Lumbini, located across the border from Gorakhpur in Rupandehi district of Nepal's Lumbini province, is believed to be the birthplace of the Shakya prince Siddhartha Gautam, who became The Buddha after attaining Enlightenment.

The strategically-significant Sela Tunnel project in Arunachal Pradesh is nearing completion. A look at its features and why the project matters.

“Sheshavatar Bhagwan Shri Laxman ji ki paawan nagari Lucknow mein aapka haardik swaagat wa abhinandan (You are welcome in the sacred city of Lord Laxman, Lucknow),” he tweeted along with a picture of himself and Governor Anandiben Patel with Modi.

A G Perarivalan was sentenced to death by a TADA court in 1998 in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, and the sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1999.

In a cave in Laos, a tooth that likely belonged to a Denisovan girl from 13,000-16,000 years ago. Little is known of Denisovans; the find sheds new light on their habitat, adaptability and interbreeding with the ancestors of modern humans.

The European CDC is anticipating a significant overall increase in Covid-19 cases in the coming weeks and months due to the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron. What are these new strains, and could they trigger a fourth wave in India as well?

Edtech firm Unacademy has announced its foray into the offline learning space by launching its own coaching centres, offering tuitions for competitive examinations. Why is Unacademy foraying into offline education?

The College of Art has begun its admission process under Ambedkar University. How is it associated with Ambedkar University? Why is the announcement of admissions drawing criticism?

The US Soccer Federation has agreed to pay its men’s and women’s national teams equally. How did we get here, and where do we go from here? What does this mean for the rest of the world?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared he cannot allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO due to their alleged support of Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara says threaten its national security. A look at Turkey’s position, what it could…

This is the second round of layoffs the firm has carried out in May after having handed pink slips to 200 academicians and assistant teachers — both contractual and full time — citing performance issues, two weeks ago.

This is the second round of layoffs the firm has carried out in May after having handed pink slips to 200 academicians and assistant teachers — both contractual and full time — citing performance issues, two weeks ago.

In a stark warning to virtual private network (VPN) service providers, the government Wednesday asked them to adhere to the cybersecurity rules released by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) or wrap up operations in the country.

The first administrative step for the proposed unification of the MCDs would be to nullify their boundaries, which could be the "easiest task" in this process.

The first administrative step for the proposed unification of the MCDs would be to nullify their boundaries, which could be the "easiest task" in this process.

Yasin Malik, head of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was arrested by the NIA in 2019 in connection with an overarching terror-funding case that it had opened in 2017.

The Union Cabinet has advanced by five years its target for achieving 20% ethanol blending in petrol. What does advancing the blending target mean? Is the new target achievable? What are the roadblocks ahead?

On what basis has the Supreme Court cleared local body elections in Madhya Pradesh? What is the legal position in the case of Maharashtra now? Why are states so keen to hold these elections — and what is the problem with collecting the OBC data?

The depreciation is expected to impact the economy in general and various segments such as imports, mainly fuel prices, and push up inflation.

The study is the first to examine RSV disease burden in narrow age brackets. For example, there were over 45,000 deaths in infants under six months old in 2019, with one in five of the total global cases of RSV occurring in this age group.