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.

Conducting free and fair elections is the ECI's mandate, which includes ensuring no bogus votes are cast. So, what was wrong with Madhavi Latha's action?

Protestors in Pakistan occupied Kashmir are raising their voices against the rising costs of food, fuel, and utilities, and a host of other problems that plague the region.

India and Iran signed a 10-year contract on Monday for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran. Signing of a long-term contract with Iran is part of India’s strategic and economic vision for Central Asia and beyond.…

The Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) programme allows Canadian employers to hire foreign workers if recruitment efforts for hiring local employees fail

GPT-4o will be a big boost for free users, as they will now get GPT-4-level intelligence on a much faster and efficient ChatGPT.

India VIX is a measure of the market’s expectation of volatility. It typically rises ahead of events like the Lok Sabha elections, which could have a major impact on the market trajectory. What is the outlook on India VIX at present?