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Explained: Who are the Punjab and Haryana farmers fighting a legal battle for land in Gujarats Kutch? Explained: Who are the Punjab and Haryana farmers fighting a legal battle for land in Gujarat’s Kutch? The dispute dates back to 2010 when many farmers were told that records of their land were being frozen as they were not natives of Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state chief minister then. Written by Gopal B Kateshiya , Edited by Explained Desk | Ahmedabad | ...

Explained: Who is to blame for Arsenal’s worst start in 46 years? With 13 points from 12 matches in the Premier League so far, Arsenal are placed 15th on the table. They have scored just 10 goals and conceded 10. Still early days, but this is their worst start in 46 years. Written by Shamik Chakrabarty , Edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:34:45 am Arsenals manager Mikel Arteta touches his face during an English Premier...

Explained: Why are AIIMS nurses protesting despite the Covid-19 pandemic? AIIMS nurses protest: Despite requests from the administration to continue work in view of the Covid-19 situation, nurses have refused to relent. Heres why Written by Ashna Butani , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 3:05:52 pm Members of AIIMS Nurses Union raise slogans during their indefinite strike over in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI15-...

Explained: Why NRIs in the Gulf won’t get postal voting rights for now © Provided by The Indian Express In a meeting held last week with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Election Commission (EC) has indicated to the government the countries where it would For now, What is the reason behind the EC leaving out the Gulf countries, which have significant Indian diaspora, from the proposed pilot? The Commission obviously does not have anything against the NRIs settled in the Gulf co...

Explained: Why parts of the US may be able to see the Northern Lights © Provided by The Indian Express Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are usually witnessed far up in the polar regions or the high latitude regions of Europe, like in Norway. But, on Thursday, they could be visible in regions that are more to the south, such as in the northern parts of Illinois and Pennsylvania in the US. This is happening due to a solar flare, which emerged from a Sunspot on Monday. The flare i...

Why is the Geminid meteor shower considered to be the best of the year? The Geminids meteor showers are unique because their origin does not lie in a comet, but what is believed to be an asteroid or an extinct comet. The Geminids emerge from 3200 Phaethon, which meteor scientists consider to be an asteroid. Discovered on October 11, 1983, the asteroid is over 5 km in diameter and was named after the Greek myth of Phaethon, the son of Sun god Helios. According to NASA, the Geminids rate will be ...

Explained: Why womens’ rights activists have criticised Maharashtra’s Bills against sexual offences While the new law will entail enhancement of punishment for offences of rape, gangrape and penetrative sexual assault of children, the women’s rights activists say this will be counter-productive. Written by MAYURA JANWALKAR , Edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: December 16, 2020 10:28:57 am One of the Bill will be enacted as Shakti Act, ...

Explained: Here’s why India’s top artistes have been served eviction notices Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel says the artistes will have to pay their outstanding dues (going up to Rs 32 crore, as per bills raised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development) if they fail to comply with the governments decision. Written by Divya A , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 3:13:32 pm From left to right: Kathak danc...

Explained: Who was affected by the Google outage, and why is it significant? With a service of the scale and reach of Google, it is increasingly rare to see an outage that affects all services and users. This is because users, even from a single geography, are hosted over multiple servers across the world. Written by Nandagopal Rajan , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | December 14, 2020 9:17:32 pm The outage gains importance given that there has b...

Explained: John Le Carré, whose George Smiley made James Bond look like an ‘international gangster’ John Le Carré created a murky moral universe of British secret service operations that was far from the prevalent notion of spying as an act of glamorous daredevilry in the service of the nation. Written by Paromita Chakrabarti , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 3:13:00 pm In this Aug. 28, 2008 file photo Author Jo...