The breakthrough highlights the geological, climatic and engineering challenges of boring through one of the world's youngest and most unstable mountain ranges. We explain.

The court held that the period of imprisonment without progress in trial — almost four and a half years in custody — had to be taken into consideration. Here’s what to know.

Birsa cannot be understood merely as the leader of an agrarian uprising. Rather, he articulated a broader vision of Adivasi identity, autonomy and self-rule.

Indian workers abroad sent home a record $110.47 billion in 2025-26, helping prop up the rupee amid weak capital inflows. But in the long run, FDI and FPI must improve, and the trade deficit will have to be managed.

The two primary theories about the likely causes of the AI 171 crash include pilot action and an electrical or systems failure.

The Zojila tunnel, which will connect Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, will provide swift round-the-year mobility to defence forces in one of the country’s most sensitive border regions.

Xi’s outreach was aimed at reinforcing China-North Korea ties and keeping Pyongyang within Beijing’s fold. For Kim Jong Un, the propaganda value of Xi’s visit is enormous. But it also holds relevance for the wider Asian region.

NRIs can 'leverage' their own money to borrow at cheaper interest rates abroad and put this money into Indian banks’ high-return FCNR(B) deposits. This will allow NRIs to earn equity-like returns — from bank deposits.

Punjab’s fertiliser demand is highly seasonal and concentrated around crop sowing periods. With the kharif season beginning, some farmers have flagged shortages at a time when global fertiliser prices have spiked.

The first FIR against the online news portal was filed in 2020. Essentially, the state alleged that the company attempted to evade a law that did not exist when it received foreign funding.

At the heart of the recent protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are 12 seats reserved for migrants from Jammu and Kashmir to different parts of Pakistan

On the morning of June 12, in Room No. 15 of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha declared prime minister Indira Gandhi's election invalid. It set off a chain of events culminating in Indira's proclamation of Emergency on the night of June…

The cost of memory as a percentage of the total cost of a low-end phone has surged from under 10% to over 40% now. Like phones and laptops, rising memory costs could end up impacting other electronic devices as well. Here’s what to know.

Police responders on the scene initially handcuffed Nowak, who was the victim of a stabbing. What really happened and why has the incident led to calls for reassessing diversity policies?

The West Asia conflict, along with the government’s proposed easing of approval procedures, can give a leg up to next-generation fertilisers with higher nutrient use efficiency than urea or DAP.

The tripartite agreement to restart oil and gas exploration along the disputed Assam-Nagaland border after three decades could potentially expand India’s domestic energy production.

The NTF’s most important finding is that despite years of reports, UGC regulations, and government strategies, India has no direct statutory framework for suicide prevention in higher education. Here’s what to know.

The data on Employment Rate shows that while things may be improving from the lows of 2020 and 2021, broadly speaking, across different cohorts, a lower percentage of people hold a job in India now than a decade ago.

In a time of global volatility, India’s partnership with France stands out as an example of stability, spanning defence, nuclear energy and space

A knife attack in Northern Ireland’s capital left one man blind and a city ablaze. But the turn of events in the past week appears to be the latest in a rising trend of incidents fuelled by anti-immigrant sentiment. Here’s what to know.

Turkey's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor pushed ties with India to a low. A year later, the two sides are rebuilding their ties through diplomatic engagement and security cooperation. A look at what's driving this.