🔍Explained: Why the Char Dham Yatra is a risky pilgrimage
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Explained: Why the Char Dham Yatra is a risky pilgrimage
Tough terrains, high altitudes and changing weather conditions make the pilgrimage a tough one, especially for senior citizens. Here’s what you should do before planning to embark on the trip
🔍Explained: WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia
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Explained: WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia
Brittney Griner, a Women's National Basketball Association star and two-time US Olympic gold medalist, has been detained in Russia for the last three months after authorities found her in possession of vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis.…
🔍Explained: The black hole at the centre of Milky Way, photographed for the first time
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Explained: The black hole at the centre of Milky Way, photographed for the first time
The photograph provides evidence that the object at the centre of the Milky Way, which has been a subject of speculation for decades, is indeed a black hole.
🔍Explained: What do we know about the debris that ‘fell from the sky’ in Gujarat?
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Explained: What do we know about the debris that ‘fell from the sky’ in Gujarat?
On May 12, villagers in Gujarat got confused and curious as fragments of suspected debris "fell from space" at three locations — Bhalej, Khambholaj, and Rampura. What do we know about the debris?
🔍Explained: Why ban is knee-jerk reaction, hits farmers and dents policy credibility
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Explained: Why ban is knee-jerk reaction, hits farmers and dents policy credibility
The Government could have announced a bonus of Rs 200-250/quintal on top of MSP to augment its wheat procurement.
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The government bans all shipments of wheat with immediate effect; In Tripura, the BJP replaces CM Biplab Deb; a residential colony for Kashmiri Pandit migrants protest the killing of Rahul Bhat — here are the top stories from today's edition.
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🚨 *The Big Story*
A day after announcing that trade delegations were being sent to nine countries “for exploring possibilities of boosting wheat exports from India”, the government Saturday banned all shipments of the cereal with immediate effect. Export of all wheat, including high-protein durum and normal soft bread varieties, have been moved from “free” to the “prohibited” category.
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Leela Bai Chhagan Lal, 60, had worked as a labourer at a government farm and as a domestic help to feed her family after her husband died 16 years ago. Lal says she built her house in four attempts — "first, we had a plastic roof, then we had wood (kelu), then we had tiles, finally a pucca roof". A PMAY-U beneficiary, she received Rs 2.5 lakh during 2017-18 towards the construction of her house. She has now put the single-storey house for sale after a mob vandalised and damaged it in the violence that erupted during the Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone.
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The CBI booked seven people in two separate FIRs after conducting searches at seven locations across Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Jodhpur in a suspected case of betting and match-fixing in the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to the CBI, at least one module of the betting syndicate was in touch with a person from Pakistan, identified as Waqas Malik.
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In a move that took everyone by surprise, the BJP got Biplab Kumar Deb to resign as Chief Minister of Tripura where elections are due early next year. Hours later, the legislature party elected state party president Manik Saha, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, as the new Leader of the House. Video clips showed a minister attempting to hurl a chair at one of the BJP leaders from Delhi who had come as observers for the legislature party meeting. At least one MLA who was upset over the turn of events said more MLAs will speak out against the party's decision in the coming days.
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The day after Rahul Bhat was fatally shot by militants in J&K’s Budgam districts, none of the residents of a Kashmiri Pandit colony in Sheikhpora went to work. Neither did their children attend school, other than those who had exams. Their anger is palpable. “We have reached the end of our tether,” one resident, a government school teacher, said. The demand is unanimous: “If the government cannot provide us a safe environment, it should move us to where we feel safe.” For most, that location is Jammu.
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Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s dream run has finally come to an ignominious end, that too, a week ahead of the 13th anniversary of the military defeat of the LTTE, the well-spring of his popular appeal for over a decade. But is this the end of the Rajapaksa political dynasty? The question is still wide open. But for now, amid widespread protests against the government which quickly turned into arson and killings, the political establishment was jolted into action to fill a vacuum that had existed since mid-March. Now President Gotabaya remains the only Rajapaksa in office, while Ranil Wickremesinghe has replaced his brother as PM.
