What are the Paris Principles and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions? How does not having GANHRI accreditation affect the National Human Rights Commission?

Turbulence means a disruption of airflow over the wings of an airplane, which causes it to enter irregular vertical motion. What must passengers do when they face turbulence?

Warrants have also been sought for three Hamas leaders and Israel's Defence Minister. All five men have been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Does this mean Benjamin Netanyahu can now be arrested?

The wreckage of the helicopter was found on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard-like conditions.

Thotakura flew aboard a spacecraft of Blue Origin, one of the few private space companies offering a joy ride to people wanting to venture into space. The whole journey, from take off to landing lasted only about ten minutes.

Indian students can now directly apply for postgraduate courses in Canada, after completing their three-year long graduations in India. Here is why this matters.

Known as ‘AI agents’, GPT-4o and Project Astra have been touted as far superior to conventional voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. The launch of these models marks a new phase in AI — the transition from chatbots to multimodal interactive…

A retiring High Court judge has declared himself to be a lifelong member of the RSS. Is it common for a judge in India to be politically affiliated? What about judges in the US and the UK?

Rangelands cover over 50% of the world’s terrestrial area. They also support an estimated 500 million pastoralists who play a crucial role in livestock production and allied occupations.

Heatstrokes can be very dangerous — even deadly — if not treated immediately. Here is all you need to know about them.

After the BJP made history by emerging as the largest party in Lok Sabha, Atal Bihari Vajpayee became Prime Minister. But his government lasted only 13 days, and was followed by a coalition of 13 parties. Read more in part 11 of our series on the history…

After a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma refused to hear the case, Soren’s lawyers withdrew the petition. Why was Soren’s plea denied, while Kejriwal’s was accepted?

What are El Niño and La Nina, and how do these climate patterns impact different parts of the world? Does climate change influence them? We explain.

Within Hindus, OBCs and SCs, feel the brunt; employment rate for both fell sharply by 6.36 percentage points between 2016-17 and 2023-24.

President Ebrahim Raisi was flying in a 45-year-old chopper, according to a top US official. Decades of sanctions have prevented Iran from procuring new aircraft, spare parts, and technical know-how. As a result, Iran’s aircraft safety has suffered greatly.

A Brazilian biologist studied snakes’ biting habits by treading — gently — on them. But even his special boots didn’t save him a dangerous nip from one specimen.

Legal cases have been brought against OpenAI earlier over its use of copyrighted creative works. It also raises the question of infringing upon celebrities’ exclusive personality rights.

India’s ambitious defence reform plan aims to integrate the Army, Navy, and Air Force for joint operations in specific adversary-based theatres with defined military goals during a limited conflict or war.

Taiwan has expanded its asymmetric warfare capacity, which involves using smaller but highly effective weapons to make an invasion by a larger force prohibitively costly.

Indian actor Kani Kusruti, of ‘All We Imagine As Light’ fame, appeared on the Cannes red carpet with a watermelon clutch. Here is what this symbolises.

Food inflation pressures in an El Niño and election year have reversed the relative self-sufficiency that the country has achieved in pulses.