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Rounak Bagchi is a Senior Sub-editor at indianexpress.com. He tweets @RounakBagchi1.

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Daily Briefing: India flags safety concern as Russia seize nuclear plant; Meghalaya withdraws consent to CBISubscriber Only

March 05, 2022 07:54 IST

Public listed companies should try to open up more with investors to help them make the right investment choices, says Falguni Nayar, founder & CEO of online beauty and personal care platform Nykaa, at The Indian Express e-adda.

Sat, Mar 05, 2022

Viktor Yanukovych: Ukraine’s ousted president who may be Russia’s pick after warSubscriber Only

March 03, 2022 15:00 IST

Russia may be backing exiled former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych as the man to take charge of the nation if the current regime falls. Who is Yanukovych, and what are his ties to Russia?

Fri, Mar 04, 2022

Explained: Can cryptocurrencies help Russia mitigate effect of sanctions?Subscriber Only

March 02, 2022 16:59 IST

From the Ruble tanking by over 30 per cent, to being shut out of the international payment gateway SWIFT, sanctions from the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been hitting Moscow hard

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Daily Briefing: Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert; In Manipur, JP banks on ‘change’ of last 5 yearsSubscriber Only

February 28, 2022 08:24 IST

Meanwhile, Ukraine's envoy has moved the United Nations General Assembly to take up a resolution critical of Moscow's actions, a day after it was vetoed by Russia at the UN Security Council. The UNSC will vote in the wee hours of Monday to call for the emergency special session of the 193-member UNGA on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tue, Apr 26, 2022

Daily Briefing: Moscow stands at gates of Kyiv; India to send evacuation flights to Romania and Hungary todaySubscriber Only

February 26, 2022 08:04 IST

Former group operating officer of the National Stock Exchange Anand Subramanian has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with its probe into a 2018 case of manipulation of the bourse.

Sat, Feb 26, 2022

Daily Briefing: Russia invades Ukraine, rumble shakes the world; Modi tell Putin to end violenceSubscriber Only

February 25, 2022 08:02 IST

Meanwhile, on the election front, with caste equations making Ayodhya a sticky wicket for the BJP, the RSS has hit the ground for the prestige contest in the town which lies at the heart of the Sangh Parivar’s Hindutva project.

Fri, Feb 25, 2022

Daily Briefing: Punjab, 59 seats in UP goes to polls today; Rohit Sharma now India team captain in all 3 formatsSubscriber Only

February 20, 2022 08:23 IST

At the Express e-Adda, co-founder and non-executive chairman of Infosys, Nandan Nilekani, shared his recipe to stay focused in a digital world full of notifications and other distractions.

Tue, Apr 26, 2022

Daily Briefing: 38 get death in Ahmedabad serial blasts case; Girls barred from classes over hijab, unease in BJP sectionsSubscriber Only

February 19, 2022 08:09 IST

In what is seen as an attempt by BJP to reach out to the Sikh community PM Narendra Modi hosted prominent Sikhs from across the country, two days before Punjab goes to the polls, and highlighted work done by his government for the community.

Sat, Feb 19, 2022

Daily Briefing: Karnataka may tweak order that tried legitimising hijab ban; Manmohan Singh targets Modi over foreign policiesSubscriber Only

February 18, 2022 07:30 IST

During a passionate debate in Singapore’s parliament earlier this week, the city-state’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong made a controversial statement about Indian MPs that has now landed him in hot water.

Fri, Feb 18, 2022

Explained: How large is Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine?Subscriber Only

February 14, 2022 08:36 IST

Russia is supposedly engaged in the largest build-up since the Cold War. Putin has created pressure points on three sides of Ukraine — in Crimea to the south, on the Russian side of the two countries’ border, and in Belarus to the north.

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

Daily Briefing: SC no to urgent listing of Hijab petition; People want more accountability on social media, says IT MinisterSubscriber Only

February 12, 2022 08:00 IST

After at least 60 people died from consuming illicit liquor in just four months, the Bihar government is considering the use of “scan tunnels” to prevent liquor smuggling from adjoining states of UP, Jharkhand and West Bengal, and from Nepal.

Sat, Feb 12, 2022

Daily Briefing: RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged; ED probes Anil Deshmukh ‘link’ to Rs 10.9 cr transaction by kin’s firmSubscriber Only

February 11, 2022 07:52 IST

The Supreme Court has directed reinstatement of a Madhya Pradesh woman judicial officer who resigned in 2014 and alleged sexual and work-related harassment by a judge of the High Court, saying her resignation “could not be construed to be voluntary”.

