The Boeing 747-436 plane was able to achieve a speed of 1,327 kph as it was aided by a strong jet stream generated due to Storm Ciara. Other flights travelling across the North Atlantic from west to east also experienced shorter travel times.

Kota Rani is remembered as the last ruler belonging to the Hindu Lohara dynasty in Kashmir.

SARS is also caused due to a type of coronavirus. The virus first infected human beings in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002.

The Solar Orbiter mission, which will take the first pictures of the top and bottom of the sun, is worth approximately Rs11,700 crore.

Recent observations by the Supreme Court have put the spotlight back on the debate over a Uniform Civil Code. What would such a Code seek to achieve, and what have been the arguments for and against it?

PSA dossier compares former J&K Chief Minister to 14th-century Kashmir queen; a look at her life & times.

As things stand, Srikanth is defending around 20,000 points till the end of April, and will need another 18,000 after this to get into the Top 16. A simpler equation (and infinitely tougher task) is to hoard whatever he gets in Manila, and then target the…

A Select Committee has given its report on the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, recommending that surrogacy should not be restricted to close relatives. A look at the provisions and journey of the Bill since 2016.

Of the three awards 1917 did win, one was for what many see as its defining feature — the impression that the film was shot in one continuous take, which brought the Oscar for Best Cinematography to Roger Deakins.

Dropout rates have been declining in higher education institutions over the years. Gross enrolment in higher education, meanwhile, is at just over a quarter of the population in the relevant age group. These emerge out of data tabled by the Ministry of Human…

This year, Safer Internet Day falls on February 11. Last year, it was observed on February 5.

Atop new Mars rover, a robot that fires lasers to study rocks, and will look for signs of past life on Red Planet.

Delhi Assembly Election Results 2020: Even though the BJP is struggling in the number of seats, it seems to have improved its vote share from the last Assembly election in 2015.

Delhi Assembly election results 2020: Congress, which had finished second in Delhi during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, had little to offer this time except criticism of the AAP and BJP.

Delhi election results explained: With AAP's win, and presuming AAP completes its 5-year term, BJP will be out of power in the National Capital for a total of 27 years.

"It is a racket in which unscrupulous agents are earning big bucks from Saudi people by selling these women,” said a senior officer in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), requesting anonymity.

Newly identified cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex

Between 1901 and 2019, 334 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 616 Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine, of which just 20 have been won by 19 women.

Before the start of the crushing season, the Commission of Agriculture Cost and Pricing (CACP) declares the season’s FRP, calculated after taking in consideration the cost of production.

Despite the rollout of several so-called freebies by the AAP government, Delhi’s fiscal deficit is the lowest in the country. Sustaining its fiscal health, however, will require more revenue generation in future