A phenomenon called "coronal holes" was spotted on the sun. How does it occur and does it have any impact on life on earth? We explain.

Tesla systems — and Musk's claims about them — face their biggest challenge since the launch of Autopilot in 2015 as a series of lawsuits and a criminal case over fatal Tesla accidents head to court.

China and India, with their strategic and economic interests, will be watching the Nepal election results. China has signed infrastructure projects with Nepal under its vast Belt Road Initiative.

There are currently seven kinds of ITR forms, which are used by different categories of taxpayers. What change has been proposed to the current system?

China is not new to 'Jimmy Jimmy', but its use as a protest song has never happened before. So, what explains the popularity of 'Jimmy Jimmy' in China, and the rest of the world?

The Belt and Road Initiative is a massive multinational, multi-modal connectivity infrastructure project promoted by China. India does not support the BRI, and has declined to join the project.

Here are the key issues in the trial, what the government argued, what the publishers claimed, and why author Stephen King testified.

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down the race-conscious admissions programmes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. How did this matter reach SCOTUS? What is the upshot, for the US and for other countries?

A look at the situation of women in the tiny sheikhdom that has undergone a massive social transformation from a generation ago, when most women kept close to home.

The plea was filed on the basis of a representation against India's next Chief Justice before the President of India by one Rashid Khan Pathan.

North Korea has fired at least 20 missiles east and west of its southern neighbour, with one landing near South Korean territorial waters for the first time since the two countries were divided in 1953. A look at what is going on.

The elections of November 8 will decide whether it is the Democrats or Republicans who will control Congress for the remaining part of President Joe Biden’s four-year term in the White House. This is critical to pending and new legislation, particularly on…

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which enters Pakistan Occupied Kashmir through the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit Baltistan, appears to be crawling, faced with multiple financial, political, and security speedbumps along the way. Here's what is happening…

Nearly 200 countries agreed at last year's COP26 summit to improve their emissions-cutting pledges, called Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs, in time for COP27, but only two dozen countries have so far done so. The world remains on a path to overshoot…

Three new asteroids have been discovered, one of which astronomers have said could have "a devastating impact on life as we know it" and could potentially lead to a "mass extinction event". Here's what we know about '2022 AP7'

Strung together with tweets from people on the strict laws they have to face in Iran, Farsi song Baraye, has become the anthem for scores of young women and men fighting against the country’s theocratic regime.

The CSE analysis said that local sources caused around 32.9 per cent of the pollution in Delhi from October 21 to 26. Here are the causes and culprits it found.

Here is why Chennai is experiencing heavy rains, how the situation this time is different from previous years, and if there is a reason to worry.

The beta program lets users try out pre-released software and experience the latest features before the software becomes more widely available.

Arif Mohammed Khan always had a penchant for being noticed — as the suave, English-speaking, ‘progressive’ Muslim face known to speak his mind. Here's a brief history of his long, eventful career, defined by his stand in the Shah Bano case.

This is the latest in similar settlements by US pharma giants. In July last year, three of America’s biggest drug distributors and one manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, agreed to a $26 billion settlement for their alleged role in fueling the deadly opioid…