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Expert Explains | ‘Islamism is dead politically… Religious vocabularies will survive in Iran, domination by clerics won’t’Subscriber Only

March 09, 2026 10:31 IST

Historian of Islam Faisal Devji analyses the response in the Muslim world to the US-Israeli war on Iran, and of the likely future now of the political project that was begun by the Islamic Revolution of 1979

‘Will ensure improvement of Delhi every year in air quality, transport, Yamuna’: Delhi CM Rekha GuptaSubscriber Only

March 02, 2026 08:55 IST

Rekha Gupta interview: Delhi CM details roadmap on air quality, Yamuna cleaning, EV Policy 2.0, women schemes and transport expansion.

From the Explained editor: Election in Nepal, crisis in Pak, and a bad idea on pensions in India  Subscriber Only

November 20, 2022 17:55 IST

We published a detailed article this week on the Old Pension Scheme to which the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party want to return in the states that they rule.

From the Explained editor: China, the lingering monsoon, and a new Hindi-imposition rowSubscriber Only

October 16, 2022 16:49 IST

The controversy around the imposition of Hindi on non-Hindi-speaking states was resurrected after two Chief Ministers and several other leaders protested against the reported contents of the latest volume of the Report of the Official Language Committee. Liz Mathew unpacked the history and mandate of the Committee.

From the Explained editor: A week of Nobels, eye on China, and a tragedy in AfricaSubscriber Only

October 09, 2022 15:58 IST

From the Nobel Prizes awarded this week to the India-made cough syrup that led to the death of 66 in Gambia, check out our best explainers through the week

From The Explained editor: The ban on PFI, forests at night, and free grains for the poorSubscriber Only

October 02, 2022 20:57 IST

We unpacked a very significant judgment passed by the Supreme Court this week, which, in sum, laid down the right to safe and legal termination of pregnancy for all women, irrespective of marital status.

From the Explained editor: Short histories of the CBI and ED, live streaming of court proceedings, and carbon dating in VaranasiSubscriber Only

September 25, 2022 20:55 IST

We published two explainers accompanying the investigation, on the uneasy — and not so glorious — history of the CBI that has been repeatedly pulled up by Supreme Court judges, and on the ways in which the ED became the sword arm of the government, especially under the agency’s current Director and his predecessor.

Explained Highlights: Why monkeypox is spreading, the nationalisation of banks, and why Myanmar executed 4 dissidentsSubscriber Only

July 25, 2022 14:21 IST

Explained News Highlights: What is heteropessimism? In India, a recent example of heteropessimism is men trending #MarriageStrike on Twitter when the Delhi HC was hearing a plea to criminalise marital rape. Follow this space to know about more such stuff

Explained Highlights: After global outbreak, monkeypox has now reached Delhi, this is what you need to know about the disease; and moreSubscriber Only

July 18, 2022 10:49 IST

A 31-year-old man from West Delhi, who was admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital two days ago with a history of two weeks of fever and rashes, was found to be infected with the monkeypox virus.

Explained Highlights: The 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case, MBS and the significance of his meeting with Biden

July 10, 2022 18:04 IST

Latest News Highlights: Critics have accused Biden of making a U-turn on his earlier stated position of making Saudi Arabia a “pariah” for its alleged role the assassination of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Explained Highlights: Who is Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who shot Shinzo Abe; why Boris Johnson finally resigned; and more

July 03, 2022 14:03 IST

From Shinzo Abe's efforts in strengthening India-Japan ties to BJP's focus on Pasmanda Muslims in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, a look at the best explainers through the week.

Bangladesh awaits its bridge of dreams across the mighty PadmaSubscriber Only

June 25, 2022 00:53 IST

By joining the southwest — home to 30 million people — with the capital across the river that cleaves through the country, the bridge is expected to give an unprecedented boost to communications, trade, and the economy of Bangladesh as a whole.

Bangladesh’s Rohingya problemSubscriber Only

June 19, 2022 04:00 IST

The Rohingya have suffered systematic discrimination, disenfranchisement, and targeted persecution for decades — and small and large groups have been coming to Bangladesh from at least the 1970s following violence in Rakhine.

Prophet remarks India’s matter… why should we instigate: BangladeshSubscriber Only

June 12, 2022 18:36 IST

“First of all, this is an external issue (for Bangladesh). This is the issue of India, not of Bangladesh. We don’t have to say anything,” Mahmud said at an informal interaction with a group of visiting Indian journalists in Dhaka late on Saturday evening.

Explained: New row over Charak Shapath; what is it, and what does it say?Subscriber Only

May 01, 2022 19:46 IST

In a letter published in IMA News, the association’s national president Dr Sahajanand Prasad Singh said that at an “interactive meeting” with an IMA delegation on February 21, Mandaviya had “assured that Charak Shapath will be optional and will not be forced to replace the Hippocratic Oath”.

Explained: Hippocrates, Charaka, and the oath of medical ethicsSubscriber Only

February 13, 2022 14:09 IST

The National Medical Commission has suggested to medical colleges that the traditional Hippocratic Oath should be replaced by a "Charak Shapath". A look at the Hippocrates, Charaka, and the universal principles of medical ethics

Alexander and Chandragupta Maurya: A short history of war, empire, and greatnessSubscriber Only

November 17, 2021 08:16 IST

The use of the suffix ‘great’ has become less common in modern history-writing however, as historians have moved their focus away from the political triumphs of individual rulers to the society, economy, art and architecture of their times.

Explained: Chauri Chaura, freedom struggle signpost from 100 years agoSubscriber Only

February 04, 2021 04:00 IST

The town of Chauri Chaura was the scene of a violent incident with far-reaching consequences during the freedom struggle a century ago.

K Srinath Reddy: ‘We cannot live in permanent lockdown… we need to resume life, but with great caution’Subscriber Only

May 19, 2020 04:30 IST

In this first edition of E-Xplained last week, Prof K Srinath Reddy explained a range of issues related to India’s battle against Covid-19 to a large Zoom audience from across the country.

A to Z of Ayodhya verdictSubscriber Only

November 10, 2019 04:32 IST

Ayodhya verdict: The 1,045-page order — its context and contents — broken down.

Explained: How to read Tipu Sultan’s place in historySubscriber Only

October 30, 2019 16:17 IST

The Karnataka government wants to "remove" Tipu Sultan from textbooks. Why has the government announced such a step? How then should the historical figure of Tipu Sultan be assessed today?

Lok Sabha Election Results Explained: Key takeaways from verdict that returned Narendra Modi to powerSubscriber Only

May 24, 2019 01:43 IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019 results: How does the BJP triumph compare with the one in 2014, which it has bettered? Where does it leave the Congress and the Left, and what is its significance for the voter?

Royal Playground

July 28, 2018 00:24 IST

In his second book, Manu S Pillai explores the Deccan through the many rulers who engaged with it

How Satyajit Ray’s The Alien hovered above Hollywood before nosediving into oblivion

May 26, 2018 06:24 IST

The Extra-Terrestrial opened to applause that is yet to subside, Satyajit Ray had submitted to Hollywood’s Columbia Pictures the screenplay of a film about the friendship between a small boy and a benevolent alien.

In appeal to Odia subnationalism, a politics of outreachSubscriber Only

April 18, 2017 01:58 IST

Commemoration of 200 years of the rebellion of the Paikas