The deprivation points system was introduced to ensure that the university did not merely draw students who had already benefited from greater educational opportunities. It aims to give a leg up to candidates from backward regions, women and transgender persons.

After the Supreme Court’s order recognising walking on footpaths as a fundamental right, Andhra Pradesh has become the country’s first state to formulate a pedestrian safety policy. Here's what it plans.

The scheme has two targets: keeping large-scale production growing after the first smartphone production-linked incentive scheme runs its course, and creating a competitive Indian smartphone brand.

Gurugram went from heatwave conditions in May to severe waterlogging in August. What turns a weather event into an urban disaster, and why do the same failures return?

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged £442 million to get homeless people, who are forced to sleep in the open, off the streets by Christmas. But questions remain over funding, rural inequality and whether the money will arrive in time.

Two years after the Palestinian girl's desperate phone calls shook the world, Israel has admitted its forces fired on her car — and opened a criminal probe. The question now: Will the investigation head anywhere?

A US mother killed her three children soon after giving birth. Her lawyers argue she had postpartum psychosis. Such a diagnosis is not synonymous with violence. We explain what it means, and its legal implications.

Asian elephants are highly mobile mammals that roam vast distances in search of food and water. To do this, they need corridors connecting their habitats. But these pathways are increasingly under threat from rail lines, industrial activity and mining

A new study showed that intismeran, when administered along with immunotherapy drug Keytruda, reduced the risk of death owing to recurrence of skin cancer by 49% — and the risk of death owing to its spreading by 59%.

The US Supreme Court had struck down much of Donald Trump’s earlier tariff programme in February. So how is the US imposing fresh tariffs now?

The treatment, co-developed by Mayo Clinic and Sravathi AI, targets a specific protein called GIPC1 that, in certain circumstances, can contribute to the growth of many different types of cancer, including pancreatic cancer.

While the faster-than-Bolt robot is a feat of science, why are such experiments needed? Whom do they help, and how? We explain.

How is AI transforming cyber threats, in both speed and scale? What does this mean for India?

Goldy Brar is also a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose gang claimed responsibility for the murders of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in 2022 and veteran Congress politician Baba Siddique in 2024.

More than 25 flights have been cancelled amid Delhi rain. Most commercial airlines have the tech to deal with poor weather, so why are ops still hit? We explain.

The site, approximately 68.5 km from Chennai, was announced in August 2022 by the previous DMK government. It had led to protests by residents living in and around the proposed site, which continued for close to four years.

A new committee will examine the Gorkha issue to provide a “permanent political resolution”. What is the history of the demand?

The government has often cited data on the Unemployment Rate to suggest that Indians are doing well on the jobs front. But a closer look shows problems ranging from the quality of jobs in question to the sheer number of young people not in education, jobs…

How does ChatGPT know it is talking to a teenager? Do these safeguards hold up in real conversations? And will they work equally for all teenagers?

Indian IT firms are landing big AI-led deals even as the sector faces weak spending and margin pressure. The TCS-Porsche deal offers a glimpse of how that dynamic could be changing.