivia is the third country in Latin America, after Ecuador and Chile, where large scale protests are taking place this month.
Mon, Oct 28, 2019
Explained: What is INS Baaz, and why is it important?Subscriber Only
October 27, 2019 17:00 IST
On Friday, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh visited INS Baaz, the southernmost air station of the Indian Armed Forces and spent a day with personnel stationed there.
Mon, Oct 28, 2019
Explained: Indian visitors don’t need visa to enter Brazil nowSubscriber Only
October 26, 2019 21:34 IST
According to a Government of Brazil website, the country first waived visa requirements for tourists from Japan, Australia, US, and Canada on June 17 this year. The citizens of these countries do not need a visa to enter Brazil for a period of 90 days, extendable for another 90 days.
Sat, Oct 26, 2019
Lèse-majesté law explained: Why ‘insulting’ Thai king can land you in jailSubscriber Only
October 26, 2019 21:11 IST
Although the foreign press has often reported about the Thai monarchy, any discussion about the royals within Thailand itself, if perceived as “insulting”, can lead to strict punishment under the nation’s lèse-majesté law.
Sat, Oct 26, 2019
Explained: Why Jagmeet Singh is important for Canadian politicsSubscriber Only
October 22, 2019 17:29 IST
Canada election results: In Monday’s election, Jagmeet Singh emerges as kingmaker despite polls showing the NDP losing almost half its tally of 44 seats that it won in the 2015 elections.
Wed, Oct 23, 2019
Explained: Why has a Chinese company leased a whole island in the Pacific?Subscriber Only
October 18, 2019 17:11 IST
The move by China is considered to be in furtherance of its aggressive foreign policy, which seeks to make Beijing a major sea power in the Pacific Ocean, where Tulagi is located.
Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Explained: The protests that forced Ecuador’s capital to moveSubscriber Only
October 14, 2019 15:32 IST
The indigenous groups protesting a rollback in fuel subsidies in Ecuador have arrived at an agreement with the government, bringing to an end to the largescale demonstrations that have brought the Latin American country to a standstill.
Mon, Oct 14, 2019
Explained: The long battle of Iran’s women to enter stadiumsSubscriber Only
October 13, 2019 19:35 IST
The current move is the most significant yet in erasing the country’s four-decades-old legacy of not allowing women from entering sports stadiums.
Sun, Oct 13, 2019
Explained: What election manifestos must do, why they matterSubscriber Only
October 11, 2019 18:23 IST
The Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra release their manifesto in the beginning of the week, and the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee published its Sankalp Patra on Friday. How do manifestos matter, and how seriously should they be taken?
Fri, Oct 11, 2019
Explained: C40, the international meet that Kejriwal could not attendSubscriber Only
October 10, 2019 18:27 IST
The C40 summit is being held in Denmark’s capital, and attendees include mayors representing over 90 cities from around the world. United States Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is also in Copenhagen for the event.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Explained: Portuguese leader António Costa’s old India connectionSubscriber Only
October 09, 2019 20:35 IST
Costa, who is of Indian descent, was congratulated on the election victory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who tweeted in Portuguese and in English.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Swapping 3 Indian engineers with 11 Taliban terrorists — the Afghan deal, explainedSubscriber Only
October 08, 2019 16:19 IST
In May 2018, seven Indians engineers working with Indian power company KEC International were abducted by the Taliban in the Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan. In March this year, one of the kidnapped engineers returned safely to India.
Tue, Oct 08, 2019
Sikkim CM gets EC’s reprieve: Here are the offences that attract debarment from electionsSubscriber Only
October 01, 2019 18:56 IST
After becoming chief minister in April, Tamang was required to win an Assembly seat in six months. He had asked the EC for a waiver of his disqualification under Section 11 of The Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Wed, Oct 02, 2019
Explained: The ‘right to be forgotten’ on the InternetSubscriber Only
September 30, 2019 13:56 IST
The right to be forgotten empowers individuals to ask organisations to delete their personal data. It is provided by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a law passed by the 28-member bloc in 2018.
Tue, Oct 01, 2019
Explained: The Global Goalkeepers Award, given to PM Narendra ModiSubscriber Only
September 26, 2019 19:26 IST
A function to honour achievers, called the Goalkeepers event, is held every year. This year’s event coincided with the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, and was held on September 24 and 25 in New York City.
Fri, Sep 27, 2019
Explained: Gen Franco, and the exhumation of a brutal phase in Spain’s historySubscriber Only
September 25, 2019 19:38 IST
The memory of Franco’s 36-year-long regime between 1939 and 1975, and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) which brought him to power, continue to remain emotive topics in Spain today.
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
Explained: Will Thomas Cook’s collapse affect India’s business?Subscriber Only
September 23, 2019 18:40 IST
Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest travel company, founded in 1841, in the recent past, faced challenges such as competition from online travel agents and tourists independently planning their journeys.
Tue, Sep 24, 2019
Explained: The tradition of Marsiya poetry in IndiaSubscriber Only
September 22, 2019 19:38 IST
The word Marsiya means elegy, meaning a poem which is a lament for the dead.
Sun, Sep 22, 2019
Explained: Why some South Africans are attacking migrants in their countrySubscriber Only
September 14, 2019 21:31 IST
At least 12 people have died so far in riots in the major cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, and up to 1,000 businesses run by foreign nationals have been targeted. Over 600 people have been arrested by the local police.
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
Explained: Why the US is under pressure to choke its vaping industrySubscriber Only
September 14, 2019 21:12 IST
E-cigarettes, also called ‘vapes’ or ‘electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)’, are battery-run devices that were originally marketed as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes.
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
Explained: How changed UK visa rules may help Indian studentsSubscriber Only
September 12, 2019 18:55 IST
The proposed rules also do not place any restriction on the type of jobs that students could look for. There is also no cap on the number of students who could avail the work visa.
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Explained: Why India skipped SCO’s Eurasian Economic Forum in ChinaSubscriber Only
September 11, 2019 20:08 IST
The SCO, an intergovernmental body for security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region, was formed in 2001 by the ‘Shanghai Five’ (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan), in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991.
Wed, Sep 11, 2019
Remembering Ranjitsinhji on his birth anniversarySubscriber Only
September 10, 2019 20:14 IST
The Ranji Trophy is named after him and was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 1934 after his death in 1933.
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