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.

Pakistan today is more relevant globally than it has been for a while. Internally, it is battling a rise in terror attacks. For India, both these facts have implications to watch out for.

With the growing risk of US military strikes on Iran, benchmark Brent crude prices are over $71 per barrel, over 12% higher than a month ago. India is one of the top oil importers globally.

India’s decision to attend the meeting as an observer was an attempt to maintain a circumspect level of engagement with a controversial body while not shutting the door on a country with whom it has just agreed a trade pact framework.

In this week’s instalment of “Graphs, Data, and Perspectives”, Udit Misra writes that though the economic burden of Trump’s tariffs have largely been passed through to US consumers, there has been a slight shift towards the end of 2025

Are reciprocal tariffs out of the picture now, and can the global trade policy environment return to the calm seen in previous years? We explain why this is unlikely to happen.

Agency and personal autonomy are key facets of Article 21 of the Constitution which guarantees the protection of life and personal liberty. This right has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to include the freedom to choose a partner without external interference. 

An estimate by the firm PwC put the total tariff collections by the end of October at $108 billion, with China accounting for the biggest share at $34 billion. In the case of India, it was estimated to be $487 million till October 2025.

What is the scale of the military build-up right now? What has Donald Trump said, and how has Iran responded? What could happen next? We explain.