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The orange and grey front of a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train on railway tracks, with buildings and trees behind it.

Varanasi–Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper explained: Timings, fares, stops

Explained31 Oct2 min read4 sources

A white scale model of the GSLV rocket on a metal stand on a lawn, next to a blue and white sign reading GSLV, Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, Scale 1:10.

Explained: What the NVS-03 launch means for India’s NavIC system

Explained30 Oct2 min read4 sources

Scooters and a bicycle parked on a wet pavement in heavy rain at night in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Explained: Why Delhi had its wettest October day in four years

Explained30 Oct2 min read5 sources

A sandstone Reserve Bank of India office building in Mumbai with cars parked along the street in front.

Explained: Will banks have to repay digital arrest scam victims? What the Supreme Court has proposed

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

A light switch panel and a socket labelled for laptops and cell phones below a window inside an Indian Railways AC coach.

Explained: Why you can’t charge your phone on a train between 11 pm and 5 am

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

An elderly woman in an orange head covering and glasses sits on a bed holding a traditional hand fan during a power cut in the heat.

Explained: What the Lancet Countdown 2026 report says about heat and health in India

Explained28 Oct2 min read4 sources

Yellow-and-black autorickshaws driving along a street in Chennai, with a white Ambassador car and shopfronts behind them.

Explained: Tamil Nadu’s new auto fares, from the ₹50 minimum to night and waiting charges

Explained28 Oct2 min read3 sources

An old brown-and-grey ₹1,000 banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of India, with the Lion Capital emblem on the right and ‘One Thousand Rupees’ in English and Hindi.

Explained: Is a new ₹1,000 note coming? What PIB’s fact check says, and which notes are legal tender

Explained27 Oct2 min read4 sources

The tall white-and-red High Court of Kerala building in Ernakulam behind a coconut palm and green trees under a blue sky.

Explained: Can a pregnancy be ended after 24 weeks in India? What the law says, after the Kerala High Court’s order

Explained27 Oct3 min read5 sources

A fuel dispenser at a petrol station with blue, red and green nozzles; the green nozzle on the right is labelled for ethanol.

E100 explained: what India’s new pure-ethanol fuel rule means for your car

Explained26 Oct3 min read4 sources

Satellite view of a large white spiral of cloud over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coastline at the left edge.

Cyclone alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha: what IMD’s forecast says, explained

Explained25 Oct3 min read5 sources

A roadside cut slope of red soil that has slipped onto the edge of a road, with a mossy tree and ferns on the slope.

Why the Nilgiris ghat road keeps sliding: the Burliyar landslide explained

Explained24 Oct3 min read6 sources