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?

Poverty can be measured in terms of the number of people living below this line (with the incidence of poverty expressed as the head count ratio). The “depth” of poverty indicates how far the poor are below the poverty line.

Speaking in the Parliament earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited a June 1948 letter written by Jawaharlal Nehru to then Chief Minister of Assam Gopinath Bardoloi in which, PM Modi claimed, Nehru had clearly asked Bardoloi to differentiate…

Hosni Mubarak ruled with an iron fist — so much so that he was once dubbed “The Pharaoh”.

The incoming 24 multirole MH-60 Romeo helicopters are expected to boost the Indian Navy's efforts to expand its role in the Indian Ocean Region. The Navy had long asked for these helicopters, and the $2.2 billion deal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee…

The Army said that "use of distinctly different (both in colour and pattern) disruptive dress by CAPFs and State Police forces should be restricted only to employment in jungle terrain in Left Wing Extremism affected areas".

Govt has set the ball rolling for a Central Consumer Protection Authority under the new Consumer Protection Act. A look at its expected structure and its scope, including a crackdown on false ads.

This week, NASA published a set of six papers - five in the journal Nature, one in Nature Geoscience - to reveal “a planet alive with quakes, dust devils and strange magnetic pulses”.

51 of these states will fall vacant on different dates in April due to retirement of sitting members, while four are already vacant.

Kunal Kamra IndiGo ban: A ban of three months is imposed when an offence is categorised as a Level 1 offence, which is the least critical, according to the norms.

Other organisms such as fungi and amoebas that are found in anaerobic environments lost the ability to breathe over time. The new study shows that the same can happen in the case of animals, too.

Pakistan is not the only country with a locust infestation problem, as per the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, the situation is “extremely alarming” in the Horn of Africa, where widespread breeding is in progress.

US believes the world is on the verge of a pandemic, WHO says it is not one yet. How does WHO define a pandemic?

The Bill notes that between 1882 and 1968, at least 4,700 people, predominantly African-Americans were reported lynched in the US and that 99 per cent of the perpetrators of these lynchings were not punished.

Modi has broken through systemic prejudice against US engagement. But an India at war with itself can’t take advantage of the possibilities presented by the ‘Hindi-Amreeki, Bhai-Bhai’ phase in the relationship.

A year ending with 00 is obviously a multiple of four, but is usually not a leap year. These are the exceptions. But again, there are exceptions to such exceptions. For example, 2000 ended with 00 but remained a leap year.

A ‘second moon’ has been discovered, orbiting Earth. Actually an asteroid, it will break free at one point.

When exactly is Super Tuesday, what makes it so “Super” and how did we even get to a place where we have a day with that title? Here’s what you need to know.

Investors hit the sell button in early trade Friday, with Indian market indices, tracking the slide in global markets, dropping to near 5-month lows.

Because of the red tinge, such ice in Antarctica is often dubbed "watermelon snow".

The theme of this year’s science day is “Women in Science”.