🔍Explained: Why a large yellow rubber duck has become a symbol of Thailand’s protests
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Thailand protests: What do the large yellow rubber ducks symbolise?
These yellow rubber ducks had first made an appearance on Tuesday this past week, when protesters had gathered outside the police headquarters in Bangkok, on what was the day of the most violent of demonstrations.
🔍Explained: What is China’s Chang’e-5 probe to the Moon about?
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Explained: What is China’s Chang’e-5 probe to the Moon about?
Early in 2019, China’s Chang’e-4 probe had successfully transmitted images from the far side of the Moon, also referred to as the dark side. This was the first probe to land in this portion of the Moon.
🔍Explained: What are tunnel boring machines, why is one stuck in Mumbai slush for a year now
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Explained: What are tunnel boring machines, why is one stuck in Mumbai slush for a year now
There has been no other instance in India of TBMs being stuck for such a long period of time. Across the world, too, it is rare for a TBM to get stuck.
🔍Explained: How Tamil Nadu is bracing for another cyclone?
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Cyclone Nivar: How Tamil Nadu is bracing for another storm
Cyclone Nivar: The Bay of Bengal will see its second Severe Cyclone of the year, after Super Cyclone Amphan formed in May. It is likely to hit Tamil Nadu coast by midweek.
🔍Remains of two Vesuvius volcano victims found: What was the eruption of 79 AD
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Remains of two Vesuvius volcano victims found: What was the eruption of 79 AD?
The unearthed bodies, which appear as if frozen in time, are believed to be the remains of a man of high status aged between 30 and 40, and of an enslaved person aged 18 to 23.
🔍Explained: Why Medvedev’s ATP Tour Finals win does not signal change of guard in tennis yet
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Explained: Why Medvedev’s ATP Tour Finals win doesn’t signal change of guard in tennis yet
On Sunday, Daniil Medvedev defeated Dominic Thiem 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to lift the year-ending trophy, becoming the fifth player in as many years to win the tournament for the first time.
🔍Explained: Why China’s negative yield bonds are in demand
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Explained: Why China’s negative yield bonds are in demand
At a time when the world is battling the Covid-19 pandemic and interest rates in developed markets across Europe are much lower, investors are looking for relatively better-yielding debt instruments to safeguard their interests.
🔍In Team Biden’s recent statements, a sense of US approach to India
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Explained: In Team Biden’s recent statements, a sense of US approach to India
A look through Blinken’s statements in the last few months gives a sense of his approach towards India.
🔍Simply Put: How far from a vaccine now?
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Explained: How far are we from a Covid-19 vaccine now?
AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine trials put efficacy at 62% when two full doses are given, and 90% when first shot is half a dose. How does it compare to other vaccines, and what does it mean for Covishield in India?
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The expert group tasked with the Covid vaccine administration have identified one crore healthcare workers who will receive the first dose during the immunisation drive, if and when a particular vaccine is cleared by the Indian regulator for commercial use.
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Meanwhile, Oxford-AstraZeneca announced that interim trial data from the crucial phase 3 trials have shown that its Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 70.4 per cent effective.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
A Special Investigation Team set up to probe alleged cases of ‘love jihad’ has ruled out any conspiracy angle in the 14 such cases it investigated in Uttar Pradesh and also found no evidence that the Muslim youths involved got any funding from abroad.
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Names of leaders from the PDP, Congress and National Conference figure prominently in a list of around 400 people who were allegedly granted undue concessions by past J&K administrations for regularisation of land conversion at rates far below those stipulated. The quantum of the alleged scam pegged at over Rs 25,000 crore.
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Under fire from the Opposition, and facing heat from within the ruling LDF alliance, the Kerala government said it will “not go ahead with implementing” the controversial amendment to the Kerala Police Act to mandate a 5-year jail term for any “offensive” social media post.
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel speaks to The Indian Express on the state’s fight against Maoism, its relations with the Centre and the rumblings within the Congress. Talking about Congress' performance in the elections, he said, "In one or two places, we perform weakly….but that is discussed widely but when we win…that is not talked about."
