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PoliticsIndia

How a bill becomes a law in India

Three readings in each house, a committee if needed, the President’s assent — and the special routes for money bills, ordinances and amendments to the Constitution.

·Rational Times Explainers·3 min read
EconomyIndia

How the Union Budget works

What the Constitution calls the “annual financial statement”, how Parliament approves the spending, and the words — fiscal deficit, guillotine, vote on account — that come with it.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
PoliticsIndia

How a Lok Sabha election works

From the announcement of the schedule to the counting of the last VVPAT slip: 543 constituencies, one winner each, and a majority of 272 to form a government.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
Law & JusticeIndia

How India’s courts are organised

One integrated system, from the district court to the Supreme Court — who hears what, how judges are appointed, and why removing one is almost impossible.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
EconomyIndia

How GST works

One tax on goods and services, collected at every stage and credited back along the chain — with the Union and the states sharing it and deciding its rates together.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
PoliticsIndia

How the Rajya Sabha works

A house that is never dissolved, elected by state legislators, with equal say on most laws — but not on money.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
PoliticsIndia

How a state government is formed

The governor’s invitation, the floor test, the size of the cabinet and what happens when the machinery breaks down.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
EconomyIndia

How inflation is measured in India

The price indices behind the headline number, the RBI’s 4% target, and why your own costs can rise faster — or slower — than the official figure.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read

Saturday, 31 October 202631 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →

EconomyIndia

How to read a central bank decision

Repo rates, basis points, dissents and “calibrated tightening”: a plain guide to what the RBI, the Fed and the ECB announce — and how it reaches your loan, your savings and the rupee.

·Rational Times Business Desk·2 min read
ExplainerPoliticsUnited States

Explained: how America’s midterm elections work

All 435 House seats and a third of the Senate are on the ballot halfway through a president’s term. What is being decided on 3 November 2026, how a majority is won and when the new Congress takes over.

·Rational Times Americas Desk·2 min read
ExplainerWorld

Explained: how the UN chooses its Secretary-General

Fifteen countries narrow the field in secret straw polls, five of them hold a veto, and the General Assembly has the final word. Here is how the process works — and where the 2026 race stands.

·Rational Times World Desk·3 min read

Friday, 30 October 202630 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →