Dabholkar aggressively took on deep rooted superstitious practices and their proponents. His murder, and those of other activists in recent years, had raised concerns about freedom of speech and the safety of civil society figures.

From Vishwabandhu to Non-Alignment to Nehruvian consensus: Here’s what the Lok Sabha election manifestos of the BJP, Congress, and other major parties say on India’s international relations, in the neighbourhood and around the world

The Delhi Chief Minister was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), due to his alleged connection to the Delhi excise policy case.

A 24-year old woman died after accidentally chewing leaves of the oleander plant, locally known as ‘arali’. Here is what you need to know about the pretty but poisonous plants

Mikhail Mishustin has been credited with keeping the Russian economy stable amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine War. His background as a bureaucrat sets him apart from many other senior leaders in Putin’s government, and Putin himself, who were earlier…

Today is Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most auspicious days in Hindu culture to purchase gold. As gold prices surge to record highs, here is what investors should do

In its order Friday, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, while granting bail to Kejriwal, underlined the significance of participatory democracy saying, “General Elections supply the vis viva (force that moves) to a democracy”.

The Rouse Avenue court that framed charges under IPC Sections 354 and 354A, noted that it has found sufficient material to frame charges for the offence of criminal intimidation in the allegations of two of the complainants.

ECI has rejected allegations that the declarations of final voter turnouts have been unfairly delayed. Why are data on voting percentages revised after the polling date? We answer some key questions.

New Delhi will welcome a durable peace in the Middle East, with a stronger American presence in the region it considers its extended neighbourhood.

The technology helped ISRO bring down the number of parts in the engine from 14 to a single piece.

Nagaland is set to hold urban local body elections next month, for the first time since 2004. Here is what lay behind the long wait, and how elections are being held now.

Also known as auroras, they are essentially natural lights that appear as bright, swirling curtains in the night sky and can be seen in a range of colours, including blue, red, yellow, green, and orange.

What is a history sheet? What does it include? When was the practice of history sheeting introduced? And what has the SC said about it, recently?

Auroras are often witnessed in the extreme northern or southern latitudes, such as near the North and South Poles. Why were they recently visible from Ladakh, a low-latitude region in the Himalayas?

A sickout involves organising a large number of workers with grievances and getting them to take coordinated leaves on the pretext of being unwell, usually at the eleventh hour. Why have they been witnessed among aviation sector workers of late?

KP.2 belongs to a subset of COVID variants that scientists have cheekily nicknamed “FLiRT,” drawn from the letters in the names of their mutations. The variant, which made up just 1% of cases in the United States in mid-March, now makes up more than one-quarter.…

After Indira Gandhi’s assassination and a lack of coordination among opposition parties – including the BJP – the Congress won the highest-ever seats for a single party. Read in part 8 of our series on the history of India's general elections.

The case pertains to the Rajya Sabha elections for the single vacant seat in the Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh which took place in February 2024. In the elections, BJP-candidate Harsh Mahajan unexpectedly beat Congress-candidate Senior Advocate Abhishek…

As India holds its Lok Sabha elections, a look at the what goes on behind the scenes in polling stations, where Indian citizens cast their vote.

Richard Slayman got the first modified pig kidney transplant in March this year. Why are xenotransplantations done, and what complications can arise due to them? We explain.