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What response did the piece receive? The WSJ piece sparked massive outrage on social media with people calling it sexist, misogynist and emblematic of the ways men question women’s credentials. Many women with PhDs added Dr to their names on Twitter in solidarity and used the hashtags #MyTitleIsDr and #DrJillBiden to talk about their experiences. A number of medical doctorate holders came out in Biden’s support, crediting it “as valid as it gets”, and tweeted about how difficult it is t...

Explained: A look at how and when Parliament is convened The government has said that parties are in favour of doing away with the Winter Session, and that it would be appropriate to have the Budget Session in January. How and when is Parliament convened? Updated: December 23, 2020 12:19:09 pm Over the years, there has been a decline in the sittings days of Parliament. During the first two decades of Parliament, Lok Sabha met for an average of a little more than 120 day...

Explained: Point-by-point, why farmers still oppose the Centre’s proposals on farm laws Farmers protest: BKU (Dakuanda) general secretary Jagmohan Singh Patiala explains point-by-point why farmers are objecting to the Centres offer. December 16, 2020 8:53:00 am At the protest Singhu border where farmers are protesting against the farm laws, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Express Photo: Abhinav Saha) Farmer unions lost no time in rejecting the amendments proposed...

Joshi and his vision Before he took up farmers’ issues, Joshi, an economist by training, worked for the United Nations in Switzerland. After returning to the country, he purchased land near the now-industrial belt of Chakan in Khed taluka of Pune district and became a full-time farmer. In 1979, he led a group of farmers to block the Pune-Nashik highway to press for higher prices for onion. The genesis of the Shetkari Sanghatana lies in this movement, which saw onion growers dumping their prod...

Explained: What is the gender discrimination lawsuit that Pinterest has settled? The suit was brought by the company’s former chief operating officer Françoise Brougher in August, who maintained that she was fired by the company in April for speaking out about rampant discrimination, hostile work environment and misogyny at the workplace. Updated: December 16, 2020 10:25:29 am In the lawsuit, Brougher alleged that while Pinterest markets itself to women “looking fo...

The system can track 100 airborne targets and engage six of them simultaneously. It represents the fourth generation of long-range Russian SAMs, and the successor to the S-200 and S-300. The S-400’s mission set and capabilities are roughly comparable to the famed US Patriot system. The S-400 Triumf air defence system integrates a multifunction radar, autonomous detection and targeting systems, anti-aircraft missile systems, launchers, and command and control centre. It is capable of firing th...

What is the current strength of NRI voters? According to a UN report of 2015, India’s diaspora population is the largest in the world at 16 million people. Registration of NRI voters, in comparison, has been very low: a little over 1 lakh overseas Indians registered as voters in India, according to the EC. In last year’s Lok Sabha elections, roughly 25,000 of them flew to India to vote. Which foreign countries have the largest numbers of NRIs registered as voters in India? The EC does not ...

Explained: The reason for the dip in New Delhi’s winter temperature Delhi’s temperature: A rapid decline in minimum temperature in Delhi was noted from 14.4 degrees Celsius on December 12, when the city witnessed light rainfall, to 4.1 degrees on Tuesday. Updated: December 23, 2020 12:23:27 pm A foggy winter morning in New Delhi. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra) The minimum or night time temperature in New Delhi dropped to 4.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the ...

Yes, a majority of the electors called their ballots for Biden. But Monday began with a top White House adviser, Stephen Miller, declaring on Fox News that there had been a “fraudulent election result” and saying that “an alternate slate of electors” in contested states would vote and would send their results to Congress from states the president lost. Miller is not alone; much of the Republican Party still refuses to fully and publicly acknowledge the election results, even as they hav...

Explained: A look at the Kangana Ranaut versus Hrithik Roshan legal battle Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut court case: Ranaut’s latest salvo against Roshan follows the transfer of the latter’s 2016 complaint to Mumbai police’s Crime Intelligence Unit Written by Ektaa Malik , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 2:56:15 pm Actor Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan. (File photo) On December 14, a complaint of i...