Rishika Singh is a journalist with The Indian Express, working in the Explained section. She tweets at @RishikaS_
The history of players disappearing, extending stays, or even attempting to defect to another country is long, with cases being reported during several international sporting events.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle, Lumpy Virus in Rajasthan and Gujarat: Over the last few weeks, nearly 3,000 cattle have died in Rajasthan and Gujarat due to LSD. What is the disease, and how dangerous is it?
Fri, Aug 12, 2022Nancy Pelosi is a long-standing and vocal critic of China's policies with regard to a range of issues. Beijing is extremely touchy about Taiwan, and has objected strongly to her visit to the island.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022In a rare show of unity, the bill was passed with the help of some Republican lawmakers despite their party’s general position on subsidies. Many republicans opposed the bill on this principle while some democrats, like Bernie Sanders, opposed the extension of what he called “welfare” to corporations in a time of inflation.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022How are viruses detected, and is any particular region more prone to new viral outbreaks? We explain
Sat, Jul 30, 2022Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has said “kangaroo courts” run by the media are causing harm to the health of the democracy. What is the meaning of the phrase? When did the usage begin, and why ‘kangaroo’?
Fri, Jul 29, 2022Currently the UK Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss is leading the race to become the next Prime Minister of the country.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022For decades, a “chemical imbalance” in the brain has been widely seen to be responsible for depression. Now, researchers have reported there is "no convincing evidence" for the same. What is the serotonin theory? What is the conclusion of the new research?
Fri, Jul 22, 2022Malaysia's state oil and gas producer, Petronas, is being told to pay around $15 billion for settling a colonial-era land dispute of a former kingdom spread across Malaysia and the Philippines. What is the case, and how has the government responded?
Tue, Jul 19, 2022Kala Azar or Black fever disease is endemic to Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, with an estimated 165.4 million people at its risk.
Sun, Jul 17, 2022In 2018, in a rare move, Saudi Arabia had allowed Air India flights from India to Israel to fly through its airspace. In 2020, Israel-United Arab Emirates flights were allowed to fly above Saudi Arabia.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022Randomised controlled trials were used by Michael R Kremer, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo for their research, and the trio won the 2019 Nobel Prize winner in Economics.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022I2U2 stands for India, Israel, the UAE, and the US, and was also referred to as the ‘West Asian Quad’ by Ahmed Albanna, Ambassador of the UAE to India.
Thu, Jul 14, 2022President Joe Biden and NASA released the clearest-ever image of our young Universe, dating to the time soon after the Big Bang.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022Interpol's database uses video and image comparison to analyse Child Sex Exploitation Material (CSEM) and make connections between victims, abusers and places.
Mon, Jul 11, 2022CAATSA is a law that came into effect in the US in 2017, and was meant to punish countries having deep engagements with Russia, North Korea, and Iran using economic sanctions.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022Tetsuya Yamagami reportedly told investigators he was "dissatisfied" with former prime minister Shinzo Abe and intended to kill him. However, he also said he "did not resent Abe’s political beliefs".
Sat, Jul 09, 2022DMK MP A Raja recently brought back into focus 'Dravida Nadu' or the idea of a separate Tamil Nadu, in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Fri, Jul 08, 2022Nairobi flies, also called Kenyan flies or dragon bugs, are small, beetle-like insects that belong to two species, Paederus eximius and Paederus sabaeus.
Tue, Jul 05, 2022Donetsk and Luhansk are the two areas that together make up the Donbas region on the Ukraine-Russia border.
Mon, Jul 04, 2022Alluri Sitharama Raju is believed to have been born in present-day Andhra Pradesh in 1897 or 1898. He is said to have become a sanyasi at the age of 18.
Thu, Jul 07, 2022According to the Software Freedom Law Center, since 2012 there have been 665 Internet shutdowns in India to date.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022Hutchinson, the former White House staff member, has given a striking testimony against former US President Donald Trump.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022As Pakistan’s economic condition has worsened over the last few years with foreign exchange reserves dipping, it has turned to various kinds of loan deals.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022The members of the Council include the Union Finance Minister (chairperson), the Union Minister of State (Finance) from the Centre. Each state can nominate a minister in-charge of finance or taxation or any other minister as a member.
Wed, Jun 29, 2022