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Explained: How pandemic has impacted Christmas traditions globally While some Christmas traditions and festivities have been toned down, others have been altered to reflect the pandemic. Written by Surbhi Gupta , Edited by Explained Desk | Updated: December 17, 2020 4:48:13 pm A christmas bauble depicting Santa Claus wearing a face mask hangs from a tree, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP) Partial lockdowns, travel restrictions...

Explained: What is currency manipulation, and why has US put India on its currency watchlist? The designation of a country as a currency manipulator does not immediately attract any penalties, but tends to dent the confidence about a country in the global financial markets. Written by Prabha Raghavan , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:14:20 pm Currency manipulation is when a country is artificially lowering the valu...

Britain and Erasmus The UK is currently listed as a non-EU programme country on the Erasmus website, and is described as “a participating country during the transition period, until 31 December 2020”. As per the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, which came into force on February 1 this year, the UK will continue to derive benefits from the EU funding programmes, such as Erasmus, as long as those programmes last– even if that date exceeds the duration of the Brexit transition period, which ends ...

Explained: How Banksy’s artwork led to a surge in property value of a house in Bristol The artwork work, dubbed by the artist as "Aachoo!!", depicts a woman in a headscarf sneezing and her dentures flying into the air. Written by Vandana Kalra , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:25:33 pm A new street artwork entitled Aachoo!! by Banksy is seen in Totterdown, Bristol, Britain December 11, 2020. (Reuters Photo: Rebec...

Explained: In US survey, over half are unwilling to take vaccine under emergency approval White respondents were more likely than Black respondents to be willing to get the vaccine, either under emergency use authorisation or under regular approval by the FDA. December 16, 2020 8:52:37 am Health care workers prepare to test motorists for COVID-19 at a testing site outside McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I. (AP/File) The United States recently gave first Covid...

Congress: A blow, more worry A worrying trend: Congress-led UDF, which won 19 seats out of 20 in the Lok Sabha elections, has done well only in municipalities, winning 45 bodies out of 86. In the last civic body elections of 2010 and 2015, the verdict was against the incumbent ruling front; subsequently, in the Assembly elections of 2011 and 2016, the opposition won. With Assembly polls looming, these trends will worry the Congress. KC(M) exit blow: The UDF failed to anticipate the damage Jos...

Explained: Why Gujarat is seeing protests to save a 107-year-old railway line The narrow gauge train connecting Billimora in Navsari district with Waghai in Dang district was started by rulers of the Gaekwad dynasty of the princely state of Baroda in 1913. Written by Kamal Saiyed , Edited by Explained Desk | Surat | Updated: December 17, 2020 12:44:12 pm The train was mostly used by tribal vegetable sellers. (File) The Western Railways has...

“The Constitution has set clear cut boundaries for the three organs of the government – the judiciary, the legislature and the executive. Each organ should honour these boundaries. No one should encroach on each other’s territories,” said Speaker Nana Patole. “…publicly, the legislature, secretariat, its secretaries and other officers responding to court notices and other correspondence means, in a way, accepting that the judiciary can keep a check on the legislature and it would be...

India’s coronavirus numbers explained, Dec 16: New cases below 30,000 for third straight day Indias coronavirus cases numbers: Of the nearly 10 million people infected with Covid-19 so far, just about 3.3 lakh are currently sick. The active cases were previously at this level in the first half of July. Written by Amitabh Sinha , Edited by Explained Desk Get email alerts for your favourite author. Sign up here Pune | Updated: December 16, 2020 2:21:44 pm ...

Explained: Why many heard of Eswatini for the first time in a PM Modi tweet Although officially renamed Eswatini in 2018, the landlocked country in southern Africa, is more well-known in India by its former name Swaziland. Written by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:26:38 pm Eswatinis Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini died of Covid-19 recently. (Source: Twitter/@EswatiniGovern1) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered a co...