Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed the state could soon be divided into four parts. His remarks have reignited the long-standing debate over the division of India’s most populous state.

Article 22 requires arrested persons to be informed about the grounds of arrest. The Supreme Court's ruling on Monday means that arrests flouting this right are invalid in law.

The UK is providing an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia’s defensive efforts against Houthi missile and drone attacks, highlighting its longstanding defence ties with Riyadh.

The new 2022-23 base year series changes how India measures everything from mixed-business activity and government housing to household savings and rooftop solar.

Government offices in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts can now use Tulu for official communication alongside Kannada. This is widely seen as the Congress government’s attempt to reach out to voters in a BJP bastion.

The 2023 law replaced the CJI on the selection committee with a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister. The government, therefore, got two representatives on the three-member panel, alongside the Leader of Opposition.

India has accounted for about 3.6% of global emissions since 1751, versus nearly a fifth for EU member states. But instead of funds flowing from developed countries to developing ones, the CBAM sends it the opposite way.

The Greenland framework symbolises a marked conceptual shift. The US gets access to a long-term guaranteed security arrangement without formal acquisition or legal and geopolitical repercussions.

What conditions have to be met before a drought can be officially declared? What roles to the Centre and state governments play?

The answer depends on whether the calculation would be in Indian rupee or in US dollar terms. Since India’s rupee weakens against the US dollar every year, achieving this goal in US dollar terms is considerably tougher.

The 2023 law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection process. A challenge to the law has divided a two-judge bench on whether it should be heard by a Constitution Bench.

Recent flare-ups in the West Asia conflict are leading to significant pain for the three PSUs — Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum — in the absence of a hike in retail fuel prices.

An OpenAI agent breached Australia’s Medicare statistics portal during a routine research task. The incident highlights the risks of autonomous AI systems bypassing access controls.

For bank employees, a five-day week is the principal unresolved demand. At present, bank branches are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays. The unions want all Saturdays to become holidays.

The world depends on a small group of private stakeholders to manufacture and manage undersea cables, which carry over 99% of internet traffic and are increasingly becoming targets for sabotage.

The term traces its origins to the immediate aftermath of World War II. Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s comments come on the back of rising hostilities with China and Russia, both permanent UN Security Council members.

The ECI is entrusted with the responsibility of conducting free and fair elections in India. The recent Express investigation has led to calls for the Chief Election Commissioner to be removed.

Why were markets hit so hard? There are a range of reasons, according to analysts: Surging crude oil prices, the resultant inflationary concerns, and rising bond yield — all amid the West Asia conflict.

The High Court quashed preventive detention of a Poonch resident under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, holding that the allegations against him did not justify invoking the extraordinary power of preventive detention.

The Veer Guardian air exercise focused on interoperability and speaks to the growing scope of India-Japan defence ties amid an assertive China in the Indo-Pacific.

The plan, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, would end the conflict in West Asia ongoing since February, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin comprehensive talks about Tehran’s nuclear programme.