🔍Structure of a protein that helps coronavirus replicate: which drugs can block it?
https://ift.tt/32HXQfv
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/32HXQfv
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Structure of a protein that helps coronavirus replicate: which drugs can block it?
The protein, called the envelope protein E, plays a key role in the virus’s ability to replicate itself and stimulate the host cell’s inflammation response.
🔍Explained: In new film ‘Ludo’, recall of an ancient, popular game that the pandemic revived sharply
https://ift.tt/3pAoAbZ
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/3pAoAbZ
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: In new film ‘Ludo’, recall of an ancient, popular game that the pandemic revived sharply
Ludo: The game found in almost all Indian homes – and whose popularity surged during the recent days and nights of lockdown – has its origins in Pacheesi, which has been mentioned in the Mahabharata.
🔍Explained: Why awarding a Formula One race to Saudi Arabia is controversial
https://ift.tt/2UrM6cI
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/2UrM6cI
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Why awarding a Formula One race to Saudi Arabia is controversial
The conservative kingdom's record on human rights is poor, and critics say high-profile events allow autocratic regimes to 'sportswash' their reputations.
☕ *Your Expresso is ready*
Read the briefing in a single page here: https://indianexpress.com/article/live-news/top-news-briefing-today-7051180/
📬 Get this delivered straight to your inbox. To subscribe and stay updated with the latest reportage, visit: https://indianexpress.com/newsletters/
Good morning,
The top headlines this morning: heavy shelling by Pakistan along border areas results in casualties, deadlock remains between government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions, and a Kashmiri politician was stopped from travelling abroad.
🚨 *The Big Story*
In one of the worst flare-ups along the Line of Control in recent times, four soldiers, a BSF jawan and at least four civilians, including a seven-year-old boy were killed in “unprovoked ceasefire violation” by Pakistan. Sources told The Indian Express that at least "six to eight" Pakistani soldiers were killed in Indian firing, including two Special Service Group commandos.
https://www.inexp.in/UA2ekw
📰 *From the Front Page*
There was no breakthrough even after talks between the government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions lasted nearly eight hours over the new farm laws, with both sides refusing to budge. The discussions over restarting train services to Punjab also remained inconclusive.
https://www.inexp.in/zzewdK
The blanket order that prevents Kashmiri politicians from travelling outside India remains even more than a year after it was issued in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370. Former National Conference (NC) MLA Altaf Ahmad Wani learnt this the hard way when he was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai at the Delhi airport.
https://www.inexp.in/MMFg3F
Outward remittances by resident Indians hit a seven-month high of $1.65 billion in September, with a bulk of it sent on account of maintenance of relatives, as gifts, and to pay for education. The sharp increase in outflows over the last several years has come at a time when India has witnessed a weak investment and business climate.
https://www.inexp.in/faxf2K
👩💻 *Must Read*
The Jharkhand High Court has listed for hearing this month a petition urging it to take suo motu cognizance of the findings on an investigation by The Indian Express, which revealed how a nexus of middlemen, banking correspondents, school staff and government officials illegally diverted funds disbursed under the Centre’s pre-Matric scholarship for poor minority students.
https://www.inexp.in/fe65dk
In a relief to the former ICICI Bank chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, the adjudicating authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday said their assets attached by the Enforcement Directorate do not qualify as proceeds of crime.
https://www.inexp.in/fHIx0e
In Uttarakhand, whose forests are home to many of the more than two dozen species of owl, the vehicle of Goddess Lakshmi, whose blessings many Indians seek on Deepawali, the Forest Department has sounded a statewide alert and officials have increased their vigil to try and foil poachers. Staff have been asked to increase patrolling to detect suspicious activity.
https://www.inexp.in/Zq-Z5S
In a bid to bring in some much needed cheer among Covid-19 patients, hospitals across Mumbai are recasting cherished Diwali rituals. For critical patients and those on oxygen support, hospitals are trying to wash away isolation blues by coming up with special Diwali menus or allowing their families to send sweets and food.
