By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 8, 2020 11:32:42 pm President-elect Joe Biden joins Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on stage Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik, Pool) In a surprising turn of events three days after US Election Day, Joe Biden …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | November 8, 2020 8:06:11 pm President-elect Joe Biden gestures to his supporters Saturday, November 7, in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: AP) Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, nearly four days after the …
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Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Chennai | Updated: November 7, 2020 12:21:09 pm Aung San Suu Kyi will cast her advance vote on October 29 in Naypitaw. (AP) Myanmar will vote on November 8 in an election that is seen as a test of the country’s leadership of Aung San …
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Written by Shruti Dhapola, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 6, 2020 10:36:04 am Disappearing messages, as the name suggests, are messages that will automatically disappear or be removed from a chat after a while. The ‘ephemeral messaging’ has reached WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned messaging app has …
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Written by Ritika Chopra, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2020 10:43:43 pm The number of students attending classes on campus at any one time should not be more than half of the total student strength. (Image for representation) Universities across the country have been …
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Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Chennai | Updated: November 4, 2020 7:31:28 pm Mount K2, second in height only after Mount Everest, in Gilgit-Baltistan. (Source: Wikipedia) On November 1, observed every year in Gilgit-Baltistan as “Independence Day”, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his government would grant the region …
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Written by Pranav Mukul, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2020 3:43:07 pm A passenger flight lands at Dum Dum Airport, Kolkata. File / Express Photo of Partha Paul India has extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights until November 30. While this has …
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By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: October 28, 2020 11:42:31 am As the electoral battle escalates, all parties, including the NDA and the Grand Alliance, are trying to win the support of this crucial segment. On October 24, while publishing Mahagathbandhan’s election manifesto, Hamara Pran, the Opposition’s …
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Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina, edited by Explained Desk | Chandigarh | October 27, 2020 5:58:35 pm The story behind what happened on October 27 that today is commemorated as Infantry Day. Screenshot / YouTube / British Pathé Army establishments across the country celebrate “Infantry Day” today and pay …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: October 26, 2020 9:22:47 am President Donald Trump and former Vice President of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee (Jim Bourg / Pool via AP) Much of …
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