With the economy in deep crisis, what were the options before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for 2020-21? With limited resources at her disposal, she has tinkered with several aspects of the economy. But will this strategy work in…

The baby elephant was stuck in a well in Gumla district. Jharkhand forest officials have been receiving praise since the video of the rescue operation went online.

Article 280 of the Constitution requires that a Finance Commission be constituted to recommend the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Centre and states, and among the states.

The Donald Trump government started imposing travel bans from 2017. The number of countries facing restrictions now extends to 13.

Last week, Dawn quoted a senior aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan as saying: “We believe that right now, it is in the interest of our loved ones in China [to stay there]. It is in the larger interest of the region, world, country that we don’t evacuate them…

Decades after the cheetah went extinct in India, SC has cleared a proposal for importing a few from Africa. It throws the spotlight on the cheetahs’ future, impact on indigenous species, and translocation of lions.

The PM, who often tweets in regional languages, wrote a number of these tweets in the Bodo language. The language is one of the key thrust areas in the Bodo Accord.

Commuters are complaining about technical glitches in the system. They say they end up paying the toll fee twice, have to spend more time in the queues and wonder if their bank accounts linked with FASTags will be safe.

India has over 7 lakh wetlands and rules for their protection; yet not one of the wetlands has been notified under domestic laws, according to environmentalist Anand Arya, a petitioner in a Supreme Court case on wetlands.

There have been 305 deaths while 348 of the patients have recovered.

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Super Bowl LIV: A comeback from 20-10 down would have been a great escape for many, but it was a routine prison break for Patrick Mahomes, and he had orchestrated two coming into Sunday's final.

Bank depositor insurance hiked: Why has the government decided to hike bank deposit insurance? What is the role of DICGC? What impact will the hike in bank deposit insurance have on banks? We explain.

Pakistan and Somalia have recently declared locust emergencies. In India, Rajasthan and Gujarat have been grappling with the pest problem.

This year, the groundhog, called “Punxsutawney Phil”, has predicted an early spring.

The 15th Finance Commission has reduced the vertical devolution from 42% to 41%. It has used the criterion of ‘demographic effort’ to offset the population parameter, but its impact is not entirely clear

If an Indian national lives in New Delhi but earns rental income from a house she owns in London, then, along with all other income that she earns within India, this rental income too, will attract tax.

Since the Republicans all but have their nominee already — President Donald Trump — the 2020 primary race holds meaning only for the Democratic party.

SARS was also caused by a type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV). It is believed to be an animal virus, possibly transmitted from bats to civet cats to human beings.

While there is a Level 2 advisory for India, Pakistan comes under Level 3 category. In view of the coronavirus outbreak, China has a Level 4 advisory against it.

The longest written address was by President Jimmy Carter (33,667 words) in 1981; the longest spoken address was by President Bill Clinton (9,190 words) in 1995.