History was made, the PM said, when the IAF’s An-32 aircraft using a 10% blend of Indian biojet fuel took off from Leh’s Kushok Bakula Rimpoche airport on January 31.

To keep in tune with the Earth’s orbit, the calendar needs to keep adding February 29 from time to time.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat is working on a timeline for the rollout of joint commands of the Army, Navy and Air Force. What are the existing commands in India, and how will jointness help?

Over the years, Twitter has often been called out by misinformation spread by its users, some of whom are politicians and public figures with a wide audience. Earlier this month, Twitter announced plans for dealing with deep fakes, or manipulated video.

A new species of snails have been named Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, in honour of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. The species has been described in the Biodiversity Data Journal.

Earlier this month, Credit Suisse ousted its chief executive Tidjane Thiam, capping a spying scandal that had rocked the Switzerland-based financial services company. In July last year, it emerged that detectives had followed an executive who had quit Credit…

Mud packs were applied on the surface of the monument first in 1994, and then again in 2001, 2008, and, most recently, beginning 2014.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plead guilty to computer hacking in 1995 and was fined, but avoided prison on condition that he would not reoffend.

The political intrigue could bring fresh tumult to Malaysia, and deter investors looking for stability at a time when the global coronavirus epidemic and trade wars are hurting growth.

Italy has tested more than 3,000 people for the novel coronavirus. Most of these individuals had had direct contact with infected individuals.

According to the police, in Senegal, Ravi Pujari had been living under the assumed name of Anthony Fernandes, running restaurants and "doing social work".

Should you cancel your trip to Asia, despite the financial penalties? Or go ahead? What about going to other parts of the world? How hard is it to disinfect an airplane, anyway, and is a mask enough to protect from the virus? Your questions answered.

The current balance of trade, which is tilted in India’s favour, has long been a sore point with Trump, who has described India as a “tariff king”.

Trump is the third US President to visit India over the last decade and a half. Each of the four presidential visits — Barack Obama visited twice — have had a context.

On September 16, 2016, the Election Commission issued a notification making “provisions for furnishing photograph of candidate also with the nomination form, and for declaration regarding citizenship of candidate”.

Plant remains from Harappan sites include cereals, lentils, fruits, vegetables, and spices. Burnt cereals survive well and sometimes leave marks on clay. Seeds of vegetables and fruits are often identifiable.

Katherine Johnson's work was fundamental in enabling Apollo 11 to land on the moon in 1969.

The strength of Rajya Sabha is 238 currently. In all, seven seats are vacant. Counting of votes will begin an hour after polls close on March 26.

Observers have referred to the proposal as a means of countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Among countries, when population is taken into account, average PM2.5 pollution is highest in Bangladesh, followed by Pakistan, while India is at number 5.

In the ongoing violence, what action can the state government take in a UT where police are under the Centre? Under what circumstances can Delhi call for central forces? And if called, what is the state’s role?