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The government bans all shipments of wheat with immediate effect; In Tripura, the BJP replaces CM Biplab Deb; a residential colony for Kashmiri Pandit migrants protest the killing of Rahul Bhat — here are the top stories from today's edition.
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🚨 *The Big Story*
A day after announcing that trade delegations were being sent to nine countries “for exploring possibilities of boosting wheat exports from India”, the government Saturday banned all shipments of the cereal with immediate effect. Export of all wheat, including high-protein durum and normal soft bread varieties, have been moved from “free” to the “prohibited” category.
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We explain why the ban on wheat exports is a knee-jerk reaction, hits farmers and dents policy credibility
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Leela Bai Chhagan Lal, 60, had worked as a labourer at a government farm and as a domestic help to feed her family after her husband died 16 years ago. Lal says she built her house in four attempts — "first, we had a plastic roof, then we had wood (kelu), then we had tiles, finally a pucca roof". A PMAY-U beneficiary, she received Rs 2.5 lakh during 2017-18 towards the construction of her house. She has now put the single-storey house for sale after a mob vandalised and damaged it in the violence that erupted during the Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
The CBI booked seven people in two separate FIRs after conducting searches at seven locations across Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Jodhpur in a suspected case of betting and match-fixing in the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to the CBI, at least one module of the betting syndicate was in touch with a person from Pakistan, identified as Waqas Malik.
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In a move that took everyone by surprise, the BJP got Biplab Kumar Deb to resign as Chief Minister of Tripura where elections are due early next year. Hours later, the legislature party elected state party president Manik Saha, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, as the new Leader of the House. Video clips showed a minister attempting to hurl a chair at one of the BJP leaders from Delhi who had come as observers for the legislature party meeting. At least one MLA who was upset over the turn of events said more MLAs will speak out against the party's decision in the coming days.
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👩💻 *Must Read*
The day after Rahul Bhat was fatally shot by militants in J&K’s Budgam districts, none of the residents of a Kashmiri Pandit colony in Sheikhpora went to work. Neither did their children attend school, other than those who had exams. Their anger is palpable. “We have reached the end of our tether,” one resident, a government school teacher, said. The demand is unanimous: “If the government cannot provide us a safe environment, it should move us to where we feel safe.” For most, that location is Jammu.
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Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s dream run has finally come to an ignominious end, that too, a week ahead of the 13th anniversary of the military defeat of the LTTE, the well-spring of his popular appeal for over a decade. But is this the end of the Rajapaksa political dynasty? The question is still wide open. But for now, amid widespread protests against the government which quickly turned into arson and killings, the political establishment was jolted into action to fill a vacuum that had existed since mid-March. Now President Gotabaya remains the only Rajapaksa in office, while Ranil Wickremesinghe has replaced his brother as PM.
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Daily Briefing: SC puts on hold trial in sedition cases; RBI may have to kill demand, hike rate
The Supreme Court’s order on sedition cases, the Delhi High Court’s split verdict on marital rape, and the RBI’s plan to tackle inflation – here are the top reads of today’s edition
P Chidambaram writes on the findings of the National Family Health Survey-5 and why they matter: “The big, breaking, bad news is that a little more than one-half of India’s population did not complete 10 years of school education — 59 per cent of women and 49. 8 per cent of men. This means that, after 75 years of Independence, one-half of the population cannot be engaged in jobs and businesses of the 21st century that require higher education, advanced technology and superior skills.”
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⌛ *And Finally...*
The history of Hindustani music is replete with instances of experimentation that have shaped its course. It has evolved due to the creative impulse of numerous path-breakers. Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, a recipient of several awards including the Padma Vibhushan, was one such path-breaker who encountered challenges in his efforts at establishing the santoor as an instrument for solo recitals at a time when the sitar and the sarod reigned supreme.
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Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad and Rahel Philipose
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⌛ *And Finally...*
The history of Hindustani music is replete with instances of experimentation that have shaped its course. It has evolved due to the creative impulse of numerous path-breakers. Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, a recipient of several awards including the Padma Vibhushan, was one such path-breaker who encountered challenges in his efforts at establishing the santoor as an instrument for solo recitals at a time when the sitar and the sarod reigned supreme.
