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Explained: How India evacuated 5000 stranded in Yemen Subscriber Only
India evacuated 2,280 persons, including 1,764 Indians, from the conflict zone during the 2006 Lebanon War.
Shruti SrivastavaApr 10, 2015
India’s biggest accounting fraud Subscriber Only
Amid the ongoing probe, on February 2, Mahindra & Mahindra-owned Tech Mahindra expressed interest in acquiring Satyam.
Sandeep SinghApr 9, 2015
Explained: Net Neutrality – Skewing the level playing field Subscriber Only
Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of Airtel Zero, where it will give free access to partner apps.
Sandeep SinghApr 9, 2015
Explained: Building hopes Subscriber Only
Know the key proposals of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013 and how it could impact various stakeholders, including the home buyers.
Sreenivas JanyalaApr 8, 2015
Explained: Logs Of Blood Subscriber Only
Sreenivas Janyala explains why Red Sanders wood is so rare, coveted, and at the centre of bloody scrubland gunbattles in the east central Deccan.
Shalini NairApr 3, 2015
Damning Development Subscriber Only
Why there is widespread anger and disappointment after BMC revealed details of consultations on Development Plan.
Sushant SinghApr 2, 2015
Up In Arms: The Army officers’ promotion case Subscriber Only
Supreme Court last week stayed an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, which had, on March 2, quashed the Army’s 2009 promotion policy.
Muzamil JaleelMar 30, 2015
Explained: AFSPA-Disturbed Areas debate in J&K Subscriber Only
The Mufti government retorted that the power to declare an area disturbed was “inherent in AFSPA”. But the issue could be more complex than that.
Dipankar GhoseMar 28, 2015
It is unclear how many voting members the NC has. Some say there are 352, others say it is closer to 380.
Ruhi TewariMar 27, 2015
Explained: Director’s choice Subscriber Only
Whys and hows of the selection of IIT directors, and the current controversy explained.
Naveed IqbalMar 26, 2015
Taxing Times Subscriber Only
The background, reasons and context of the financial crisis in the East and North Delhi Municipal Corporations explained.
Sushant SinghMar 24, 2015
Explained: Border Question Subscriber Only
Sushant Singh looks at the background and contours of the border dispute between India and China.
Utkarsh AnandMar 23, 2015
Explained: Order reserved Subscriber Only
The landmark judgment was about laying down yardsticks for defining social, economic backwardness in changing India.
Express News ServiceMar 21, 2015
Explained: Overshoot to kill Subscriber Only
A train is said to have “overshot” a signal — technically referred to in Indian Railways jargon as ‘Signal Passing At Danger’.
Avishek G DastidarMar 21, 2015
Explained: Overshoot to kill Subscriber Only
Friday’s accident that killed 32 people in Rae Bareli occurred after the train overshot a signal, refusing to stop at Bachrawan station and hitting a track dead-end.
Harish DamodaranMar 20, 2015
Explained: Wet blanket Subscriber Only
Unseasonal rain in large parts of north, west and central India since early this month brought a grim prognosis for farmers.
Sandeep SinghMar 19, 2015
Explained: At any rate Subscriber Only
Investors in the US reacted favourably on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve moved a step closer to its first rate hike since 2006.
Express News ServiceMar 18, 2015
Explained: PAUSE & EFFECT Subscriber Only
What does prorogation of the House mean, and how does the government plan to proceed.
Express News ServiceMar 17, 2015
Delhi secretarial support Subscriber Only
Delhi has appointed 21 parliamentary secretaries for ‘smooth functioning’ of the govt. Who are they, and what do they do?
Muzamil JaleelMar 16, 2015
Explained: Flagging a problem Subscriber Only
Muzamil Jaleel explains the facts and context of the controversy over the flag of Jammu & Kashmir.
Arun JanardhananMar 15, 2015
Explained: A new line Subscriber Only
Arun Janardhanan explains the features and significance of the railway line that PM Modi inaugurated in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Subrata NagchowdhuryMar 14, 2015
Explained: Change @24 Subscriber Only
Why did Biman Bose step down?
Sushant SinghMar 14, 2015
Explained: ‘Terror’ Unleashed Subscriber Only
He was one of the 35 wanted accused named in the Mumbai Police chargesheet.
Monojit MajumdarMar 13, 2015
Explained: Tale of the sting Subscriber Only
In July 2014, former AAP MLA Rajesh Garg recorded Kejriwal purportedly proposing a plan to break six members from the eight-MLA Congress.
Kaunain Sheriff MMar 12, 2015
Explained: Coal scam – Manmohan Singh in the dock Subscriber Only
The court has directed Singh and five other accused to appear before it on April 8.
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