https://www.inexp.in/zLOQcm
🎯 *ICYMI*
👉 Decks were cleared for the formation of a new government in Bihar with Nitish Kumar, who is set to return as CM, handing over to Governor Phagu Chauhan his resignation letter.
https://www.inexp.in/wUppJB
👉 BJP president J P Nadda has rejigged the organisation, giving responsibilities to the newly appointed office-bearers. P Muralidhar Rao was given charge of key state Madhya Pradesh.
https://www.inexp.in/a0U-2T
Read the briefing in a single page here: https://indianexpress.com/article/live-news/top-news-briefing-today-7051180/
📬 Get this delivered straight to your inbox. To subscribe and stay updated with the latest reportage, visit: https://indianexpress.com/newsletters/
Good morning,
The top headlines this morning: heavy shelling by Pakistan along border areas results in casualties, deadlock remains between government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions, and a Kashmiri politician was stopped from travelling abroad.
🚨 *The Big Story*
In one of the worst flare-ups along the Line of Control in recent times, four soldiers, a BSF jawan and at least four civilians, including a seven-year-old boy were killed in “unprovoked ceasefire violation” by Pakistan. Sources told The Indian Express that at least "six to eight" Pakistani soldiers were killed in Indian firing, including two Special Service Group commandos.
https://www.inexp.in/UA2ekw
📰 *From the Front Page*
There was no breakthrough even after talks between the government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions lasted nearly eight hours over the new farm laws, with both sides refusing to budge. The discussions over restarting train services to Punjab also remained inconclusive.
https://www.inexp.in/zzewdK
The blanket order that prevents Kashmiri politicians from travelling outside India remains even more than a year after it was issued in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370. Former National Conference (NC) MLA Altaf Ahmad Wani learnt this the hard way when he was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai at the Delhi airport.
https://www.inexp.in/MMFg3F
Outward remittances by resident Indians hit a seven-month high of $1.65 billion in September, with a bulk of it sent on account of maintenance of relatives, as gifts, and to pay for education. The sharp increase in outflows over the last several years has come at a time when India has witnessed a weak investment and business climate.
https://www.inexp.in/faxf2K
👩💻 *Must Read*
The Jharkhand High Court has listed for hearing this month a petition urging it to take suo motu cognizance of the findings on an investigation by The Indian Express, which revealed how a nexus of middlemen, banking correspondents, school staff and government officials illegally diverted funds disbursed under the Centre’s pre-Matric scholarship for poor minority students.
https://www.inexp.in/fe65dk
In a relief to the former ICICI Bank chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, the adjudicating authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday said their assets attached by the Enforcement Directorate do not qualify as proceeds of crime.
https://www.inexp.in/fHIx0e
In Uttarakhand, whose forests are home to many of the more than two dozen species of owl, the vehicle of Goddess Lakshmi, whose blessings many Indians seek on Deepawali, the Forest Department has sounded a statewide alert and officials have increased their vigil to try and foil poachers. Staff have been asked to increase patrolling to detect suspicious activity.
https://www.inexp.in/Zq-Z5S
In a bid to bring in some much needed cheer among Covid-19 patients, hospitals across Mumbai are recasting cherished Diwali rituals. For critical patients and those on oxygen support, hospitals are trying to wash away isolation blues by coming up with special Diwali menus or allowing their families to send sweets and food.
https://www.inexp.in/zLOQcm
🎯 *ICYMI*
👉 Decks were cleared for the formation of a new government in Bihar with Nitish Kumar, who is set to return as CM, handing over to Governor Phagu Chauhan his resignation letter.
https://www.inexp.in/wUppJB
👉 BJP president J P Nadda has rejigged the organisation, giving responsibilities to the newly appointed office-bearers. P Muralidhar Rao was given charge of key state Madhya Pradesh.
https://www.inexp.in/a0U-2T
The Indian Express
Daily briefing: Ex-NC MLA stopped from flying to Dubai, govt to amend order; Ayodhya to be Vedic city, says Yogi
The top headlines this morning: heavy shelling by Pakistan along border areas results in casualties, deadlock remains between government and representatives of Punjab farmer unions, and a Kashmiri politician was stopped from travelling abroad.