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Tarun Gogoi, former Union MoS, three-time chief minister of Assam, six-time Congress MP, and one of the Northeast’s most prominent political leaders, died at the age of 84 on Monday of post-Covid health complications. In 15 years of Gogoi’s rule, Assam left behind decades of turmoil, according to political commentator Sushanta Talukdar.
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In its proposal recommending entry of business houses into the banking sector, RBI’s Internal Working Group (IWG) ignored the advice of financial experts it consulted. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-Deputy Governor Viral Acharya have said that the proposal to let industrial houses into banking will lead to “connected lending” which, according to them, is “invariably disastrous”.
https://www.inexp.in/aaCTXU
Archaeological engineer PK Vasudevan Nair who played a pivotal role in UNESCO’s World Heritage listing for Ahmedabad’s Walled City died of Covid-19 aged 73 on Monday. Before the 600-year-old walled city of Ahmedabad was noticed by the world, Nair worked on re-building some of its monuments, especially the minarets that were destroyed in the earthquake on January 26, 2001.
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In view of the threat of a second wave of coronavirus cases post Diwali, the Maharashtra government has said that from tomorrow, people arriving in Mumbai and elsewhere in the state from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa by air and train must carry with them a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test report done three to four days before arrival, or they will be tested on arrival.
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🎯 *ICYMI*
👉 Ram Vilas Paswan’s Rajya Sabha seat may go to BJP as JD(U) is unlikely to back LJP.
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👉 CWC member Kuldeep Bishnoi launched a no holds barred attack on Ghulam Nabi Azad, accusing him of betraying the Gandhi family.
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The expert group tasked with the Covid vaccine administration have identified one crore healthcare workers who will receive the first dose during the immunisation drive, if and when a particular vaccine is cleared by the Indian regulator for commercial use.
https://www.inexp.in/1ckRR4
Meanwhile, Oxford-AstraZeneca announced that interim trial data from the crucial phase 3 trials have shown that its Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 70.4 per cent effective.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
A Special Investigation Team set up to probe alleged cases of ‘love jihad’ has ruled out any conspiracy angle in the 14 such cases it investigated in Uttar Pradesh and also found no evidence that the Muslim youths involved got any funding from abroad.
https://www.inexp.in/VK0NH8
Names of leaders from the PDP, Congress and National Conference figure prominently in a list of around 400 people who were allegedly granted undue concessions by past J&K administrations for regularisation of land conversion at rates far below those stipulated. The quantum of the alleged scam pegged at over Rs 25,000 crore.
https://www.inexp.in/oN5kf0
Under fire from the Opposition, and facing heat from within the ruling LDF alliance, the Kerala government said it will “not go ahead with implementing” the controversial amendment to the Kerala Police Act to mandate a 5-year jail term for any “offensive” social media post.
https://www.inexp.in/oXP35i
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel speaks to The Indian Express on the state’s fight against Maoism, its relations with the Centre and the rumblings within the Congress. Talking about Congress' performance in the elections, he said, "In one or two places, we perform weakly….but that is discussed widely but when we win…that is not talked about."
https://www.inexp.in/8AqoS3
👩💻 *Must Read*
Tarun Gogoi, former Union MoS, three-time chief minister of Assam, six-time Congress MP, and one of the Northeast’s most prominent political leaders, died at the age of 84 on Monday of post-Covid health complications. In 15 years of Gogoi’s rule, Assam left behind decades of turmoil, according to political commentator Sushanta Talukdar.
https://www.inexp.in/Y0obAa
In its proposal recommending entry of business houses into the banking sector, RBI’s Internal Working Group (IWG) ignored the advice of financial experts it consulted. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-Deputy Governor Viral Acharya have said that the proposal to let industrial houses into banking will lead to “connected lending” which, according to them, is “invariably disastrous”.
https://www.inexp.in/aaCTXU
Archaeological engineer PK Vasudevan Nair who played a pivotal role in UNESCO’s World Heritage listing for Ahmedabad’s Walled City died of Covid-19 aged 73 on Monday. Before the 600-year-old walled city of Ahmedabad was noticed by the world, Nair worked on re-building some of its monuments, especially the minarets that were destroyed in the earthquake on January 26, 2001.
https://www.inexp.in/y4f9XG
In view of the threat of a second wave of coronavirus cases post Diwali, the Maharashtra government has said that from tomorrow, people arriving in Mumbai and elsewhere in the state from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa by air and train must carry with them a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test report done three to four days before arrival, or they will be tested on arrival.
