🔍Who is Sadiq Khan, the Pakistani-origin Mayor of London now re-elected to the post?
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Who is Sadiq Khan, the Pakistani-origin Mayor of London now re-elected to the post?
Sadiq Khan has served as the Mayor of London since 2016. His recent win was expected, but it nonetheless marks an important win for the Labour Party with the UK set to hold general elections soon.
🔍How Xi Jinping’s Europe visit aims to seize a strategic opportunity
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How Xi Jinping’s Europe visit aims to seize a strategic opportunity
Xi has timed his arrival at his second stop, Serbia, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the deadly NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during the Kosovo war.
🔍This Quote Means: ‘Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego’, by Gandhi
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This Quote Means: ‘Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego’, by Gandhi
As a mass leader, Gandhi was aware of the power of people coming together to demand large-scale social change. Despite its flaws, freedom of the press needs to be preserved. Notably, quotes related to historical figures also form a part of the UPSC Civil…
🔍Covid virus is still here. Why aren’t more people falling ill?
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Covid virus is still here. Why aren’t more people falling ill?
In the first three weeks of that month, more than 3 lakh positive cases were detected every day on average. Daily detections peaked exactly three years ago — on May 6, 2021 — when more than 4.14 lakh positive cases were reported.
🔍GOLDENE: A sheet of gold that is only one atom thick
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Why researchers have created Goldene, a sheet of gold that is only one atom thick
Creating ‘goldene’, as the one-atom thick material has been named, was not easy for the scientists behind the development, from Sweden’s Linköping University . It is not that such 2D materials have not been created before.
🔍Why are Lakshadweep coral reefs undergoing severe bleaching?
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Why are Lakshadweep coral reefs undergoing severe bleaching?
Bleaching leaves corals exposed to disease and starvation, and has major consequences for their long term health.
🔍How Indians became Germany’s largest community of international students
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How Indians became Germany’s largest community of international students
A record 43,000 students are presently enrolled in German universities. Here is why Germany has emerged as a top destination for Indian studentds.
🔍Why are cancer cases soaring in India?
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Why are cancer cases soaring in India?
The number of people suffering from cancer is expected to rise exponentially over the next two decades, health experts warn.
🔍Why is the launch of Boeing’s Starliner significant?
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Why is the launch of Boeing’s Starliner significant?
This will be Starliner’s first crewed test flight. If the mission is successful, Boeing will become the second private firm to be able to provide NASA crew transport to and from the ISS, alongside Elon Musk's SpaceX.
🔍What is Sikhs for Justice, alleged to have links with AAP?
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What is the banned organisation Sikhs for Justice?
Despite supposedly “turning a page” from the violence-ridden Khalistan movement of yesteryears, SFJ and Pannun have not been shy to glorify terrorists and mass murderers.
🔍Expert Explains: The Muslim quota question
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Expert Explains: The Muslim quota question
What is the history of ‘religion-based’ reservation? How have various states tried to include Muslims within reserved categories, and how have the courts ruled on quotas for Muslim communities?
🔍Met Gala 2024: What is the event and why is it such a big deal?
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Met Gala 2024: What is the event and why is it such a big deal?
Why do the rich and famous don clothes around a pre-decided theme for a party, and what do they do at the party? Who funds the extravaganza, and where does the money it raises go? We take a look.
🔍Israeli Defence Forces launch operation in eastern Rafah: Why it matters, the concerns now
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Israeli Defence Forces launch operation in eastern Rafah: Why it matters, the concerns now
In a post, the IDF said its troops had established “operational control of the Gazan side” of the Rafah border crossing, which helps in the movement of goods and people between Egypt and Gaza. Why does the invasion of Rafah matter to Israel?
🔍ECI’s letter on deepfakes: What poll panel has said, and what remains unclear
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ECI’s letter on deepfakes: What poll panel has said, and what remains unclear
The ECI has not discouraged parties from using AI to create campaign material, but has only asked them to refrain from sharing content which is “misinformation or information which is patently false, untrue or misleading in nature and those that impersonate…
🔍How a CRISPR gene editing trial was able to treat some cases of inherited blindness
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How a CRISPR gene editing trial was able to treat some cases of inherited blindness
Researchers have used a CRISPR-Cas9 tool to restore vision in a group of adults and children with congenital blindness.
🔍Maharashtra to translocate tigers to Sahyadri reserve: Role of wildlife corridors in tiger conservation
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Maharashtra to translocate tigers to Sahyadri reserve: Role of wildlife corridors in tiger conservation
Wildlife corridors are essentially habitats and pathways that connect wildlife populations, which are fragmented by human settlements and infrastructure works.
🔍Why electric vehicles are at the heart of trade frictions between China and Europe
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Why electric vehicles are at the heart of trade frictions between China and Europe
China's trade issues with the European Union (EU) arise mainly out of friction over exports of cheap Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), and constrained access for European companies to markets in China.
🔍A history of Lok Sabha elections: Indira Gandhi’s triumph and tragedy
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A history of Lok Sabha elections: Indira Gandhi’s triumph and tragedy
Of India’s 969 million electors, more than 18.4 million are between the ages of 18 and 19. This is the story of elections to India’s House of the People, for the younger readers of The Indian Express.
🔍3-phase ceasefire deal that Hamas backed; Israel rejected as ‘soft’
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What was the three-phase ceasefire deal that Hamas backed, Israel rejected as ‘soft’?
A 42-day ceasefire, during which Hamas would free 33 Israeli hostages, alive or dead, in return for Israel releasing 30 children and women for each released Israeli hostage, based on lists provided by Hamas according to the earliest date of detention.
🔍Do marriages need to be registered? What happens if they are not?
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Do marriages need to be registered? What happens if they are not?
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that a Hindu marriage is not valid ‘unless performed with ceremonies in proper form’. This was despite the couple in question having an official marriage certificate. Here is why.
🔍Why Vietnam wants US to change its ‘non-market economy’ status
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Why Vietnam wants US to change its ‘non-market economy’ status
Vietnam has argued that in recent years it has implemented enough economic reforms that should get its name off the non-market economies list.