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The significance, context of US President Joe Biden’s recent speech on the threats to American democracySubscriber Only
September 04, 2022 11:42 IST
Joe Biden’s address to his Democrat voter base, along with those Republicans that “reject the extreme MAGA ideology” comes at a time when the American body politic is as fractured as it has ever been.
Mon, Sep 05, 2022
Explained: Bhang, ganja, and criminality in the NDPS ActSubscriber Only
September 01, 2022 04:17 IST
The single judge Bench relied on two earlier judgments, Madhukar vs the State of Maharashtra, 2002 and Arjun Singh vs State of Haryana, 2004, where the courts had ruled that bhang is not ganja, and is therefore not covered under the NDPS Act.
Thu, Sep 01, 2022
Explained: Why two IITians are charged in a US insider trading caseSubscriber Only
August 28, 2022 07:12 IST
Brijesh Goel, who worked at Goldman Sachs, has been charged with committing securities fraud, for which he allegedly conspired with his friend Akshay Niranjan, an employee at Barclays.
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
How a California law is set to undo swastika’s appropriation by NazismSubscriber Only
August 25, 2022 20:04 IST
Despite its association for centuries with the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religions, many in Europe and America see the swastika only as the defining symbol of Adolf Hitler's Nazi ideology. What is the new California law on the swastika?
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Explained: What is the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text recently under controversy?Subscriber Only
August 25, 2022 15:19 IST
The Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, recently criticised the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text, over its gender bias.
Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Explained: What is NAFIS — and the story of how fingerprinting began in IndiaSubscriber Only
August 21, 2022 09:56 IST
India has inaugurated a National Automated Fingerprint Identification System, a centralised database of fingerprints. The story of fingerprinting in fighting crime began in Bengal almost 150 years ago.
Sun, Aug 21, 2022
Explained: Who was Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India who partitioned Bengal in 1905?Subscriber Only
August 19, 2022 18:21 IST
The Bardhaman municipality has decided to erect a statue of an erstwhile maharaja in front of the landmark Curzon Gate in the city. Why does this imperialist former viceroy continue to trigger outrage and revulsion 117 years after he left India?
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Explained: Why has Johnson and Johnson decided to discontinue its talc-based baby powder?Subscriber Only
August 14, 2022 16:33 IST
Johnson and Johnson has announced that it will discontinue the sale of its talc-based baby powder globally in 2023. What is the reason for this? What were the lawsuits against J&J? Is the product safe to use?
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
Explained: The ancient Indian symbol of the swastika, its history and appropriation by NazismSubscriber Only
August 13, 2022 17:29 IST
States in Australia are cracking down on the use of the swastika, and Dutch police are tracking miscreants who recently displayed the sign. How did an ancient Indian religious-cultural symbol conveying a sense of good fortune become associated with the Nazi ideology of hate?
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
FBI raid on Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago home: the law, the action, the politicsSubscriber Only
August 10, 2022 04:18 IST
Donald Trump said on Monday that FBI agents had raided his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, and had even broke into his personal safe. What were the agents looking for? Has Donald Trump violated the law? What are the political ramifications?
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Explained: Who is Alex Jones, the American conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $45 million in the Sandy Hook trial?Subscriber Only
August 06, 2022 20:32 IST
This was the first time Jones was financially penalised in court for the repeated lies he has told his audience about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting of 2012. Soon after the death of 26 people in 2012, of which 20 were young children, Jones had begun to claim that one of the deadliest school shootings in the United States was a hoax.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Explained: What are live-fire exercises, recently conducted by China?Subscriber Only
August 05, 2022 20:48 IST
China began its live-fire exercise near Taiwan on Thursday, launching at least 11 ballistic missiles into the country’s coast. What are live-fire exercises? Have they been done in the region before?
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Explained: Landslide victory for abortion rights in Kansas, and what it means for US midterm electionsSubscriber Only
August 05, 2022 15:56 IST
This was the first time the American public electorally responded to the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in June when it overturned the nationwide constitutional right to abortion, leaving abortion laws entirely up to the states.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Explained: The Earth has recorded its shortest day since the 1960s — why are we spinning faster, and what impact can it have?Subscriber Only
August 04, 2022 18:45 IST
On June 29, the Earth completed one full spin — a day — in 1.59 milliseconds less than its routine 24 hours.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Explained: Why a biryani festival in Tamil Nadu stirred a row over exclusion of beefSubscriber Only
August 02, 2022 19:29 IST
Nearly two months ago, the Tirupattur Collector had said that beef and pork biryani stalls would be excluded from Ambur Biryani Thiruvizha 2022. This had stirred a controversy. Here's why
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Explained: Who were the Razakars, accused of horrific crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war?Subscriber Only
July 31, 2022 15:19 IST
Razakar means ‘volunteer’ or ‘helper’ in Persian and Urdu, but has come to mean ‘collaborator’ and is associated with betrayal in Bangladesh.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Explained: The violent conflict in the DRC, in which two BSF personnel were killedSubscriber Only
July 30, 2022 18:02 IST
Anti-UN protests had first begun in the city of Goma on Monday, before intensifying and spreading to Butempo the following day with multiple UN buildings targeted in both cities.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Explained: Why the govt plans to scrap the decades-old Coffee ActSubscriber Only
July 28, 2022 19:52 IST
The government is planning to replace the 80-year-old Coffee Act with the new Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022, which has been listed for the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Here's why
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Explained: What is the 30-year-old ‘golden billion’ conspiracy theory invoked by Russian President Vladimir Putin?Subscriber Only
July 25, 2022 20:20 IST
The theory, first propounded by a man who wrote under the pen-name A. Kuzmich, argues that a cabal of Western elite is working to ensure that the Earth's limited resources are available only to a 'golden billion' of the global population.
Mon, Jul 25, 2022
Explained: What does ‘hasta la vista’ mean — literally and in popular culture?Subscriber Only
July 21, 2022 19:30 IST
Boris Johnson ended the last Prime Minister's Questions of his current tenure with a typically upbeat signoff. He used a phrase that was made popular by Arnold Schwarzenegger onscreen more than 30 years ago.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Explained: Who is a gold digger — the derogatory expression used to describe a certain kind of greedy woman?Subscriber Only
July 20, 2022 21:36 IST
The term ‘gold digger’, which started off as early 20th century slang, first entered print in Rex Beach’s 1911 book, 'The Ne’er-Do-Well', and was used to refer to people who were “money mad”.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Explained: What is JNU’s deprivation points model for admissions?Subscriber Only
July 19, 2022 19:44 IST
JNU VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said the return of deprivation points, a model of admission unique to JNU in India, is being considered.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022
Explained: Who is MBS, what is the significance of his meeting with US president Joe Biden?Subscriber Only
July 17, 2022 17:21 IST
MBS, 36, first rose to power from relative obscurity when his father, King Salman acceded to the throne in 2015 and subsequently made his son in-charge of important government sectors.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022
Explained: Shinzo Abe killer’s ‘grudge’ against South Korea-origin ChurchSubscriber Only
July 13, 2022 14:09 IST
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man arrested for assassinating former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, was a member of the church.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Explained: What is the Nord Stream 1 gas link, why its shutdown has Europe on edgeSubscriber Only
July 11, 2022 21:59 IST
Nord Stream 1 is a 1,224 km underwater gas pipeline that runs from Vyborg in northwest Russia to Lubmin in northeastern Germany via the Baltic Sea.
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
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