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Explained: US Congress clears $900 bn Covid-19 package. How will it help Americans? The impact of the legislative action could resonate beyond the US, in terms of assuaging market sentiments across geographies, especially coming a day after markets tanked following reports of the new coronavirus strain in Britain and South Africa. Written by Anil Sasi , Edited by Explained Desk Get email alerts for your favourite author. Sign up here New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 10:59:54 am Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall ...

Karima Baloch was a vocal critic of the Pakistani government. (Twiiter/@KarimaBaloch) Human rights activist Karima Baloch was found dead in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, the Balochistan Post reported. Baloch was a vocal critic of the Pakistani government and had actively worked to highlight human rights violations perpetrated upon people in Balochistan. Who was Karima Baloch? In 2016, BBC had included Baloch in their ‘BBC 100 Women 2016’ list for her work involving “campaigns for independence for Balochistan from Pakistan.” She had used her social media profile to highlight...

What have been the results of the latest surveillance campaign? The ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ was launched on November 24 to screen the population for Covid-19, tuberculosis and leprosy. Other health parameters such as blood sugar level and high blood pressure are also being recorded. By December 8, around 21.5 lakh people, or 29 per cent of the state’s population, had been screened, out of which 688 people showed presumptive signs of leprosy. But none of them was found to be suffering from the disease. The high number of referrals is because the surveillance is being carried out by untrai...

Also read in: Explained: From suicide to murder verdict, a 28 year journey in Abhaya case Catholic nun Abhaya was found dead in a well on March 27, 1992. Now, 28 years later, a special CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram has found two accused guilty of murdering her. Written by Shaju Philip , Edited by Explained Desk | Thiruvnanthapuram | Updated: January 1, 2021 12:46:26 pm Sister Abhaya was found dead on March 27, 1992. A special CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram has found to life in prison. Kottoor, 69, and Sephy, 55, were charged under Se...

Explained: How will India’s new public Wi-Fi project rollout? The Union Cabinat has cleared a proposal to set up public Wi-Fi access network interfaces. Why is a public Wi-Fi network needed in India? How have other countries gone about setting it up? Written by Pranav Mukul , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 2:18:27 pm Free Wifi services in the Airport Express metro in New Delhi. (Express Photo: Abhinav Saha, File) The Union Cabinet recently cleared a proposal by the Department of Telecommunications to...