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29/12/2024

Over the past few years, Indians have been the majority of H-1B visa holders in the US. Here's how the programme did under Trump's last term.

29/12/2024

Shyam Benegal is among the foremost directors of India’s Parallel Cinema wave. His films also challenged social norms and prized authentic portrayals of marginalised groups, at a time when films like ‘Sholay’ set the template for mainstream Hindi films.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/shyam-benegal-films-themes-realism-9750315/

29/12/2024

While fatal accidents in commercial aviation are rare, they are devastating when the occur. Are some parts of the plane safer to sit in than others? Here's what studies say.

29/12/2024

What is a 'state funeral', and what is national mourning? Who is accorded these, and what are the rules? We explain.

29/12/2024

Bird strikes are being examined as a possible reason behind the recent aeroplane accident in South Korea. How do bird strikes become a safety hazard for flights? We explain.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/south-korea-plane-crash-bird-strike-meaning-9749968/

29/12/2024

Less than two weeks after the South Korean Parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s legislative body on Friday voted to impeach Acting President Han Duck Soo.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/south-korea-impeach-president-reason-9747826/

29/12/2024

Unverified images of what is being termed as a Chinese sixth-generation fighter aircraft have gone viral on social media.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/fighter-jets-generation-9749116/

28/12/2024

Sea otters are devouring thousands of green crabs — an invasive species native to Europe — at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in California, helping save the ecosystem of the West Coast of the United States

Sea otters are a rare species as humans excessively hunted them in the 18th and 19th Century. They were mainly hunted for their thick, soft fur

27/12/2024

President Yoon was impeached on December 14 following his failed bid to impose martial law. Why has the Acting President been removed now?

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/south-korea-impeach-president-reason-9747826/

27/12/2024

The Russian mRNA vaccine under development can be “personalised” based on the genetic analysis of each person’s tumour to identify mutations called neoantigens. What are neoantigens, and how do they work?

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-health/russia-vaccine-cancer-9744034/

27/12/2024

The High Court asked the aviation regulator to investigate whether the supply of oxygen in the long-haul Boeing 777-200LR aircraft was adequate in case of emergencies.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/why-bombay-hc-asked-dgca-to-examine-safety-mechanism-in-air-india-boeing-aircraft-9747234/

27/12/2024

The roots of interactive art go back to the early 20th Century when surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali and Joan Miro challenged conventional notions of art.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/goas-serendipity-arts-festival-features-interactive-art-exhibitions-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-genre-9747228/

27/12/2024

Some farmer leaders and the Punjab government have criticised the policy, saying it echoes the controversial farm laws introduced in 2020 and repealed in 2021 following protests.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/draft-agri-policy-farm-laws-punjab-9747214/

27/12/2024

Makki was a close aide of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, and the deputy chief of the organisation behind the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/26-11-plotter-dies-pakistan-who-was-abdul-rehman-makki-9747091/

27/12/2024

Weight-loss treatments are on the cusp of a revolution, and could benefit large numbers of Indians after the main patent expires. Immunotherapies and personalised treatments could transform cancer therapy.

Weight-loss treatments are on the cusp of a revolution, and could benefit large numbers of Indians after the main patent expires. Immunotherapies and personalised treatments could transform cancer therapy.

26/12/2024

In the run-up to the 2016 US elections, then-Republican candidate Donald Trump also played up the idea that Christmas needed to be reclaimed, as did his advisor Elon Musk recently. Here is how it began.

In the run-up to the 2016 US elections, then-Republican candidate Donald Trump also played up the idea that Christmas needed to be reclaimed, as did his advisor Elon Musk recently. Here is how it began.

26/12/2024

A Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma last week held that the interest rate charged by banks could not be challenged as an “unfair trade practice”.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/why-credit-card-holders-cannot-challenge-excessive-interest-rates-in-consumer-court-9745770/

26/12/2024

Between 2017 and 2020, Matt Gaetz reportedly paid thousands of dollars to women for drugs or s*x, including to a 17-year-old. He was earlier picked to be the Attorney General under the incoming Trump administration.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/matt-gaetz-investigation-trump-9745562/