🔍Explained: What’s in ART, Surrogacy Bills
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Explained: What’s in ART, Surrogacy Bills
🔴 Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, after the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill two years earlier. What is the difference, and how does the new Bill propose to regulate ART?
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Saying that there are “actionable clues'' pointing to a “mastermind” behind the death of Dhanbad Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Anand, the CBI has said it wants to subject the two accused — Lakhan Kumar Verma and Rahul Kumar Verma — to narcoanalysis, brain-mapping and polygraph tests again. The two accused are alleged to have knocked down ASJ Anand with an autorickshaw on July 28, while he was on a morning walk.
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Between cyclone Yaas and unseasonal rain in the pre-harvest season, Odisha’s farmers have had to grapple with setback after setback in recent months. And now with cyclonic storm Jawad predicted to hit the state this weekend, farmers are resorting to an early harvest and distress sale of paddy as mandis are slated to open towards the end of the month. “Back to back crop damage will leave us with heavy debt. The produce this year has been nearly 40 per cent lower than usual,” a farmer from Sohoda village of Bhadrak district said.
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⌛ *And Finally…*
While India’s cricket tour of South Africa is set to be delayed by a week after global panic over the new coronavirus variant Omicron, the chief medical officer of Cricket South Africa (CSA) Dr Shuaib Manjra insisted that there are protocols in place for all eventualities. Speaking to The Indian Express, Manjra said that though cases are growing exponentially, the evidence so far is that the cases have been mild in general.
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Delhi Confidential: A copy of the latest edition of the ‘Who’s Who’ in Parliament library has the wrong photograph against the name of Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and External Affairs V Muraleedharan. Instead, it has a picture of K Muraleedharan, Congress MP from Vadakara, Kerala.
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In today’s episode of ‘3 Things’, we take a look at how the prime accused in the lynching of a student leader died in Assam, the significance of Mamata Banerjee saying that “there is no UPA now”, and the government's strategy to tackle Omicron.
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Between cyclone Yaas and unseasonal rain in the pre-harvest season, Odisha’s farmers have had to grapple with setback after setback in recent months. And now with cyclonic storm Jawad predicted to hit the state this weekend, farmers are resorting to an early harvest and distress sale of paddy as mandis are slated to open towards the end of the month. “Back to back crop damage will leave us with heavy debt. The produce this year has been nearly 40 per cent lower than usual,” a farmer from Sohoda village of Bhadrak district said.
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⌛ *And Finally…*
While India’s cricket tour of South Africa is set to be delayed by a week after global panic over the new coronavirus variant Omicron, the chief medical officer of Cricket South Africa (CSA) Dr Shuaib Manjra insisted that there are protocols in place for all eventualities. Speaking to The Indian Express, Manjra said that though cases are growing exponentially, the evidence so far is that the cases have been mild in general.
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Delhi Confidential: A copy of the latest edition of the ‘Who’s Who’ in Parliament library has the wrong photograph against the name of Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and External Affairs V Muraleedharan. Instead, it has a picture of K Muraleedharan, Congress MP from Vadakara, Kerala.
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In today’s episode of ‘3 Things’, we take a look at how the prime accused in the lynching of a student leader died in Assam, the significance of Mamata Banerjee saying that “there is no UPA now”, and the government's strategy to tackle Omicron.
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Rounak Bagchi and Rahel Philipose
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Dhanbad Judge’s death: CBI cites ‘mastermind’, wants narcoanalysis, other tests of accused
🔴 The accused, Lakhan Kumar Verma and Rahul Kumar Verma, are alleged to have knocked down ASJ Anand with an autorickshaw on July 28, while he was on a morning walk.
🔍Explained: How the Indo-Pak War of 1971 began 50 years ago on this day
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Explained: How the Indo-Pak War of 1971 began 50 years ago on this day
50 years ago, on the eve of December 3, 1971, Pakistan launched a series of air strikes against Indian air bases, signalling the official beginning of the third Indo-Pak War. Here's a look at how the events of December 3, 1971 unfolded.
🔍Explained: Swiggy’s $700 million investment in grocery delivery service Instamart
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Explained: Swiggy’s $700 million investment in grocery delivery service Instamart
Swiggy has announced it will make a $700 million investment into Instamart. What is Swiggy Instamart, and why is Swiggy makring this investment?
🔍Explained: What are the latest Covid-19 testing guidelines in US for international travellers?
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Explained: What are the latest Covid-19 testing guidelines in US for international travellers?
The United States is imposing fresh requirements for international travellers, due to the spread of Covid-19 Omicron variant. What has the US announced, and how does it differ from the earlier rules?
🔍Explained: How the US Supreme Court’s verdict on Mississippi abortion law can affect women’s rights
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Explained: How the US Supreme Court’s verdict on Mississippi abortion law can affect women’s rights
While the chants of protestors echoed outside the Supreme Court building, the justices heard nearly two hours of arguments in a tense legal battle that could overrule the landmark Roe vs Wade verdict of 1973 and 1992's Planned Parenthood v. Casey, both of…
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🔍Explained: Why Centre has refused to accept Paika revolution as first war of independence
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Explained: Why Centre has refused to accept Paika revolution as first war of independence
The Centre has said in Parliament that it will not recognise the Paika rebellion as the first War of Independence. What is the Paika rebellion? What is Odisha's demand, and how has the Centre responded?
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🔍Explained: Why Centre has refused to accept Paika revolution as first war of independence
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Explained: Why Centre has refused to accept Paika revolution as first war of independence
The Centre has said in Parliament that it will not recognise the Paika rebellion as the first War of Independence. What is the Paika rebellion? What is Odisha's demand, and how has the Centre responded?
