Former Defence Minister Ishiba, 67, has become the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party that has ruled Japan for most of the past seven decades

'Stand News' was a media organisation founded in 2014, in the wake of a students’ movement in Hong Kong. Its editors have now been charged with sedition.

During a hearing, Justice Srishananda had referred to a particular locality of Bengaluru as being “in Pakistan”. In another hearing, he had made an “objectionable” comment against a female lawyer.

Quick fixes such as smog towers and cloud seeding do not deliver meaningful results. The fight for clean air is not just a technical challenge; it is a deeply political one. Here’s what must be done

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 700 people in the last week alone, and the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which began soon after the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas in southern Israel, has led to the displacement of thousands.

The drug regulator’s alerts are not intended to cause alarm or panic. They are mainly in the nature of flags to companies to self-correct, or to regulators to take necessary action. Here's what to know.

The $ 2.7 billion Google spent is not the only reason Noam Shazeer’s return is attracting attention. Here are other aspects of the deal.

During a hearing, Justice Srishananda had referred to a particular locality of Bengaluru as being “in Pakistan”. In another hearing, he had made an “objectionable” comment against a female lawyer.

Europe’s biggest carmaker has seen its sales slump, costs rise, and competition toughen. Here is all you need to know about why Volkswagen wants to close its factories in Germany, and how workers have reacted to this.

Nasrallah, who avoided public appearances out of concern that he would be assassinated by Israel, remained in charge of Hezbollah for more than 32 years. He played a key role in building the group into the potent force it is today

For decades, it has been common practice to deploy Indian grey langurs to combat rhesus monkeys. But is there any scientific basis behind this?

Scientists want to build a 90km Future Circular Collider to study the Higgs boson particle. At an estimated cost of $17 billion, is it worth it?

Here’s how Nasrallah’s killing by Israel will likely impact India, West Asia, and the world.

Given his unparalleled prominence in the pantheon of Iranian resistance leaders, Nasrallah’s killing is arguably a bigger loss to Iran than even Major General Qassem Soleimani of the Revolutionary Guards, in 2020, and Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh…

From laws to the syllabi of mid-career courses for Armed Forces personnel, several areas could see changes to do away with colonial influences. We explain.

The export ban had come amid a marginal dip in rice production and the looming threat of an erratic monsoon last year. What is the situation this year? What is India's status as a rice exporter? We explain

Anyone over the age of 18 years can legally consent to become a cadaver donor. Apart from training doctors, cadavers can also be used for developing new medical devices and studying the physiological impact of various diseases.

Israel considered Nasrallah a terrorist, and Hezbollah has been designated a terrorist organisation by several countries.

As a goal of the SBM Urban 2.0, which was launched in 2021, all legacy landfills in the country are to be cleared by 2025-2026.

The narrow window between paddy harvesting and sowing of wheat is at the root of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana. Here's why that happens, and how a new rice variety could help.

Pusa-2090 yields nearly as much as Pusa-44, the first choice of farmers. But it can be harvested by early to mid-October, eliminating the need for stubble burning before the sowing of wheat.