A new World Bank assessment says the Iran war's effects could drag India's GDP growth rate below the crucial 7% mark. The biggest factor in this deceleration could be the hit to disposable incomes, writes Udit Misra in this week's column.

Why the recent US-Iran conflict is not a T-20 match with an instant winner but a Test series — a prolonged contest to solve countless disputes.

The Artemis II mission's historic journey has set the stage for not only a Moon landing mission in 2028 but the larger goal of building a permanent human base there.

In India, it is only now that guidelines to restrict junk food in and around schools as well as front-of-pack labelling debates and efforts to display “sugar boards” in schools have taken off.

This transition carries far-reaching implications for large conglomerates like Tata Sons, potentially accelerating their path toward a stock market listing

The US has blocked a key legal step required for the ratification of the UK's Chagos deal. The archipelago, especially Diego Garcia island, has now become a symbol of the deepening US-UK rift.

Nearly a year ago, India had damaged the Nur Khan base during Operation Sindoor. On Saturday, the American delegation, led by Vance, and the Iranian team, led by Bagher Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi, landed at the base near Islamabad ahead of peace talks

Iran may not be able to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as it cannot locate the mines it laid along the waterway, a New York Times report has said. Indeed, while laying naval mines is easy, detecting and clearing them is a long, painstaking process. Here's why

Over the past 16 years, Orbán has transformed Hungary’s political landscape. Today the country occupies a unique space in the global right, featuring Orbán’s self-proclaimed 'illiberal state' built on 'national foundations.'

Iran Rejects US Proposal in Islamabad: India has been watching the negotiations very carefully and hoping the talks will lead to reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. After Vance's Islamabad speech, here's where things stand.

In a blog post published after the incident, Altman said the attack had forced him to reflect on the real‑world consequences of public narratives around artificial intelligence.

Although the US has claimed that it destroyed more than 90% of the Iranian Navy’s regular fleet, Iran was able to exercise leverage in the marathon peace talks in Islamabad. We explain why.

This is the first such meeting between the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang of Taiwan in 10 years. Here is what China may be signalling through it, and why it matters for the larger Taiwan issue.

In Hindi cinema, the face and the voice have long been separate, stitched together through playback singing. Here's a brief history of the practice, and Asha Bhosle's place in it.

The directive mandates that athletes obtain “prior approval from the Athletics Federation of India before entering into an agreement or contractual arrangement with any sponsor or third party”.

Ample carryover stocks from bumper harvests in 2025-26 have kept global food prices in check, unlike in 2008 and 2022 when they soared along with oil. However, this may not last long – and the failed US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad offer little hope.

First approved by the US FDA in 2014 for advanced skin cancer, Keytruda is now used globally for certain lung cancers, cervical cancer, renal cell cancer and aggressive breast cancer, among others.

Any fresh blockade also leaves the Iranians with the option of stopping everybody else from transiting the Strait. For Tehran, this could be the difference between another round of devastating bombings or favourably ending bringing the war to a stop at the…

The US-Iran talks are deadlocked, and Trump is making threats again. What could happen next? An Expert Explains.

Though the government claims that blocking of content has risen primarily on account of deepfakes and financial misinformation, censorship in India remains a political tool. The fresh rules would allow the government to gain a different kind of control, and…

The state government maintained that the new norms were designed to bring greater transparency and accountability to the crop procurement system. Here’s what to know.