Syrian insurgents led by the Hayat Tahrir al Sham, formerly affiliated with al Qaeda, seized control of Aleppo, the country's second-largest city on Friday. This has triggered a fresh wave of conflict amidst a 13-year-long civil war. We explain.

A petition in court has sought a survey of the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, based on claims that it was constructed after demolishing ‘Hindu and Jain’ temples. What is the history of the centuries-old dargah, and of the revered Sufi saint…

Why are countries trying to move away from the dollar? What has India done so far in this regard? And why is there a risk of Chinese domination if the dependence on the US dollar does go down?

Artificial Intelligence has fuelled a spurt of newly discovered Nazca geoglyphs. Many more will likely be discovered in the near future

President Biden on Sunday evening issued a "full and unconditional pardon" on the federal cases against his son, Hunter Biden. Why did he backtrack on an earlier promise of not using the power to pardon in the case?

China has long criticised meetings between the senior government officials of Taiwan and the US, given its claims on the island. As a result, Taiwanese officials’ visits to the US are somewhat unique.

The UK House of Commons has voted in favour of the bill which allows terminally ill patients to request assistance to end their own life

Brain imaging studies show love is like a drug addiction. Scientists can even predict who you love, or whether you have a pet, based on your brain activity.

According to UNCCD, land degradation is “the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from a combination of pressures, including…

Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer is one the oldest mosques in north India. Claims are being made that it stands on the remains of a 'Sanskrit college and temple' . Here's what history and legend say.

“Windfall gains tax” referred to cesses imposed on fuel exports and domestic crude oil production to tax super-normal profits of fuel exporters and oil producers. Here is what its removal may signal from the government.

Sanjiv Arora, IFS (retd), India's Ambassador to Lebanon from 2016 to 2019, explains the ceasefire deal and its ramifications for the principal actors.

On December 2, thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh marched towards Delhi. They have now halted their protest in Noida but may resume the march a week later. Here is why.

Delhi Police on Sunday arrested AAP Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan in connection with an extortion case from 2023. We explain.

The case is expected to have significant implications for the increasing number of climate-related lawsuits being filed everywhere. It could potentially also influence the negotiations at the annual climate talks

Marburg virus disease: Public health officials around the world are monitoring the spread of a deadly virus in Rwanda, which is responsible for causing what is ominously known as ‘bleeding eye disease’ . Here is all you need to know

Individual RSS members, front organisations of the Sangh, and bodies associated with the RSS have repeatedly flagged concerns over the allegedly declining numbers of Hindus in the country.

While declaring martial law, South Korea President Yoon claimed that he would eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces"

The progress on the Production-Linked Incentive scheme, which covers 14 sectors, and the learnings from each, has prompted deliberations to tweak the formats of some to optimise tangible outcomes, renew some, and increase the outlay in yet others.

For all practical purposes, the Syrian civil war had never ended. But an unusual confluence of global conflicts has helped create room for the armed insurgency to mount a renewed offensive against Bashar al-Assad.

The main dispute was regarding the demand for production cap goals in the final treaty along with clear language on the elimination of certain plastic chemicals and products.