By: New York Times | Updated: December 6, 2020 10:17:26 pm COVID-19 vaccines have predictably prevented disease and are a much safer bet, experts said. (Archive) In the immediate aftermath of last month’s news of the surprising results from Pfizer and Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccines, Senator Rand Paul tweeted a …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 11:39:55 am Without some support from the state, the smallest of Indian peasants would be even more vulnerable. (Archive) The three controversial farm bills, which received approval from the president on September 27, essentially change the rules on the …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | November 30, 2020 9:25:02 pm Tanden is a former assistant to Hillary Clinton and worked with her during Clinton’s first presidential campaign in 2008. (Photo: AP) US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to appoint Neera Tanden, of Indian descent, as his budget chief. …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 1:21:21 am Protests against the new security law, in Paris on November 28 (Photo: AP) More than 46,000 people gathered in Paris on Saturday to protest against France’s controversial new security law, which the lower house of the French …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 26, 2020 7:14:09 pm People observe Constitution Day at Ambedkar Garden in South Mumbai on Thursday. (Express photo: Ganesh Shirsekar) On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India, which came into force on January 26, 1950. Although …
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Written by Anil Sasi, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 25, 2020 5:31:57 pm In this illustration, taken on September 9, 2020, a test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of the AstraZeneca logo (Reuters Photo: Dado Ruvic). Despite the overall efficacy reading …
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Written by Sanjana Bhalerao, edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: November 24, 2020 8:44:11 pm Covid-19 test of passengers at New Delhi train station on November 23 (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) The government of Maharashtra on November 23 announced new travel rules for the state, according to which …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | November 24, 2020 8:07:08 pm The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, and the former Secretary of State, John Kerry. (File / AP) President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named John Kerry, who served as secretary of state under former President Barack …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 7:55:19 am In this Nov.17, 2020 photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Long March-5 rocket moves at the Wenchang space launch site in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua via AP) On November 24, China’s Chang’e-5 lunar …
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Written by Udit Misra, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 23, 2020 10:15:56 am If this economy grows at an average annual rate of only 5 percent (instead of 8 percent) from year 3 onwards, it will take more than three years to reach the level …
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