In addition to barring the onboarding of new customers via online channels, the RBI has also forbidden Kotak Mahindra Bank from issuing new credit cards.

Where is Diphu, and how did the demand for autonomy come about? Which party has been winning the seat in Lok Sabha elections?

For the BJP, already flagging what it calls the Congress’s “appeasement politics and economics,” it has now alleged that the growing middle class are threatened by such policy prescriptions, that their wealth too would be “grabbed” by the government.

The use of inheritance tax as a tool for redistribution of wealth to address income inequality has been discussed widely. Over the years, India abolished estate duty, wealth tax, and gift tax.

The case currently before the SC arose out of a challenge to the 1986 amendment to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 (MHADA) by owners of ‘cessed’ properties in Mumbai.

Microsoft claims that its latest small language models have outperformed several AI models of its size, as well as bigger ones. It said that India’s ITC also leveraged the new Phi-3-mini.

The Maratha quota is an old and emotive issue in Maharashtra, which sends 48 MPs to Lok Sabha. Earlier attempts at reservation have failed judicial scrutiny. The quota is a crucial election issue.

As the anti-Israel protests in American universities intensify further, here is a brief history of student activism in the United States.

According to a report from The New York Times, Ukraine has already used the ATACMS longer-range missiles to strike Russian troops in the port city of Berdiansk. What is its significance for the war?

A New York appeals court has ordered a new trial in the landmark case that drove the #MeToo movement. The majority opinion argued that the judge committed serious errors and swayed jurors by admitting invalid testimony.

In the past, the EC has sent general advisories to parties but whenever there is an MCC violation complaint against an individual, the notice goes to the individual rather than the party.

Japan has given up its post-War pacifism and is working to become a major military power. The turn is historic, and promises to transform the geopolitics of Asia and the world. A politically resolute and militarily strong Japan contributes to India’s objective…

Antonio Oliveira Salazar ruled Portugal from 1932 to 1968, but the regime lasted for a another six years under his successor Marcelo Caetano, finally crumbling on April 25, 1974.

The VVPAT machine is attached to the ballot unit of the EVM, and provides visual verification for the vote cast by a voter by printing a slip of paper with the voter’s choice on it. Why has the EC argued that it would not be possible to count all VVPAT slips…

While the apex court’s judgment does not change anything for voters, candidates will be allowed to seek verification of 5% EVMs post polls

The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the judge in an earlier trial prejudiced Harvey Weinstein with improper rulings. What was the case about, and what does it mean for Weinstein?

A global plastics treaty is urgently required to limit plastic's contribution to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. But this will not be easy to arrive at.

Conservatives have largely dropped their fiercely-held opposition to a woman assuming Japan's throne, but critics say their proposals could still rule out a female head of the world's oldest hereditary monarchy.

In 1986, Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, causing one of the worst nuclear disasters of all time. Till date, scholars debate around who exactly was to blame.

In separate but concurring opinions, the Supreme Court Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reiterated the court’s confidence in EVMs and the protocols to ensure they cannot be manipulated.

Symbol Loading Units ensure EVMs can be used for voting. Underlining the sanctity of the election process, the SC has tightened norms for their use.