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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 better this year because the shower’s peak overlaps with a nearly new moon, which means there will...

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, 2020. Two bills cleared by the Maharashtra Cabinet last week are expected to be tabled i...

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 government's decision. Written by Divya A , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 3:13:32 pm From left to right: Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj, santoor player Bhajan Sopori and painter Jatin Das. Several e...

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 been a surge in users across all online services, and certainly in those offered by Google. (Photo: 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 John Le Carre poses for a photo at his home in London. (AP) British writer John Le Carré,...