🔍Explained: Govt answers questions on Omicron
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Explained: Govt answers questions on Omicron
Covid-19 variant Omicron FAQ: Here's what the government has said on a third wave of coronavirus in India, whether vaccines will work, precautions to be taken, and diagnostic methods to detect the new strain.
🔍Explained: What is ‘Greater Tipraland’ and why are tribal outfits in Tripura pushing for it
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Explained: What is ‘Greater Tipraland’ and why are tribal outfits in Tripura pushing for it
The demand has grown louder to carve out a separate state of 'Greater Tipraland' for the indigenous communities in Tripura under Article 2 and 3 of the Constitution.
🔍Explained: Why Meghan Markle filed a lawsuit against a British tabloid
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Explained: Why Meghan Markle filed a lawsuit against a British tabloid
In a statement published after the court’s verdict was announced yesterday, Markle said, “This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right."
🔍Explained: Why some European nations plan to make vaccinations mandatory
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Explained: Why some European nations plan to make vaccinations mandatory
The recent discovery of the fast-spreading new Omicron variant has exacerbated the crisis across the continent, which has been recording significantly low vaccination rates overall.
🔍Explained: How MPs’ questions are allowed, disallowed
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Explained: How MPs’ questions are allowed, disallowed
🔴 A question by Rajya Sabha MP Venugopal, listed for a reply, has been removed. What are the rules for raising, admitting and answering questions in either House?
🔍Explained: 50 years ago, the beginning of the war that led to the creation of Bangladesh
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Explained: Citizens’ movement for Old Goa heritage, backed by Church, parties
🔴 In poll-bound Goa, the Archbishop of Goa and Daman's statement comes in the backdrop of an ongoing citizens' movement against an allegedly illegal bungalow in a precinct that is home to several heritage monuments, including the popular Basilica of Bom Jesus.
🔍Explained: Punjab’s six agro-climatic zones might hold key to its diversification conundrum
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Explained: Punjab’s six agro-climatic zones might hold key to its diversification conundrum
🔴 According to Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, there are six agro-climatic zones in Punjab which include Sub-Mountain Undulating Region, Undulating Plain Region (UPR), Central Plain Region (CPR), Western Plain Region (WPR), Western Region (WR)…
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Months ahead of the Assembly polls, popular singer, lyricist and actor, Sidhu Moosewala joined the ruling Congress party in Punjab. Moosewala has millions of fans across the country and overseas, but he is also no stranger to controversy. He had been booked in multiple cases for promoting gun culture and also under the Arms Act — a factor that was raised by BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, who accused the Congress of supporting “criminal elements”.
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Two months after India sent a request to Pakistan for sending aid to Afghanistan via the land route, Islamabad told New Delhi on Friday that it will allow “Afghan trucks” for transportation of wheat and life-saving medicines. In an official statement, Pakistan said that this “demonstrates the commitment and seriousness of the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the proposed humanitarian assistance”.
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Harshad Patel’s has been an eventful journey, one laden with rejection and dejection, doubts and setbacks, but from one which he emerged stronger to blossom late with a little inspiration from Dylan songs. There is music in his bowling, The rhythmic strides into crease, the unhurried gather and release, and the note-perfect riffs of his deliveries. In a freewheeling chat with The Indian Express, he talks Dylan and pistol shooting, Zaheer Khan and dipping yorkers, failures and resurgence, besides the riffs that make his life.
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Delhi Confidential: A bureaucrat-turned-cabinet minister was at the receiving end of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s unusual outburst Friday. Saying he had won elections six times and he wasn’t “scared” of anyone, Singh walked up to the minister in Parliament’s corridors and told him that he had been seeking an appointment with him for the last three months and was yet to get one.
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Two months after India sent a request to Pakistan for sending aid to Afghanistan via the land route, Islamabad told New Delhi on Friday that it will allow “Afghan trucks” for transportation of wheat and life-saving medicines. In an official statement, Pakistan said that this “demonstrates the commitment and seriousness of the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the proposed humanitarian assistance”.
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⌛ *And Finally…*
Harshad Patel’s has been an eventful journey, one laden with rejection and dejection, doubts and setbacks, but from one which he emerged stronger to blossom late with a little inspiration from Dylan songs. There is music in his bowling, The rhythmic strides into crease, the unhurried gather and release, and the note-perfect riffs of his deliveries. In a freewheeling chat with The Indian Express, he talks Dylan and pistol shooting, Zaheer Khan and dipping yorkers, failures and resurgence, besides the riffs that make his life.
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Delhi Confidential: A bureaucrat-turned-cabinet minister was at the receiving end of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s unusual outburst Friday. Saying he had won elections six times and he wasn’t “scared” of anyone, Singh walked up to the minister in Parliament’s corridors and told him that he had been seeking an appointment with him for the last three months and was yet to get one.
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Joining politics to raise people’s voice, transform system: Sidhu Moosewala
The 28-year-old popular Punjabi rapper, who joined Congress Friday, has been mired in a string of controversies and police cases, especially for flaunting guns and 'promoting' gun culture
🔍Explained: Citizens’ movement for Old Goa heritage, backed by Church, parties
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Explained: Citizens’ movement for Old Goa heritage, backed by Church, parties
🔴 In poll-bound Goa, the Archbishop of Goa and Daman's statement comes in the backdrop of an ongoing citizens' movement against an allegedly illegal bungalow in a precinct that is home to several heritage monuments, including the popular Basilica of Bom Jesus.
🔍Explained: Punjab’s six agro-climatic zones might hold key to its diversification conundrum
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Explained: Punjab’s six agro-climatic zones might hold key to its diversification conundrum
🔴 According to Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, there are six agro-climatic zones in Punjab which include Sub-Mountain Undulating Region, Undulating Plain Region (UPR), Central Plain Region (CPR), Western Plain Region (WPR), Western Region (WR)…