Charges like last-minute fees present multiple contradictions, including hiding the real cost of goods and services until the final step of checkout.

In an official decree Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas postponed legislative elections scheduled in November 2026 to September 2027. The Palestinian territories last witnessed national elections in 2005-06.

Election Commission of India: Why did the Election Commission go from being a single-member body to having three members to one member to three members again? How is the EC funded? We explain.

The flight had to land in Hyderabad after the cabin filled with smoke. Here is why power banks burst into flames, and how to fly with them safely.

Saudi Arabia's requests for the US to aid it against the Houthis of Yemen have reportedly been rebuffed so far. What could happen after the large-scale attack on the Riyadh airport this week?

Like all religio-cultural phenomena, Garba during Navratri started out with humble beginnings. Here’s how it evolved over time – a story of remarkable continuity and many significant changes.

The Gorkha incident has renewed concerns about the Himalaya, where retreating glaciers, unstable mountain slopes and large quantities of loose sediment can produce destructive flows.

The protest restrictions in Delhi raise questions about the right to peaceful assembly, preventive policing and the Supreme Court’s proportionality test.

The Delhi Police announced Monday that the venue is no longer a “designated site” for protests, notifying three new venues instead. Here's how a lane abutting the 18th-century monument became Delhi’s dissent square.

Trump has renewed his defence of Christopher Columbus, calling for his legacy to be protected. How did the explorer become a symbol of American identity, and why does his legacy remain contentious?

While the police often cite maintaining law and order when regulating protests, Article 19 permits restrictions on fundamental rights on specified grounds, including “public order”. The SC has treated the two differently.

How 2026 Nobel Economic laureates, Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, grounded macroeconomics in real, human choices and why central banks and governments today can't make do without.

To unpack Pakistan’s and Turkey’s postures towards Riyadh’s needs in Yemen, it is essential to look at each country’s regional interests.

The Great Depression prompted policymakers to advocate government intervention in economic crises. Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford's work refines that idea.

Public listing of Tata holding company requires changes to its corporate status, Articles of Association and AGM nod.

Price rises are spreading across more goods and services, with nearly half of India's household consumption basket recording inflation above 4% in September, compared with just 16% in January.

From Jantar Mantar to Hyde Park, a look at iconic protest sites that have shaped political movements and the history of dissent worldwide.

Why does India need ships to track underwater threats near its shores? And what capabilities does the Mahe class of anti-submarine warfare craft possess?

Actor Richa Chadha suggested drawing eyes and lips on the face and concealing eyebrows. How does facial recognition work, and what can such makeup do to interfere with it?

The straw-hatted pirate emblem has appeared at protests from Indonesia to Nepal, and now Delhi. What explains the appeal of the Japanese manga and anime series among young protesters?

The Keralam government on Tuesday (October 13) presented the Keralam Senior Citizens (Care and Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026, in the Legislative Assembly. If passed, it would establish a framework to regulate elderly-care facilities and services, with…