👉 With less than a month left for polls to local bodies, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Friday temporarily stepped aside from his role as the CPI(M) Kerala secretary.
https://www.inexp.in/bjC-1I
👉 Yogi Adityanath said people of Ayodhya had suffered a lot of “injustice and humiliation” to get a grand Ram temple built. He promised to put Ayodhya on the map “as a Vedic City”.
https://www.inexp.in/+oLMif
👉 A day after the AG granted consent for initiation of criminal contempt of court proceedings over his tweets, Kunal Kamra said he does not intend to retract his tweets or apologise for them.
https://www.inexp.in/fBxdrP
⌛ *And Finally...*
Virat Kohli missing the last three Tests against Australia to attend the birth of his child might go down as the most famous, if not the most discussed, paternity break in the history of the game. But it’s not just the neutrals who are mourning, the Indian captain would be dearly missed by the broadcasters, a testament to his brand, stature and fan following.
https://www.inexp.in/SyLGeb
🤐 *Delhi confidential:* Home Minister Amit Shah’s profile picture was temporarily removed from his Twitter account on Thursday, causing a minor flutter in the ministry.
https://www.inexp.in/MqyY8t
Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G and Shreyasi Jha
https://www.inexp.in/bjC-1I
👉 Yogi Adityanath said people of Ayodhya had suffered a lot of “injustice and humiliation” to get a grand Ram temple built. He promised to put Ayodhya on the map “as a Vedic City”.
https://www.inexp.in/+oLMif
👉 A day after the AG granted consent for initiation of criminal contempt of court proceedings over his tweets, Kunal Kamra said he does not intend to retract his tweets or apologise for them.
https://www.inexp.in/fBxdrP
⌛ *And Finally...*
Virat Kohli missing the last three Tests against Australia to attend the birth of his child might go down as the most famous, if not the most discussed, paternity break in the history of the game. But it’s not just the neutrals who are mourning, the Indian captain would be dearly missed by the broadcasters, a testament to his brand, stature and fan following.
https://www.inexp.in/SyLGeb
🤐 *Delhi confidential:* Home Minister Amit Shah’s profile picture was temporarily removed from his Twitter account on Thursday, causing a minor flutter in the ministry.
https://www.inexp.in/MqyY8t
Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G and Shreyasi Jha
The Indian Express
Days after son’s arrest, Kerala CPM secy goes on leave on ‘health grounds’
The issue has come as a shot in the arm for the Opposition Congress and BJP, but CPI(M) maintained that the party is not connected in any manner with Bineesh’s acts.
🔍Explained Ideas: What the progressives of the US don’t understand about their country
https://ift.tt/3psA697
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/3psA697
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained Ideas: What the progressives of the US don’t understand about their country
Democrats have abandoned the white working class, and are too focused on centralised solutions. Both bode ill for progressive politics in a divided nation, writes Anush Kapadia.
🔍Explained: Could state legislatures pick their own electors to vote for Trump?
https://ift.tt/35uXPxj
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/35uXPxj
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Could state legislatures pick their own electors to vote for Trump?
The idea of legislatures intervening for Trump gained currency in the days after Election Day, following months of Trump’s raging that the election would be “rigged,” a baseless accusation, although one embraced by many of his supporters.
🔍Explained: The US election prediction models, and what may have gone wrong in 2016 and 2020
https://ift.tt/2IC0DzW
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/2IC0DzW
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: The US election prediction models, and what may have gone wrong in 2016 & 2020
Even though votes are still being counted and the data is still being sifted, American analysts have begun reflecting on the entire election forecasting industry, which predicted a much larger win for President-elect Joe Biden than what we saw last week.
🔍Explained: What is the Atlantic Ocean’s largest protected marine reserve?
https://ift.tt/3eXhWHL
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/3eXhWHL
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: What is the Atlantic Ocean’s largest protected marine reserve?
Tristan da Cunha, which is inhabited by less than 300 humans is a small chain of islands over 6,000 miles from London in the South Atlantic and the water around the islands are considered to be the richest in the world.
