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Before Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in 1941, relations between the US and Japan were already worsening.
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Explained: How to inspect bodies without cutting them up
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Explained: Why ‘carbon market’ is debated
It is a major contentious issue at Madrid climate talks, dividing the developed and developing world. What is the concept, why was it felt necessary, and what are the major points of disagreement?
Explained: Why Punjab, groups in Rajasthan are upset with Arms Bill
According to NCRB's 2016 report, in Punjab, 48 were murdered by use of firearms, out of which 22 were licensed firearms and 26 were illegal. In Rajasthan, 23 victims were murdered by use of firearms and all murders were committed using illegal weapons.
Explained: What Palestine-India techno park says of ties between the two countries
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Explained: Why Maruti Suzuki has recalled over 60,000 Smart Hybrid petrol cars
Starting Friday, owners of the suspected vehicles under this recall campaign will be contacted by Maruti Suzuki dealers for inspection and replacement of the faulty parts.
Explained: When can the police shoot to kill a criminal?
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Explained: What NHRC, SC have said on encounter killings
Extra-judicial or “encounter” killings have been a contested and divisive police procedure for decades. This is what the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Supreme Court have said on the proper procedures to be followed during such action by police.
Telling Numbers: 3,800 denied boarding in June, 48,000 affected by cancellations in July
Between May and October this year, over 1,000 passengers were denied boarding by various airlines each month, peaking at 3,834 passengers in June.
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Citizenship lost and regained: the importance of being Milan Kundera
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Sealed cover: What P Chidambaram bail Bench rejected
The observations of the Bench have put the spotlight back on the Supreme Court’s controversial practice of seeking and accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes that can only be perused by the judges.
Explained: The issues, debate around Data Protection Bill
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