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Sanjana Kumari is a researcher at Think Today News. The research desk checks facts, figures and dates in our stories against official sources such as government releases, the Reserve Bank of India and court orders, and gathers background for our explainers. Sanjana is also the co-founder of Zentix Services, where she works as a WordPress developer specialising in WooCommerce, UI/UX design and website performance.
A bill goes through three readings in each House of Parliament and then needs the President's assent. Money bills take a shorter route, because the Rajya Sabha can only recommend changes.
UPI works in ten countries. Since July and September 2026 it can also be used to book Burj Khalifa's observation deck and Resorts World Sentosa online, but check fees and app settings before you pay.
Every film released in Indian cinemas needs a CBFC certificate. The 2023 amendment split the UA rating into three age bands, and each rating now tells parents something specific.
Lenders check your credit score before approving a loan or card. Paying on time matters most, a high card balance can drag the score down, and each credit bureau must give you one free full report a year.
Callers posing as police, customs or investigators keep victims on video calls and demand money. No Indian agency arrests people over a video call.
When rain cuts a limited-overs match short, DLS decides the new target. The idea is simpler than the tables suggest: it is about resources.
The Group of Twenty has no permanent headquarters. The country holding the presidency sets the agenda for its year, and the African Union joined as a permanent member at the New Delhi summit in 2023.
India's Goods and Services Tax replaced a tangle of indirect taxes in 2017. CGST and SGST apply to sales within a state, IGST to sales across states, and the GST Council sets the rates.
ISRO uses PSLV for lighter satellites in low orbits, GSLV and LVM3 for heavier ones going higher. Between countdown and orbit, each rocket drops its stages one by one.
Who runs India's general elections, what the model code of conduct does, and how EVMs and VVPATs fit into voting and counting.
A UPI payment takes seconds, but it passes through your app, two banks and NPCI's national switch. Knowing the route explains why payments fail and how to get money back.
The India Meteorological Department uses four colours, green, yellow, orange and red, to warn of heatwaves, heavy rain and storms. Each colour asks for a different level of action.
India's official ranking of colleges and universities is a useful starting point for students, if you know what goes into it and what it leaves out.
The repo rate is what the RBI charges banks for short-term loans. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee sets it, and a change reaches most new floating-rate home loans within three months.