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🎯 *ICYMI*
👉 Ram Vilas Paswan’s Rajya Sabha seat may go to BJP as JD(U) is unlikely to back LJP.
https://www.inexp.in/T3DnHj
👉 CWC member Kuldeep Bishnoi launched a no holds barred attack on Ghulam Nabi Azad, accusing him of betraying the Gandhi family.
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👉 Mamata Banerjee has described Amit Shah’s visit to a tribal household for lunch as a “show off” and claimed that the food items served to him were cooked at five-star hotels.
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👉 New Delhi on Monday began a diplomatic offensive against Pakistan over the four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed in Nagrota district of Jammu.
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👉 Comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa, who were arrested by the NCB in a drugs case, were granted bail by a metropolitan magistrate’s court.
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⌛ *And Finally...*
Blessed with immense talent and imposing physique, Marcus Stoinis had to overcome personal loss and on-field setbacks before realising his potential. We profile the Australian all-rounder ahead of the India tour of Down Under.
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🤐 Delhi confidential: A secretary of a ministry recently missed responding, on more occasion that one, to what the minister asked during meetings over video-conferencing. To other officers , it left the impression that the officer was deliberately not responding.
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🎧 In this episode of the Three Things podcast, we look at the first official assessment of the fallout of the pandemic, the states that are seeing a rise in cases again, and how the pandemic has changed what goes on inside crematoriums.
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👉 New Delhi on Monday began a diplomatic offensive against Pakistan over the four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed in Nagrota district of Jammu.
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👉 Comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa, who were arrested by the NCB in a drugs case, were granted bail by a metropolitan magistrate’s court.
https://www.inexp.in/xps6gi
⌛ *And Finally...*
Blessed with immense talent and imposing physique, Marcus Stoinis had to overcome personal loss and on-field setbacks before realising his potential. We profile the Australian all-rounder ahead of the India tour of Down Under.
https://www.inexp.in/-x8Hdg
🤐 Delhi confidential: A secretary of a ministry recently missed responding, on more occasion that one, to what the minister asked during meetings over video-conferencing. To other officers , it left the impression that the officer was deliberately not responding.
https://www.inexp.in/7vvs0F
🎧 In this episode of the Three Things podcast, we look at the first official assessment of the fallout of the pandemic, the states that are seeing a rise in cases again, and how the pandemic has changed what goes on inside crematoriums.
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Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G and Shreyasi Jha
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Mamata Banerjee: Amit Shah’s lunch at tribal home cooked at 5-star hotel
The family members were shown chopping vegetables prior to the lunch, but none of the ingredients were actually used to prepare the meal, the CM said.
🔍Explained Ideas: How equipped is India to deliver Covid-19 vaccines?
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Explained Ideas: How equipped is India to deliver Covid-19 vaccines?
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has stated that India will vaccinate 250 million people by 2021, which would mean 500 million doses, writes Shahid Jameel.
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🔍Quixplained: The optimal temperature for storage of front-runner Covid-19 vaccines
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Quixplained: Here’s how the front-runner Covid-19 vaccines need to be stored
Coronavirus vaccines: How are Covid-19 vaccines stored? Does India have the infrastructure to store the leading candidates from Pfizer-Biontech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-Oxford? Take a look.
🔍Five reasons the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is better news than the Pfizer and Moderna shots
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Five reasons the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is better news than the Pfizer and Moderna shots
Coronavirus vaccine: Here are five reasons why the Astrazeneca-Oxford preliminary results hold more promise, both in medical terms and for markets such as India.
🔍Explained: Why has the Northeast monsoon remained subdued this year?
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Explained: Why has Northeast monsoon remained subdued this year?
Rainfall over the Southern peninsular region has been deficient so far. The reason is a prevalent La Niña condition, along with a low pressure belt that is currently lying to the north of its normal position.