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The Hua Mulan legend, highly popular in China, has over the years inspired numerous films, dramas, books, and television series.
Udit MisraAug 6, 2020
Explained: How are inflation rate and interest rate linked? Subscriber Only
At present, the Indian central bank is facing an odd situation: GDP is contracting even as inflation is rising.
Gaurav BhattAug 6, 2020
FIFA 20 featured close to a hundred different celebrations. But while they started out as flairs of individuality and creativity, celebrations in online games are chiefly used to troll or humiliate opponents.
Explained DeskAug 6, 2020
Explained: What is SpaceX’s SN5 Starship prototype that completed its first test flight? Subscriber Only
Designed by SpaceX, Starship is a spacecraft and super-heavy booster rocket meant to act as a reusable transportation system for crew and cargo to the Earth’s orbit, Moon and Mars.
Abhishek DeAug 6, 2020
International Flights Resumption: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has recently projected that global passenger traffic will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously estimated
Requests to change names of roads comes to agencies that have jurisdiction over the space from various places, such as the Home Ministry, the MEA, different organisations and groups and local residents. There is a
Harikishan SharmaAug 6, 2020
Manoj Sinha, an engineer with a reputation for quick decision-making and delivering on time, is a three-time Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister.
Anil SasiAug 6, 2020
CPI inflation is rising, and has breached the central bank's medium-term target. And the MPC has already cut repo rate by 115 basis points over the course of the last seven months
Kabir FiraqueAug 6, 2020
Johannes Kepler's mother was arrested for witchcraft on August 7, 1620. He put his work on hold, defended her in court, and secured her freedom
Amitabh SinhaAug 6, 2020
India Covid-19 numbers explained: At 2.07%, India’s death rate lower than global numbers Subscriber Only
India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: As on Wednesday, the number of deaths stood at 40,699, giving India a death rate of 2.07 per cent, meaning, on an average, 207 people out of every 10,000 detected with
Explained DeskAug 6, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine tracker, August 6: First vaccine might not be the best, says Bill Gates Subscriber Only
Bill Gates said he thought the first vaccines might only be a ‘stop-gap’ offer available primarily to the rich nations.
Explained DeskAug 6, 2020
It has brought people of J&K into the ambit of egalitarian laws, created possibilities of development, writes A Surya Prakash.
Between their lines, PM Narendra Modi, Mohan Bhagwat frame how a promise was delivered Subscriber Only
Modi, on both Article 370 and the Ram temple, has, to the Sangh, underlined what electoral power can achieve and, in the process, reinforced his political credibility like no other leader in the BJP. And
Devyani OnialAug 6, 2020
Explained: From assertive ‘Jai Shri Ram’, a reason to move to gentler ‘Jai Siya Ram’ Subscriber Only
The “Jai Shri Ram” slogan had come to symbolise the Ram Janmabhoomi movement; on Wednesday, as the movement culminated in the first step of temple-building, there was, perhaps, no need for a battle cry anymore.
Ravish TiwariAug 6, 2020
Explained: The significance of Ayodhya, August 5 Subscriber Only
Ayodhya Ram Mandir: For decades, India’s politics has been shaped by a tussle between two competing grand ideas: composite nationalism and cultural nationalism. The laying of the foundation for the Ram Temple marks the demise
Sushant KulkarniAug 5, 2020
Beirut explosion: What are the possible causes for the blast? Subscriber Only
The vibrations of the blast, which was initially misconstrued by some as detonation of some nuclear device, were even felt around 240 km away in Cyprus.
Rahel PhiliposeAug 5, 2020
At least 60 protesters, including 2020 Booker Prize long-listed novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga, were arrested by law enforcement authorities for participating in street protests held in the capital city of Harare last Friday.
Explained DeskAug 5, 2020
On the morning of August 6, a B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on the city of Hiroshima, killing over 80,000 people. Three days later, another atomic bomb called “Fat
Sushant KulkarniAug 5, 2020
Beirut blast: What is ammonium nitrate, how and where is it used or misused, what hazards does it present, and what are the rules and regulations about its use in India?
Sandip GAug 5, 2020
Explained: As they play England at Old Trafford, what promise do Pakistan’s bowlers offer? Subscriber Only
Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi and the wily leggie Yasir Shah could make this series Pakistan's. They present an unknown challenge to England, and there is plenty of reason to tune in to watch
Varinder BhatiaAug 5, 2020
Explained: What is Parivar Pehchan Patra launched by Haryana, how is it different from Aadhaar? Subscriber Only
The 8-digit Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) is meant for each family across the state to enable smooth and automatic delivery of several citizen-centric services launched by the state government from time to time.
Nirupama SubramanianAug 5, 2020
Pakistan unveiled a new political map that includes Junagadh, in coastal Gujarat, whose decision to join India in 1947, formalised through a Plebiscite in 1948, was not accepted by Pakistan then.
Amitabh SinhaAug 5, 2020
India Covid-19 numbers explained: Even smaller states have significantly large spread of Covid-19 Subscriber Only
India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: The infections had initially reached these states in the first and second week of May, when the lockdown was relaxed for the first time, and migrant workers returned to their native
Leena MisraAug 5, 2020
The family from Palitana town in Gujarat has built numerous grand temples around the country and elsewhere, including the grand Somnath Temple that was opened in 1951, the Akshardham temples, and the Krishna Janmasthan in
Shahid JudgeAug 5, 2020
Explained: The how and why of age fraud and verification Subscriber Only
Up until the age of 17 for boys and 15 for girls, science can provide a rough estimate about the true age of a child, give or take a year.
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