India has a patchwork of laws, regulatory frameworks and platform-led interventions to safeguard young users online. But experts say enforcement gaps and the ease with which children can misrepresent their age pose challenges

The last few years, starting with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have shown it’s not just the financial markets that are vulnerable to global shocks but the economy…

The court was hearing petitions led by people who lost their children or spouses to rare complications shortly after receiving Covid vaccines in 2021. Here's what it has ordered, and why.

Those included in the 'creamy layer' are not entitled to OBC reservation benefits. Here's what the court has said about equivalence between children of PSUs and private sector employees and those in the government sector.

“Most prominent is shipping in the Straits of Hormuz where trade has been halted, not by a lack of available insurance, but by obvious safety concerns,” said Chris Jones, Chief Executive of the International Underwriting Association.

The outgoing GDP series, adopted in 2015, led to controversy. But, even with the new series, questions arise about the data and rising 'discrepancies', which officially capture the gap in calculations related to the real GDP.

Many analysts believed the US-Israel war on Iran would hurt the world’s second-largest economy. As Operation Epic Fury slips into its third week, here is what to make of China’s response and interests.

The war has reduced energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz to a trickle. What could be the way out? An expert unpacks this and more

The 2020 restrictions were primarily meant for Chinese investors. New amendments aim to boost India’s export competitiveness, and come amid the larger attempt to stabilise ties.

Nearly a fifth of the world’s oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s attacks on some of these ships since February 28 have proven a major deterrent for all commercial activity here. Here is what to know.

Jones Act requires all cargo ships in America to be carried aboard vessels that are US-built, US-flagged and US-owned.

Formed in 1979 with the initial aim of safeguarding the Islamic Revolution, IRGC directly answers to the Supreme Leader. Today, it has its own ministry, a complex bureaucracy, and diversified functions in multiple spheres.

Till a few days back, millions of barrels of Russian crude were languishing on the high seas with few willing buyers. But since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Moscow is estimated to have earned around $150 million a day in extra oil revenue

In this week's 'GDP: Graphs, Data and Perspectives', Udit Misra writes that in the first six days of the war on Iran, the US and Israel had spent over Rs 1.3 lakh crore. For reference, India’s entire defence budget for 2026 is Rs 7.8 lakh crore. But even…

This, in essence, is why Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have continued to dump Indian shares amid the war in West Asia and volatile crude oil prices, dragging down the Indian rupee, which hit a new all-time low of 92.48 per dollar on Friday.

Two wars, two strikingly similar timelines. In one case, world sport moved swiftly to sanction Russia. Four years later, the same organisations are taking a far more cautious approach to the US-Israel attacks on Iran.

The war in West Asia doesn’t look to be ending anytime soon. The US has hit military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf, and is sending more marines and warships to West Asia.

Kharg is Iran's prime oil export hub. While Donald Trump says the US hit only military targets on the tiny coral island and spared oil infrastructure, the attack could still spook markets.

In the last eight years, nine mostly BJP-ruled states have passed similar laws to prevent forcible marriage and conversion of Hindu women, to curb purported 'love jihad'. We explain

BookMyShow allegedly offered cash loans and monetary deposits at 'zero interest' to single-screen theatres and multiplexes, and allegedly locked these cinemas into exclusive agreements, preventing them from ticket sales on rival platforms

Since the bifurcation of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — Ladakh and J&K — Ladakh has been agitating for greater democratic representation, as well as protections for its environment and culture.