🔍Explained: Why activists and residents are up in arms against a plan to expand Dehradun airport
https://ift.tt/3prXZ0z
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/3prXZ0z
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Why activists and residents are up in arms against a plan to expand Dehradun airport
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has asked the state government to explore the possibility of acquiring a different patch of land for the expansion, so that the trees could be spared.
🔍Explained: New study throws light on long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2
https://ift.tt/2Usvsd6
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/2Usvsd6
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: New study throws light on long-distance airborne dispersal of SARS-CoV-2
As per the WHO, airborne transmission is defined as the spread of an infectious agent caused by the dissemination of aerosols that remain infectious when suspended in the air over long distances and time.
🔍Explained: Why Americans disagree over granting statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
https://ift.tt/3kFQ9gl
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/3kFQ9gl
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Why Americans disagree over granting statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
What is the history behind the statehood movements in Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., and why are the country’s top politicians bitterly divided over the issue?
🔍Explained: New quarantine rules for international passengers in Karnataka
https://ift.tt/3pxWnlN
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/3pxWnlN
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: New quarantine rules for international passengers in Karnataka
As per the latest quarantine protocol, international passengers entering the state can be exempted from home quarantine on furnishing a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test report.
🔍Explained: Moderna vaccine interim trial results likely next week, what is the status of other shots?
https://ift.tt/2IE2QuP
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/2IE2QuP
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Moderna vaccine interim trial results likely next week, what is the status of other shots?
Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine: Experts have said that Moderna's candidate, which uses a similar mRNA technology like Pfizer's, will also likely prove to be highly effective.
🔍Reliance Retail Ventures’ stake in Urban Ladder: What does it mean online furniture retail
https://ift.tt/35uRIZU
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/35uRIZU
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: What Reliance Retail’s purchase of UrbanLadder means for both companies
Reliance Industries Ltd’s subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd has purchased 96% stake in online home decor company UrbanLadder for Rs 182.12 crore. What are the details of the deal? What does the deal mean for Reliance Retail? How is the online furniture…
🔍Explained: What is the Leonid meteor shower, when can Indians best watch it?
https://ift.tt/35xTWaV
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/35xTWaV
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: The Leonid meteor shower, and when best Indians can watch it
The Leonids emerge from the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which requires 33 years to revolve once around the Sun. These meteors are bright and among the fastest moving– travelling at speeds of 71 km per second.
🔍Want a preview of President Biden? Look at the campaign trail
https://ift.tt/35unvKC
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/35unvKC
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Want a preview of President Biden? Look at the campaign trail
Like President George HW Bush, Biden respects American political traditions, and with President Barack Obama, he shares eight years of history, experiences and some Washington battle scars.
🔍Explained: Making facial recognition technology work for bears
https://ift.tt/36HPCVW
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/36HPCVW
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Making facial recognition technology work for bears
The system identified bears at an accuracy rate of 84%, correctly distinguishing between known bears such as Lucky, Toffee, Flora and Steve.
🔍Explained: Who was Muhammad al-Masri, what was his role in al-Qaeda, and who is next in line now
https://ift.tt/2UuyKMJ
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/2UuyKMJ
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
Explained: Who was Muhammad al-Masri, what was his role in al-Qaeda, and who is next in line now
The New York Times, quoting anonymous intelligence officials, said he was living in Tehran in the “protective custody” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, an elite unit of the Iranian Army, and later of the Iranian intelligence service.
🔍An Expert Explains: How to read serosurveys
https://ift.tt/32MYU1S
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/32MYU1S
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
An Expert Explains: How to read India’s serosurveys
Seroprevalence studies, which test for antibodies, tend to throw up higher numbers than PCR tests, and these numbers sometimes vary in different rounds in the same population. What explains such variations? From the high numbers from serosurveys in India…
🔍ExplainSpeaking: Why state of Indian economy is what you make of it
https://ift.tt/36zCRNc
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
https://ift.tt/36zCRNc
Go beyond the headlines with #ExpressExplained
The Indian Express
ExplainSpeaking: Here’s why the state of Indian economy is what you make of it
Be it GDP growth, inflation, employment generation or the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0 policy response, it is possible to draw very different conclusions depending on how one views the economy