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.

Even as US President Donald Trump continues to shake down the post-World War II established global order, France has managed to remain important for Indian interests

Hours after the Supreme Court scrapped his IEEPA tariffs, Trump imposed a 10% global tariff on almost all imports to the US under a rarely-used provision. Here is how Section 122 works and what its use means for countries such as India

Trump’s choice of Section 122 marks yet another use of an instrument associated with Richard Nixon to pressure American trading partners

Prince Andrew removal from line of succession explained — his current status, Parliament’s role, legal hurdles and what it means for the monarchy.

The Starliner’s failure left two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, at the space station for nine months. Their stay had been expected to last as little as eight days, although it would not have been a surprise if that test flight had stretched…

Soon after the council published the details, bar members started getting flooded by campaign outreach. So, how much personal information can a statutory professional body place in the public domain in the name of elections?

The US Supreme Court has delivered a series of emergency interim rulings in favour of Trump over the past year. But it has also pushed back in a few instances

Immediately after the court order, Trump held a press conference to slam the ruling and announced a 10% tariff on imports.

The CBI's findings contrast sharply with the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court's order of 31 January 2022, which had transferred the probe from the Tamil Nadu police to the CBI on a petition by the victim's father