Written by Yubaraj Ghimire | Kathmandu | Updated: October 23, 2020 7:37:07 am Nepalese embattled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli came under further attack on Thursday for meeting with R&AW Indian chief Samant Kumar Goel without keeping them informed. (File photo) Nepal’s beleaguered Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli came under …
Read More »To buy or not to buy: why BJP’s decision in Bihar surprises states
Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Updated: October 23, 2020 7:25:34 am For the Center to guarantee a free vaccine throughout the country, it may have to join the emblematic Universal Immunization Program (UIP), the National Health Mission, and the program should be extended to the entire …
Read More »Government relaxes onion import rules amid rising prices
Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:13:38 am On September 14, the government announced a ban on the export of onions “to ensure availability to domestic consumers at reasonable prices during the lean season before the arrival of the kharif onion.” Amid rising onion …
Read More »Explanation of IIT Kharagpur Covid-19 tests
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | October 22, 2020 8:29:30 am COVIRAP is a new diagnostic test for Covid-19 from IIT Kharagpur. (Twitter / @ IITKgp) A new diagnostic test for Covid-19 from IIT Kharagpur, called COVIRAP, may be a potential game changer by bringing high-end molecular diagnostics from …
Read More »Maharashtra withdraws ‘general consent’ to CBI: what it means, which cases it will affect
Written by Mohamed Thaver, edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | October 22, 2020 3:03:27 pm Mumbai police in front of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s residence in Bandra on June 14 (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran) The government of Maharashtra has withdrawn “general consent” turned over to the Central Bureau of …
Read More »Tale of two Delhi Ramlilas: one that moved on, another where Covid took center stage
Written by Yashee | New Delhi | October 22, 2020 10:51:35 am The dance-drama ‘Shri Ram’, to be performed at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra Lawns from October 17 to 27 (Photo expresses: Amit Mehra) On the stage of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra Lawns, one of the few places in Delhi …
Read More »US Election Recap, October 22: Trump and Biden To Meet In Final Debate; Obama returns to the election campaign
By: Express Web Desk | Updated: October 22, 2020 12:47:13 pm FILE – This combination of file photos from Sept. 29, 2020, shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP …
Read More »Bimal Gurung’s GJM resigns from NDA: What impact will this have on Bengal politics?
Written by Santanu Chowdhury, edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: October 22, 2020 1:21:06 pm Bimal Gurung on the outskirts of Gorkha Bhavan in Kolkata on October 21, 2020 (Express photo: Partha Paul) Making his first public appearance in three years, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung …
Read More »India Coronavirus Numbers Explained, Oct 22: Major Drop in Active Maharashtra Cases
Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Gaya | October 22, 2020 11:19:26 am Women commuting to work ride a local Mumbai train on the Harbor line on October 21, 2020. Indian Railways has now allowed women, in addition to essential workers, to board trains amid the Covid-19 …
Read More »Explained: What role do leftist parties play in the mathematics of the Bihar poll?
By: Express News Service | New Delhi, Patna | October 22, 2020 10:27:04 am National Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), Dipankar Bhattacharya, with Politburo member Kavita Krishnan and other leaders, publishes the party’s manifesto for the Bihar Assembly elections in Patna , on Thursday, October 15, …
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