Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: 24 November 2020 11:27:17 am Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. (Archive) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel speaks with Manoj CG about the state’s fight against Maoism, its relations with the Center, and rumors within Congress. Recently, he had a meeting with …
Read More »Explained: How far are we from a Covid-19 vaccine now?
Written by Prabha Raghavan | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 7:37:08 am The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is called AZ1222; its Indian version, Covishield, is currently in late-stage testing. (Reuters photo) The Swedish-British company AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford information published on Monday on the effectiveness of his vaccine, …
Read More »Tarun Gogoi dies aged 84: six times MP, served as Assam CM for 15 years
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 23, 2020 6:45:25 pm Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi. (Photo Express) Assam’s former chief minister and congressional leader, Tarun Gogoi, died on Monday. He suffered from multi-organ dysfunction. Gogoi, the three-time prime minister of Assam, had a political career of …
Read More »‘My time has come’: The Undertaker says goodbye to WWE, this is how netizens reacted
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 23, 2020 5:18:44 pm “My time has come to let The @undertaker rest … in … peace,” read a post tweeted by the official WWE account next to a photograph of ‘The Undertaker’. For kids who grew up watching World Wrestling …
Read More »Why are Punjab farmers marching to Delhi despite the state passing its own agricultural laws?
Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Updated: November 23, 2020 11:32:29 am Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) block Khanda Chowk near Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib in Patiala. (Express photo: Harmeet Sodhi) Farmers in Punjab protesting the three recently agricultural laws enacted It will arrive in the National Capital on …
Read More »Explained: How Kerala Brings A New Gag Law, Recalling SC Rap From Another 5 Years Ago
Written by Sofi Ahsan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 22, 2020 9:00:34 pm The new section 118 (d) of Kerala law provided for the imprisonment, which lasted up to three years, of any person convicted of causing “annoyance” to any person “indecently” through “verbal statements …
Read More »J&K: Cross-border tunnel found in Samba, may have been used by Nagrota militants
By: Express News Service | Jammu | Updated: November 22, 2020 7:42:39 pm Security forces crossed the tunnel while clearing wild vegetation in areas along the international border. In yet another indication of Pakistan’s involvement in aiding and inciting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces sources said on Sunday …
Read More »The second year in the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Gati made its way to Somalia
Written by Anjali Marar | Pune | Updated: November 22, 2020 9:03:29 pm Cyclone Gati does not pose a threat to India as it is heading towards the coast of Somalia. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) declared on Sunday the development of the second cyclone this year in the Arabian …
Read More »As Covid-19 Cases Rise, Center Sends High-Level Teams To Himachal, Punjab, UP
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 22, 2020 5:58:01 pm Markets closed in Shimla on Sunday due to the increase in coronavirus cases. (Express photo by Pradeep Kumar) On a day when the country witnessed more active Covid-19 cases than recoveries For the first time in …
Read More »Explained: What is the Sentinel-6 satellite and why is it important?
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 22, 2020 2:33:22 pm Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 21 (Photo: Screengrab / Twitter / @ NASA) The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, designed to monitor the oceans, was launched from …
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