Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas, Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: December 5, 2020 11:01:30 pm Medical students on the faculty of the Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research in Talegaon pledge to resist ‘myxopathy’. (Source: Indian Medical Association) On November 19, a government notification listed the specific surgical procedures …
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Written by Atri Mitra, edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: December 2, 2020 7:49:31 pm Suvendu Adhikari, Deputy of the Tamluk Trinamool Congress. (Express photo by Partha Paul) Leader of the Rebel Congress Trinamool Suvendu Adhikari met with the party’s Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee, and political strategist …
Read More »Explained: What is ‘contempt of court’ and why does the Attorney General have to consent to these procedures?
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 12, 2020 9:07:12 pm According to the contempt of court Act 1971, contempt of court can be civil or criminal. Attorney General KK Venugopal on Thursday consented to the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets …
Read More »‘Predictable policies: a Biden win may bode well for markets’
Written by Sandeep Singh, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 7, 2020 8:06:41 am There is also a sense that a Biden victory will see the union of the global community, as Trump had withdrawn from various treaties and taken extreme positions on issues, including that …
Read More »Explained: How the rules have changed for those arriving at airports in India
Written by Pranav Mukul, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2020 6:58:48 pm Currently, airports such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Cochin offer RT-PCR testing facilities in their respective arrival halls. For those traveling to India from abroad, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare …
Read More »Explained: What is the Ant Group? Why is your IPO suspended?
Written by Aashish Aryan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 4, 2020 7:30:02 pm Hong Kong shares swung between profit and loss after Chinese regulators scrapped Ant Group Co.’s $ 35 billion initial public offering, and when investors took in the early results of the US …
Read More »Governor vs. Governor in Chhattisgarh: A Brief History
Written by Gargi Verma, edited by Explained Desk | Raipur | October 20, 2020 8:46:52 pm Prime Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey. Governor of Chhattisgarh Anusuiya Uikey in Tuesday (October 20) returned a file of the government requesting permission to convene a special session of the Assembly. …
Read More »Explained: What is India’s K missile family?
Written by Sushant Kulkarni | Pune | Updated: October 4, 2020 8:19:14 pm These submarines can not only survive a first attack from the adversary, but they can also launch a retaliatory attack thus achieving credible nuclear deterrence. (Proceedings) India conducted a successful test of the nuclear-capable Shaurya missile, the …
Read More »Explained: What Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said about India in his 2020 UN General Assembly speech
Written by Neha Banka, edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: September 27, 2020 7:47:12 pm Khan said the COVID-19 pandemic has “fueled nationalism” and “led to hatred and racial and religious violence” against minorities and accentuated “Islamophobia” (Archive) In his roughly 30-minute speech at this year’s UN General …
Read More »Explained: The LJP-JDU issue in Bihar and how it could affect political alignments in the near future
Written by Dipankar Ghose, Liz Mathew, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 7, 2020 8:48:11 pm LJP President Chirag Paswan, son of Union Minister and party founder Ram Vilas Paswan, has been attacking Prime Minister Nitish Kumar’s government for its alleged misgovernance, especially since the outbreak …
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