Rat-hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, with multiple safety risks for workers. Despite a ban, it remains operational across India.

Takaichi has energized right-wing groups with promises to tighten immigration and build a “strong and prosperous” Japan. She shares the conservative vision of her mentor, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who was assassinated in 2022.

Companies such as IBM, TCS and L&T are associated with the project. Currently a nascent field, quantum computing could potentially be integrated into governance, personal medicine, vaccine production, aerospace, drones, and education.

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we look at a phone call that reveals much about the priorities of leaders in the US and China, and claims of nuclear explosions in China.

The terror outfits active in Pakistan and Afghanistan have a history of targetting Chinese projects and people. The Taliban government and Beijing, meanwhile, are trying to deepen engagement, cautiously.

Both the Centre and states are seeing their borrowing costs rise despite the central bank’s repo rate cuts amid a tightening of liquidity

The PMO told the Lok Sabha Secretariat that questions and matters related to PM Cares and two other funds are not permissible under Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. Here's why

The connection, visible in the country’s everyday life, did not begin with governments but with maritime trade even before the British established its colonies in the region

PM Sanae Takaichi now commands a strong parliamentary position, with market indices touching record highs following the landslide win. A former Indian Ambassador explains how this will reflect at home and abroad.

Over the last two decades, US-Iran talks have been infamous for their sluggish pace, the counter-productive format, and severe dearth of good faith between negotiating parties. Mutual trust has only declined further over the last 12 months

First collected in 1899, giant phantom jellies were not recognised as a species until 60 years later. During the last century, phantom jellies have been documented about 100 times

The 2025 census had found how the section of the Vishwamitri river passing through the busier part of the city had the highest density of crocodiles

India has not opened the door to American GM corn and soyabean. But it has provided a window for US sorghum and DDGS that might not be small

Questions are asked in the House to hold the government accountable on matters of public interest. What are the criteria to decide what questions are admissible in Lok Sabha? And who takes that decision?

Many view the targeting of Jimmy Lai as part of a repressive campaign under Xi. Lai is among the many influential figures who have fallen prey to Beijing's bid to cut out what it calls 'foreign influence'.

Trade deals signed by Bangladesh and India further assume significance as ties between New Delhi and Dhaka have soured in the last few months.

The airline’s troubles stem from the weeklong operational crisis it faced in early December 2025, when it cancelled hundreds of flights affecting thousands of passengers

Has a no confidence motion against a Lok Sabha speaker been moved before this? What conditions must be met before a Speaker is removed? We explain.

Mumbai’s mayor has a ceremonial role in governance. Elected by and amongst the 227 Mumbai corporators, the mayor holds the title of the city’s ‘First citizen’, and presides over the house operations of the country’s richest municipal body

Farmer unions’ concerns range from Indian markets being opened up to US agricultural products to relaxations for specific sectors already under strain domestically.

The new ones – National Large Solar Telescope and National Large Optical-Near Infrared Telescope – will offer Indian scientists a major advantage over existing global telescopes