Former ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar says the pivot around which the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation revolves are the Central Asian countries, which India has long considered as part of its extended neighbourhood.

NHRC has issued notices over paid Instagram ads directing users to Telegram channels offering child sexual abuse material. Of 1.9 million CyberTipline reports India received in 2025, only a fraction translated into police action.

September 5 became Teachers’ Day during Radhakrishnan’s presidency. While official accounts credit his wish to honour teachers, another account credits a teachers’ federation and Jawaharlal Nehru.

India completely overhauled its official statistics in 2026, leading to revisions in old data. But how is it arriving at those revisions? Here's a simple guide.

There are many different methods of portraying a three-dimensional sphere on a two-dimensional surface, and each comes with its own drawbacks or distortions. The one you pick depends on the purpose you need it for.

While several Earth observation satellites operate in low Earth orbit (160-2,000 km above Earth’s surface), EOS-5 will be positioned roughly 36,000 km above Earth, in geosynchronous orbit.

Ahead of Teachers’ Day, a Supreme Court ruling has put the spotlight on the institutions that train India’s teachers. We explain the routes into teaching, who regulates teacher-training colleges, and how the system is being reshaped under NEP 2020.

A mosque inside the Saharanpur Collectorate campus was demolished on Saturday after a court upheld an eviction order. The dispute centred on allegations that the structure stood on government land without legal authorisation.

FSSAI’s objection to Old Monk being sold as rum has reignited questions over how spirits are classified in India. While international standards can be strict, back home, your whiskey is likely rum, and your rum is probably flavoured spirit.

The attack came at a crucial point in the evolution of the counter-Maoist strategy and, according to security establishment officials involved in operations in Bastar at that time, ended up reinforcing rather than disrupting that strategy.

Even at the higher end of the expected valuation and a concentration in public issues this month, the IPO is expected to garner big interest from both institutions and retail.

Excess cash can drag overnight rates lower and complicate inflation control. We look at the tools the central bank can use to absorb it.

Dogri is spoken by around 2.6 million people in India, but its script, Namey Dogra Akhar, has largely disappeared from everyday use. A campaign in Jammu is now trying to bring it back.

Do you know what Nokia or Toshiba or IBM now make and sell? Here is how the household names have pivoted to stay relevant in a fast-changing world.

This applies only to the bank’s UAE operations — other countries are outside its scope. The US hopes that the fresh sanctions would force Iran to capitulate on its regional proxy activities and nuclear efforts.

What has BRICS achieved so far, and how can it adapt to a rapidly changing global order? Experts Explain.

Often called the “mini-Parliament of Sikhs”, the General House of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is meant to be a genuinely representative body. But the last election was held in 2011.

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This edition comes amid several weeks of heightened activity around China’s foreign relations — from a recent summit to Xi Jinping’s upcoming visits to India and the US.

Egg demand and prices generally go up post-Diwali, with the setting in of winter and through the spring season. What has changed this year to make them expensive?