[ad_1] For investors riding on the rise and rise of the Sensex — from levels of 61,000 in May 2023 to 82,000 last week, a stupendous 34% increase in just 15 months — Monday’s (August 5) fall came as a rude shock. The Sensex was at 78,929 at 1.45 pm, a fall of 2,050 points, […]
What is a ‘privileged Dalit’? Creamy Layer definition cannot just be economic
[ad_1] The recent judgment of the Supreme Court regarding sub-classification among SC and ST groups vis-a-vis granting reservation raises a more fundamental question. Why do we need reservation for Dalits? I would like to share a snippet from my experience of living with caste. I lived in a rented accommodation as a student in Delhi […]
Paris Olympics boxing gender debate: Why was Imane Khelif allowed to compete against Angela Carini? | Explained News
[ad_1] On Thursday (August 1), Italy’s 66kg boxer Angela Carini withdrew from her bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after just 46 seconds. Carini’s reason for pulling out: She had never been punched so hard. Her withdrawal made news because Khelif is one of the two boxers allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics despite failing […]
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan plans to run for Oxford University Chancellor: What is the post? | Explained News
[ad_1] Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently lodged in a jail in Rawalpindi, has reportedly decided to run for the post of Chancellor of the University of Oxford. A July 24 report in the British newspaper The Telegraph said Khan “will enter an online ballot despite serving a 10-year jail sentence”. Khan was jailed […]
What is indexation in calculating long term capital gains tax? Does the removal of indexation benefit in the Budget mean you will pay more tax? | Explained News
[ad_1] The changes in the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax regime, particularly the withdrawal of the indexation benefit, has emerged as one of the most contentious decisions announced in the Union Budget for 2024-25. The announcement initially led to confusion and trepidation among various sections, prompting the government to issue a string of clarifications and […]
Why inclusion of Gaza’s Tell Umm Amer in the World Heritage Site List matters | Explained News
[ad_1] The World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Friday decided to include the Palestinian site of Tell Umm Amer in both the UNESCO World Heritage Site List and the Lost of World Heritage in Danger during its 46th session in New Delhi. Also known as the ‘Monastery of Saint Hilarion’, the site lies in the Gaza […]
The rise of Kamala Harris, and what her likely presidential nomination signifies | Explained News
[ad_1] Announcing his decision to step down from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday (July 21), US President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new party nominee. He said, “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the […]
Kejriwal interim bail | Court draws line on ED power to arrest: Must be ‘rigid, restrictive’ | Explained News
[ad_1] IN GRANTING interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, the Supreme Court on Friday raised the bar for arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. “Arrest, after all, cannot be made arbitrarily and on the whims and fancies of the […]
How Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Austria sends a message both to Moscow and the West | Explained News
[ad_1] Narendra Modi’s visit to Vienna this week was the first by an Indian Prime Minister to Austria since June 1983, when Indira Gandhi travelled to the country. The Prime Minister’s decision to travel to Vienna immediately after he met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow was significant — Austria is a European country that is […]