While AI runs on algorithms, it also requires electricity, and in large volumes. This rapid expansion could reshape the country’s power landscape as data centres are emerging as large, complex and highly dynamic loads on modern grids

Kerala has become the country's first state to frame an Urban Policy. The roadmap for the next 25 years is crucial for a state that expects 80% of its population to be urban by 2050.

Stocks of both Indian and US companies crashed earlier this month following Anthropic and OpenAI’s releases of AI tools that promise to take over several tasks they currently perform. But Nilekani, and several others, still see opportunities for Indian IT…

Enacted by the P V Narasimha Rao government in September 1991, during the peak of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, the Act freezes the status of all religious places as they existed at Independence on August 15, 1947

As Maharashtra scraps the last trace of the 2014 policy, here’s how the Bombay High Court found 'extraordinary circumstances' to justify the 5% reservation in education for Muslims.

The state government is weighing its prospects in the apex court, even as it maintains its position as established in its 2017 affidavit permitting entry to women of all ages

Great Nicobar is an ecologically rich, remote and sparsely populated island. The mega project will severely affect its forests, wildlife and indigenous communities.

What is the case against Kamra and Andhare, and why is a privileges committee hearing this? We explain.

Gold ETF inflows in January accounted for 22% of gold imports during the month, while investments in silver ETFs were equal to 52% of silver imports.

The Bihar government has framed the decision, announced by Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha in the Legislative Council, as a step towards cleaner cities. But it raises questions about its impact on livelihood and communities.

Altman and Amodei were the only tech leaders who did not join hands while on stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Google’s Sundar Pichai. It was not accidental.

In a leave-to-appeal regime, the court first decides whether the case deserves to be reopened. In a statutory appeal as of right, the matter is admitted and the court re-examines facts and law.

This edition of ExplainSpeaking examines India’s Budget data and allocations to several key ministries — and their relative shares in the total government spending — to understand the policy priorities of the incumbent government and how they align with the…

Andrew gave up the royal title of Duke of York in the wake of serious allegations of paedophilia and sexual abuse last year, in relation to his long association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The abrupt decision came as a surprise, as the Gates Foundation had claimed that he would be in attendance as late as February 17. What happened in the 48 hours leading up to this decision?

The present case is the first in a flurry of lawsuits filed by teenagers, school districts and states, claiming that platforms like Meta-owned Instagram and YouTube were designed to encourage excessive use by millions of young Americans.

After Australia’s strict law enforcing a minimum age for social media access, starting 16 years, Europe is likely to follow suit. India’s Economic Survey 2026-27 has also called on the Centre to implement age-based limits for social media usage for children…

Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor at MIT and a computer scientist known for his pioneering work on computational imaging, argues that the future of AI lies in decentralised personal agents rather than large central platforms.

Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, till 2013, had a narrow definition of rape. It criminalised only peno-vaginal penetration. The court applied the law as it stood then.

Apart from heading the NIH, Bhattacharya is now the temporary head of the CDC — an agency he once criticised for its Covid-19 mask mandates.

Pax Silica aims to build secure supply chains — ranging from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing and semiconductors. All of these are areas of concern for India.