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Leela Prasad and Rahel Philipose
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P Chidambaram writes: The big, breaking, bad news is that a little more than one-half of India’s population did not complete 10 years of school education — 59 per cent of women and 49. 8 per cent of men.
🔍Explained: Google’s new skin tone scale for refined search results
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Explained: Google’s new skin tone scale for refined search results and more
Developed in partnership with Dr Ellis Monk, associate professor of sociology at Harvard University, the Monk Skin Tone (MST) Scale is a tool that will be primarily incorporated by Google into computer vision, which is a type of AI that allows computers to…
🔍Explained: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe
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Explained: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe
The verdict in the case of lawyer Michael Sussmann will help shape the fate and legacy of Durham's three-year probe.
🔍Explained: Why frustration lingers in Okinawa 50 years later
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Explained: Why frustration lingers in Okinawa 50 years later
The day is being marked with more bitterness than joy in Okinawa, which is still burdened with a heavy U.S. military presence and is now seeing Japanese troops increasingly deployed amid rising China tensions.
🔍Explained: What is PMAY-U? Who can avail it?
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Explained: What is PMAY-U? Who can avail it?
The Centre has committed Rs 2.01 lakh crore for the PMAY-U, of which Rs 1.18 lakh crore has been released and Rs 1.10 lakh crore has been spent.
🔍Vaccine against 3 encephalitis viruses found safe, effective
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New research: Vaccine against 3 encephalitis viruses found safe, effective
Researchers designed a virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate that uses proteins from the outer shells of the viruses, the US National Institutes of Health said in a media release.
🔍Who is Devasahayam Pillai, first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Vatican?
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Who is Devasahayam Pillai, first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Vatican?
Pope Francis canonised Blessed Devasahayam during the Canonisation Mass in St Peter's Basilica, which was attended by over 50,000 faithful from all over the world, as well as government delegations honouring him and nine other new saints, PTI reported.
🔍Expert Explains: How to protect yourself from heat-related illness
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An Expert Explains: How to protect yourself from heat-related illness
What is heat-related illness and how can one protect oneself from it? How much water or fluids should one consume? Can people overdo it? Which section is most vulnerable in this season? Should people exercise in this season? An expert answers your questions.
🔍Explained: The impact of price volatility
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Explained: The impact of price volatility
Normal food inflation doesn’t hurt as much as sudden price increases like now, which isn’t good either for consumers or producers.
🔍ExplainSpeaking: Why Govt of India is wrong to claim inflation hit the rich more than the poor
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ExplainSpeaking: Why Govt of India is wrong to claim inflation hit the rich more than the poor
High inflation in one year feeds into higher prices in the subsequent years even if the inflation rate, per se, moderates. In India, it is the urban poor who are the worst affected by high inflation
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Inflation: How bad is it for you, and India’s growth story?
Join us in the next edition of Express Explained.Live, in conversation with Neelkanth Mishra, India Strategist, and an analyst with Credit Suisse, who is also Part-Time Member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, as he unpacks the inflation basket, looks ahead at its trajectory for a better understanding of the nuances of policy making – both monetary and fiscal – in times of high inflation.
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🔍Explained: How heatwave is again sweeping across India
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Explained: How heatwave is again sweeping across India
The ongoing heatwave over large parts of north and central India is an annual phenomenon in May, though the maximum temperatures over Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir have been unusually high.
🔍Explained: Amid China head start, Modi push to claim India’s place in Nepal’s Buddhist heritage
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Explained: Amid China head start, Modi push to claim India’s place in Nepal’s Buddhist heritage
Modi is the the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Lumbini. He had expressed a desire to visit the place during his first official visit to Nepal as Prime Minister in July 2014
🔍Explained: What’s the 21st Constitutional Amendment aimed to cut power of Sri Lankan presidents
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Explained: What’s the 21st Constitutional Amendment aimed to cut power of Sri Lankan presidents
The amendment is likely to reduce the Presidency to a ceremonial position, retaining the powers of the President on all three armed forces while handing over almost all other key powers pertaining to governance, and cabinet ministers to the Prime Minister.