🔍Explained: Assam Rifles’ dual control structure, and its role
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Explained: Assam Rifles’ dual control structure, and its role
Assam Rifles is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence.
🔍Explained: Turkey’s currency is crashing. What’s the impact?
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Explained: Turkey’s currency is crashing. What’s the impact?
🔴 With inflation running at more than 21%, according to official figures released Friday, the prices of basic goods have soared and many people in this country of more than 83 million are struggling to make ends meet.
🔍Explained: Why Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 4 years in jail
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Explained: Why Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 4 years in jail
The incitement charge stems from statements made on Facebook pages of Suu Kyi's party after she was detained by the military, following a coup that prevented her from starting a second term in office.
🔍Explained: The significance of Raigad fort in Maratha history
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Explained: The significance of Raigad fort in Maratha history
Chhatrapati Shivaji is the most revered icon in Maharashtra and there is a constant attempt by political parties of all hues to appropriate his legacy. Due to the significance of Raigad in his life, many political leaders make it a point to visit the fort.
🔍Explained: What has CDC said about Omicron’s transmissibility, vaccine efficacy, treatment
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Explained: What has CDC said about Omicron’s transmissibility, vaccine efficacy, treatment
At this point, CDC says it remains unknown if Omicron spreads more easily than the Delta, which is the dominant Covid-19 variant found across the globe.
🔍Explained: What is the difference between a booster shot and an additional Covid-19 vaccine?
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Explained: What is the difference between a booster shot and an additional Covid-19 vaccine?
While the additional Covid dose would be a “full” dose of the vaccine, booster shots being offered right now have a lesser volume, since the third dose is only supposed to increase the efficacy range.
🔍Explained: Nagaland civilian deaths cast shadow on Hornbill Festival, here’s why
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Explained: Why Nagaland civilian deaths have cast shadow on Hornbill Festival
Also called the “festival of festivals”, the 10-day annual programme brings all the 17 tribes of the state on a platform and facilitates the promotion of their culture to the rest of the world.
🔍Explained: Why Vladimir Putin’s India visit is significant
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Explained: Why Vladimir Putin visit to India is significant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Monday focus on terrorism as a common threat to both countries and the region.
🔍Explained: Why Nagaland killings have rekindled debate on AFSPA
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Explained: Why Nagaland killings have rekindled debate on AFSPA
Nagaland killings: A look back at how AFSPA was enacted, why it is controversial, and how demands for its repeal have grown louder over the years.
🔍Explained: Why Russia-Ukraine border tension may lead to broader conflict
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Explained: Why Russian troops are on Ukraine border, and why West is concerned
Ukraine says that Russia has amassed around 90,000 troops at the border, and US intelligence reports say that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible as early as next month.
🔍Explained: Why Russia-Ukraine border tension may lead to broader conflict
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Explained: Why Russian troops are on Ukraine border, and why West is concerned
Ukraine says that Russia has amassed around 90,000 troops at the border, and US intelligence reports say that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible as early as next month.
🔍Explained: Why Russia-Ukraine border tension may lead to broader conflict
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Explained: Why Russian troops are on Ukraine border, and why West is concerned
Ukraine says that Russia has amassed around 90,000 troops at the border, and US intelligence reports say that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible as early as next month.
🔍What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?
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Explained: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?
Ukraine and the Russian-backed separatists agreed a 12-point ceasefire deal in the capital of Belarus in September 2014.
🔍A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
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New research: A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
When a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 sneezes, coughs or speaks, some of the virus can be expelled and reach others. The chewing gum targets the virus in the saliva, and does so by trapping it with the ACE2 protein.
🔍A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
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New research: A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
When a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 sneezes, coughs or speaks, some of the virus can be expelled and reach others. The chewing gum targets the virus in the saliva, and does so by trapping it with the ACE2 protein.
🔍A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
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New research: A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
When a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 sneezes, coughs or speaks, some of the virus can be expelled and reach others. The chewing gum targets the virus in the saliva, and does so by trapping it with the ACE2 protein.
🔍What’s at stake for Nagaland political parties
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Explained: What’s at stake for Nagaland political parties
The Nagaland government has been trying to contain public anger after the firing incident in Mon.
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🚨 *The Big Story*
Expressing regret over the incident in Nagaland in which civilians were killed by security personnel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament Monday that “a team of 21 para-commandos of Indian Army laid an ambush” for insurgents in Mon district on December 4 evening but “it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity”. He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and directed to complete the investigation within one month.
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Even as Nagaland police filed a suo motu FIR against the security forces saying their intention was "to murder and injure civilians", the father of a miner who died in the ambush said that "justice is not about the money we are offered". He wanted the Army officer who led the operation identified and punished.
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In part-4 of The Indian Express series on the key revelations from the ED's interrogation of middleman Christian Mitchel, a key accused in the AugustaWestland scam, we look at how arms agents operated in Delhi, each trying to corner procurement contracts. “In the Hyatt on the sixth-floor business lounge there were too many companies listening. So often after work we would review in my flat the past day’s work,” he said. Michel claimed AgustaWestland lobbyists were helped by Israelis.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
Ahead of visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin's bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India and Russia signed a contract for the manufacture of nearly 6 lakh AK-203 rifles. The deal is worth over Rs 5,000 crore and the rifles will be produced under a joint venture in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The two countries also signed an agreement for military technology cooperation for the next decade — from 2021 to 2031.
