• The Federal

    Explainers

    Executive magistrate and preventive detention: Law behind CJP and AISA cases

    V Aravinda
    24 Oct 2026 8:02 PM IST

    Executive Magistrates can demand peace bonds and order detention before anyone commits an offence. The Neha Bora and Ashutosh Ranka cases show how that power works, and where courts draw the line.

    Peace bond
    Legal Lens
    What SIM-binding means for messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram
    Explainers

    What is SIM-binding? What DoT’s new rules mean for messaging apps

    23 Oct 2026 3:07 PM IST
    AIIMS, cybersecurity, cyberattack, cyber crime, AIIMS server breakdown, ransomware
    Business

    Explained: What is the eMudhra certificate compromise about and should you be worried?

    22 Oct 2026 7:57 AM IST
    Why banks are not raising FD rates despite RBI’s Oct 7 repo rate hike
    Business

    Why banks are not raising FD rates despite RBI’s repo rate hike

    21 Oct 2026 1:32 PM IST
    Isn’t plague a medieval sickness? That, and other questions answered

    Isn’t plague a medieval sickness? That, and other questions answered

    6 Oct 2026 5:33 PM IST
    S Srinivasan and Sanket in Talking Sense with Srini

    SIR explained: From voter deletions to Form 6, what has changed?

    29 Sept 2026 5:22 PM IST
    Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? ECs toughest test since Sena

    Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? EC's toughest test since Sena

    19 Sept 2026 7:10 AM IST
    UPI payments

    Free to fee: What new UPI MDR means for you and your kirana store

    16 Sept 2026 5:15 PM IST
    India’s artificial Sun: What new gyrotron milestone means and how it compares with China

    India’s 'artificial Sun': What new gyrotron milestone means and how it compares with China

    15 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar. Photo : Wiki Commons

    Eiffel Tower row: Know about BAPS, its global network, past controversies

    8 Sept 2026 6:00 PM IST
    World map

    India may look bigger on world maps after UN resolution; here’s why

    6 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Lake Ontario

    Lake Ontario is now Lake America on Apple, Google maps; can Trump change names?

    2 Sept 2026 3:21 PM IST
    Iran Israel US Middle East explodes

    Why were 4 Indian firms sanctioned by US over Iranian imports?

    26 Aug 2026 2:26 PM IST
    Federal row: Why are states unhappy with Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill?

    Federal row: Why are states unhappy with Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill?

    14 Aug 2026 5:06 PM IST
    CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

    CJP Dipke's August 15 plan: What it means for rural schools

    The Federal
    11 Aug 2026 4:19 PM IST

    Abhijeet Dipke wants people to audit schools for the availability of facilities and push sarpanches to fix basic infrastructure

    Delimitation and the MP: Does India really need more lawmakers?

    Delimitation and the MP: Does India really need more lawmakers?

    10 Aug 2026 6:00 PM IST
    DMK and Alliance

    Explained: DMK's 3 conditions that could make or break Delimitation Bill

    10 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Worker, Labour, Factory

    Import of goods produced using forced labour prohibited in India: An explainer

    15 July 2026 1:50 PM IST
    saloon coach - all you need to know about puja on train

    Private puja on a train? Here's why Indian Railways says it's allowed

    13 July 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Europe US heat dome heat wave

    ‘Heat dome’ effect: All about Europe’s killer heat wave and a warning for the US

    30 Jun 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Glaring errors, aid timing: Why Seychelles’ ‘hurried’ award for Modi has sparked a row

    Glaring errors, aid timing: Why Seychelles’ ‘hurried’ award for Modi has sparked a row

    29 Jun 2026 6:18 PM IST
    What is Pax Silica and why India matters - an explainer

    Pax Silica explained: How India matters to the global AI supply chain pact

    26 Jun 2026 5:04 PM IST
    Keir Starmer

    Policy moves, U-turns that drove Keir Starmer's resignation as British PM

    22 Jun 2026 6:07 PM IST
    Bottle of whiskey

    Why Karnataka introduced SC/ST quota in liquor licence auctions

    22 Jun 2026 4:32 PM IST
    US-Iran peace deal

    US, Iran agree over peace. What changed? Which pain points still remain?

    15 Jun 2026 5:54 PM IST
    Australia social media ban

    UK unveils ‘Australia-Plus’ social media ban: What’s the ‘plus’? Did Aus model work?

    15 Jun 2026 5:19 PM IST
    Heres everything you need to know about Sukanyas recent triumph in a defamation case against Sun TV

    Explained: 30-year Sukanya-Veerappan case, and why Sun TV has to pay Rs 10 lakh

    8 Jun 2026 5:57 PM IST
    The Rajesh Exports case centres around Rajesh Mehta

    Explained: What does Rajesh Exports do? Why is SEBI alleging a scam?

    4 Jun 2026 6:17 PM IST
    What is Anthropics Olah doing in the Vatican with Pope?

    Olah and the Pope: What's Anthropic doing in the Vatican?

    26 May 2026 2:12 PM IST
    Whats the govts Samudra Manthan all about?

    Centre fast-tracks Samudra Manthan amid fuel crisis; what's this project?

    17 May 2026 3:21 PM IST
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