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

Daily Briefing: Open to stricter social media rules, says Govt; In UP, SP-RLD candidate faces sedition charge over poll slogansSubscriber Only

February 05, 2022 08:13 IST

A day after shots were fired at his vehicle while he was returning to New Delhi from a poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh, AIMIM leader and Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi said he did not want the Z-category security cover offered to him by the government.

Sat, Feb 05, 2022

Daily Briefing: 6 mega projects ignore green commitments they made; Diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics by IndiaSubscriber Only

February 04, 2022 07:32 IST

With a week left for the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh, the first cracks appeared in the Opposition front with one of the partners of the Samajwadi Party-led alliance “returning” the seats.

Fri, Feb 04, 2022

Daily Briefing: PM Modi says Budget will create jobs, bring in investment; Centre has created two Indias, Rahul Gandhi tells Lok SabhaSubscriber Only

February 03, 2022 07:41 IST

Days after Pakistan released its first National Security Policy centred on connectivity and “geoeconomics”, Moeed Yusuf, the country’s National Security Adviser, in an interview to The Indian Express, talks about what he calls the stumbling blocks in ties with India.

Thu, Feb 03, 2022

Daily Briefing: India bought Pegasus as part of defence deal in 2017, reveals report; Third Covid wave has likely peakedSubscriber Only

January 29, 2022 07:48 IST

Ruling that the Maharashtra Assembly’s resolution suspending 12 BJP MLAs for one year was “unconstitutional", the Supreme Court said that the legislators could not have been suspended beyond the tenure of that session.

Wed, Feb 02, 2022

Explained: What is CSTO, the organisation helping Kazakhstan President deal with protestersSubscriber Only

January 08, 2022 08:54 IST

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has called in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) to help quell protests over the hike in fuel prices in the country. What is this group?

Sat, Jan 08, 2022

Explained: Why Elon Musk is facing backlash over his ventures in ChinaSubscriber Only

January 06, 2022 08:35 IST

Elon Musk's journey in China hasn't gone the way he had planned it to be. Why is he facing backlash for his recent ventures?

Thu, Jan 06, 2022

Explained: What is the difference between a booster shot and an additional Covid-19 vaccine?Subscriber Only

December 06, 2021 15:03 IST

While the additional Covid dose would be a “full” dose of the vaccine, booster shots being offered right now have a lesser volume, since the third dose is only supposed to increase the efficacy range.

Tue, Dec 07, 2021

Explained: How Europe travel rules will change after EU’s proposed limit on Covid vaccine validitySubscriber Only

November 26, 2021 14:05 IST

On Thursday, the European Commission proposed a nine-month limit for vaccine validity that would apply for travel within and to the EU.

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Earth’s first landmass emerged in Singhbhum: studySubscriber Only

November 12, 2021 04:00 IST

Scientists have found sandstones in Singhbhum with geological signatures of ancient river channels, tidal plains and beaches over 3.2 billion years old, representing the earliest crust exposed to air.

Fri, Nov 12, 2021

Jharkhand’s Singhbhum region may have been earliest continental land to rise above ocean, reveals studySubscriber Only

November 11, 2021 10:01 IST

Scientists from India, Australia and the US have found that the Earth’s first continents emerged from the ocean 700 million years earlier than thought.

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

Explained: Mastercard’s new regulations for adult content sellers and its impactSubscriber Only

October 21, 2021 10:40 IST

Mastercard has long prohibited merchants from engaging in unlawful activity on its network. The firm has previously forged partnerships with groups for missing and exploited children.

Thu, Oct 21, 2021

Explained: Why Artificial Intelligence’s religious biases are worryingSubscriber Only

September 25, 2021 09:03 IST

Although AI is capable of generating complex and cohesive natural language, a series of recent works demonstrate that they also learn undesired social biases that can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.

Wed, Oct 13, 2021

Explained: What is the new AY.12 sub-lineage of Delta variant, and should you be concerned?Subscriber Only

August 27, 2021 10:38 IST

The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has given birth to several sub-lineages called 'Delta Plus' variants that bear most of its characteristic mutations but are different in other ways. One of these sub-lineages, AY.12, has all the characteristic Delta mutations except one.

Sun, Aug 29, 2021