Even with a modest 6% annual GDP growth, India will be the world’s third largest economy by 2028. All the more reason why the focus must be on boosting per capita GDP to $13,000-14,000 levels for a “developed India” by 2047.

According to a joint media intelligence, members of a Russian military intelligence unit could have targeted the brains of US officials by using “directed energy” weapons.

The state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) came into existence on April 1, 1936 with the bifurcation of the erstwhile Bihar and Orissa Province, and inclusion of a couple of districts from the Madras Presidency. Here is the story.

The central bank’s story of the last 90 years has generally been one of stellar achievement. Its relationship with the government has been testy at times, but the bank has been steadfast in defending its turf.

The exemption, offered in March 2020, was challenged before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which asked the Ministry in October 2020 to review it within three months. As the Ministry dragged its feet, the matter reached the top court, which on March 21…

International Fact-checking Day: In this election season, a range of threats abound – traditional misinformation, generative AI images and videos, and deepfakes. Here's what to know about them and how to safeguard yourself.

Singh was arrested on October 4, 2023 after a 10-hour search at his home in North Avenue, New Delhi. According to the ED, Singh is a “key conspirator” in the alleged scam, in which the wholesale liquor business in Delhi was given to private entities in return…

The elections were seen as a de facto referendum on Erdogan — who had won the national election less than a year ago — and his party as the President had thrown all his energy into campaigning for the AK Party’s candidates.

Such flooding events are called swell surge or Kallakkadal in Malayalam. Here is a look at the phenomenon, why it happens, and how it is different from a tsunami.     

Singh’s bail case was heard by a Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and P B Varale. Congress leader and Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued on behalf of the AAP leader, saying there was no case made out against his client.

The BJP has reignited the Katchatheevu debate by accusing the Congress and DMK of betraying the country. Under what circumstances did India give up its claim to the island? What did it gain in return?

The move comes as the world is figuring out a way to set guardrails around the fast proliferation of AI systems.

After a worsening situation over the weekend, things came to a head on Monday when nearly 80 of the scheduled daily 300 flights were cancelled, and 90 were delayed. Tuesday again saw more than 50 cancellations, and many more delays.

Taiwan is prone to earthquakes as it lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire” — where 90% of the world’s earthquakes take place.

Rising temperatures have increased the risk of glacial lake bursts of the kind that devastated the Kedarnath valley in 2013 and parts of Chamoli in 2021.

General Mohammad Reza Zahedi was a leader of an overseas strike force of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard. What is the mandate of the Quds Force, and what is the history of Iranian-Israeli hostility?

Voice Engine can also produce audio clips of the same speaker in another language. How does OpenAI plan to deal with its potential misuse and how can it be used for good?

The Lok Sabha elections' voting will happen in seven phases, between April 19 and June 1. There are multiple ways to check your name on the electoral rolls. We explain.

Both the states have approached the Supreme Court arguing that the Centre’s inaction violates the Disaster Management Act of 2005. Here is what you need to know.

The Katchatheevu controversy is being viewed as a political brownie-point-scoring exercise by the BJP against the DMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu. But it has sparked disquiet in the strategic community both in New Delhi and Colombo. Here’s why.

Essentially, the question before the apex court is whether states can regulate industrial alcohol or whether the Centre exercises exclusive control on the subject.