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Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia addresses a press conference in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/File)

Explained: What’s the Rs 6,000 crore toll tax ‘scam’ in Delhi’s MCD?Subscriber Only

August 14, 2022 11:50 IST

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has alleged a Rs 6,000 crore scam in the collection of toll tax by MCD. What are his claims? How has the MCD responded?

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Explained: Will Nitish Kumar be PM face against Modi in 2024? Why that’s easier said than doneSubscriber Only

August 14, 2022 11:53 IST

Mamata Banerjee, KCR, Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal all are in the mix as well. The opposition is divided on even the need for projecting a PM face. And the post-Modi political landscape is nothing like it was in 2004, 1996, or 1989.

Har Ghar Tiranga is a nationwide campaign to encourage people to hoist the national flag at their homes to mark the 75th Independence Day. (Express Photo/File)

Explained: The RSS’s relationship with the national flagSubscriber Only

August 6, 2022 11:43 IST

What is the RSS-Har Ghar Tiranga controversy about, why did the RSS not hoist the Tricolour at its Nagpur headquarters for 52 years, and why had Golwalkar called the adoption of the Tricolour "a case of drifting and imitating"? We explain.

Hutatma Chowk, memorial to those who were killed while fighting for a separate state of Maharashtra. (Express Photo: Ganesh Shirsekar, File)

Explained: The Gujarati and Marathi identities in cosmopolitan MumbaiSubscriber Only

August 4, 2022 12:14 IST

The controversy triggered by Governor B S Koshyari's statement has rekindled an old debate on a sensitive issue that is rooted in the origin story and political cross-currents of Maharashtra

What is Mumbai’s Patra Chawl case, in which the ED has detained Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut?Subscriber Only

July 31, 2022 22:39 IST

Raut has been under investigation in a case related to irregularities in a chawl redevelopment project in Mumbai’s Goregaon.

Suspension of MPs: the rules, and the powers of presiding officersSubscriber Only

July 29, 2022 17:05 IST

Over this week, the two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 MPs between them. Who can suspend MPs, and for how long? Can courts intervene in a matter of suspension of MPs?

BJP workers during a march towards Raj Bhawan to submit a memorandum to the State Governor against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks on President Droupadi Murmu, in Bhopal, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

‘Rashtrapatni’ explained: The controversy over how the President should be addressedSubscriber Only

July 29, 2022 17:05 IST

The BJP has accused the Congress of humiliating President Droupadi Murmu after MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury referred to her as 'Rashtrapatni'. In India's constitutional scheme, words like Rashtrapati and Sabhapati (Speaker) are gender-neutral.

Droupadi Murmu is the 15th President of India.

Explained: What is the meaning of the ‘Johar’ greeting used by President Droupadi Murmu?Subscriber Only

July 29, 2022 17:05 IST

‘Johar’, which essentially means ‘salutation and welcome’, is used within the tribal communities of Jharkhand, and in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. According to several tribal leaders from Jharkhand, the word ‘Johar’ also means ‘paying respect’.

WHO raises medical alert about 3 syrups linked to MP children’s deaths

Health and Wellness2 hr ago

Days after the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh after allegedly consuming contaminated cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised a medical alert about the three syrups that were found to contain higher than permissible limits of di-ethylene glycol (DEG).

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