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An FIR was lodged against managers of two schools in UP’s Muzaffarnagar Sunday over the alleged molestation of 17 students of Class 10 of a private recognised school, who were taken from home on the pretext of a CBSE practical exam. Both are yet to be arrested, more than a fortnight after the alleged incident. Sources said the two accused got away with the crime as the parents are very poor and did not question the girls being taken away for an exam.
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Dates for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are yet to be announced but the battle of poll slogans and songs is already underway. From BJP's ‘Kaam damdar’ to SP's ‘Akhilesh aaiye’, we look how the parties are getting their message across to voters and boosting their cadre morale with catchy song lyrics aimed at opponents.
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AT 73, Ghulam Nabi Azad is an unlikely rebel. But the old Gandhi family loyalist has now put the party on notice with a series of rallies across Jammu and Kashmir. With many Congress leaders joining him at his meetings, and 20 of his loyalists quitting party posts recently seeking a change in leadership in the UT, speculation is brewing about Azad’s future plans.
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Meanwhile, in election-bound Goa, the TMC and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) formally entered into a pre-poll alliance. MGP president Deepak Dhavalikar said: “We will contest the upcoming election in an alliance with the TMC..The agenda is to keep the BJP and the Congress out (of power)."
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⌛ *And Finally...*
Besides their incredible ten-for, spinners Ajaz Patel and Anil Kumble have something else in common. Their feats were captured by the same ‘slip’ cameraperson, Taqi Raza. Speaking with The Indian Express, Raza recounts Kumble’s epochal moment against Pakistan 22 years ago and tells us how he struggled hard to check his emotions when Patel took the final wicket.
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Until tomorrow,
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🚨 *The Big Story*
Expressing regret over the incident in Nagaland in which civilians were killed by security personnel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament Monday that “a team of 21 para-commandos of Indian Army laid an ambush” for insurgents in Mon district on December 4 evening but “it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity”. He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and directed to complete the investigation within one month.
https://www.inexp.in/-mcXHv
Even as Nagaland police filed a suo motu FIR against the security forces saying their intention was "to murder and injure civilians", the father of a miner who died in the ambush said that "justice is not about the money we are offered". He wanted the Army officer who led the operation identified and punished.
https://www.inexp.in/nqMhjJ
⚡ *Only in the Express*
In part-4 of The Indian Express series on the key revelations from the ED's interrogation of middleman Christian Mitchel, a key accused in the AugustaWestland scam, we look at how arms agents operated in Delhi, each trying to corner procurement contracts. “In the Hyatt on the sixth-floor business lounge there were too many companies listening. So often after work we would review in my flat the past day’s work,” he said. Michel claimed AgustaWestland lobbyists were helped by Israelis.
https://www.inexp.in/bnHWjJ
📰 *From the Front Page*
Ahead of visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin's bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India and Russia signed a contract for the manufacture of nearly 6 lakh AK-203 rifles. The deal is worth over Rs 5,000 crore and the rifles will be produced under a joint venture in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The two countries also signed an agreement for military technology cooperation for the next decade — from 2021 to 2031.
https://www.inexp.in/PFcFnW
An FIR was lodged against managers of two schools in UP’s Muzaffarnagar Sunday over the alleged molestation of 17 students of Class 10 of a private recognised school, who were taken from home on the pretext of a CBSE practical exam. Both are yet to be arrested, more than a fortnight after the alleged incident. Sources said the two accused got away with the crime as the parents are very poor and did not question the girls being taken away for an exam.
https://www.inexp.in/HsdIfJ
👩💻 *Must Read*
Dates for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are yet to be announced but the battle of poll slogans and songs is already underway. From BJP's ‘Kaam damdar’ to SP's ‘Akhilesh aaiye’, we look how the parties are getting their message across to voters and boosting their cadre morale with catchy song lyrics aimed at opponents.
https://www.inexp.in/muJGVV
AT 73, Ghulam Nabi Azad is an unlikely rebel. But the old Gandhi family loyalist has now put the party on notice with a series of rallies across Jammu and Kashmir. With many Congress leaders joining him at his meetings, and 20 of his loyalists quitting party posts recently seeking a change in leadership in the UT, speculation is brewing about Azad’s future plans.
https://www.inexp.in/EYP1f0
Meanwhile, in election-bound Goa, the TMC and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) formally entered into a pre-poll alliance. MGP president Deepak Dhavalikar said: “We will contest the upcoming election in an alliance with the TMC..The agenda is to keep the BJP and the Congress out (of power)."
https://www.inexp.in/bj2Ksj
⌛ *And Finally...*
Besides their incredible ten-for, spinners Ajaz Patel and Anil Kumble have something else in common. Their feats were captured by the same ‘slip’ cameraperson, Taqi Raza. Speaking with The Indian Express, Raza recounts Kumble’s epochal moment against Pakistan 22 years ago and tells us how he struggled hard to check his emotions when Patel took the final wicket.
https://www.inexp.in/Knql9b
Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G
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🔍Explained: Why does Beijing have the Olympics again?
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Explained: Why does Beijing have the Olympics again?
How did Beijing land the Winter Olympics, so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? It will become the first city in Olympic history to host both the Winter and Summer Games.
🔍Explained: Better.com, the mortgage company that fired over 900 employees over zoom call
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Explained: Better.com, the mortgage company that fired over 900 employees over Zoom call
Vishal Garg, the CEO of Better.com, fired more than 900 employees over a Zoom call last week. What is this company and why were its employees fired?