Weather models had predicted the onset of La Niña as early as September. But that has not happened. Here is why La Niña is ‘delayed’, and why global models erred in their predictions

The star of Pushpa 2: The Rule was arrested on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt

Cold wave conditions across north India generally set in by mid-December and last until January. What explains the early onset, along with cold nights and warm days?

To create this granular dataset, the researchers utilised the brains of five stillborn babies in the second trimester — a period when human brains grow rapidly in size and complexity

By official FIDE records, Gukesh became the 18th recognised, undisputed world champion at just 18, which makes him officially the youngest. But a Ukrainian Grandmaster called Ruslan Ponomariov would like to make a point

Firefly Sparkle is among the earliest galaxies humans have observed, which formed merely some 600 million years after the Big Bang

What are the collector rates and how are these determined? Which districts generate the most revenue for Haryana through property transactions? We explain.

FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it’s not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It’s more about missing social time.

The Kerala government aims to facilitate the exit of TECOM, the majority shareholder in the Kochi SmartCity project. The current dispute centres on the question of remunerating the Dubai-based company on its exit. We explain.

Trump's announcement follows similar moves by fellow Republican Party members to repeal the practice of resetting the clocks twice a year. We explain what Daylight Saving Time is, and why it is critiqued.

The Supreme Court is hearing a PIL which says that “the presence of Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) to address sexual harassment is inconsistent” in political parties

Employee-turned-whistleblower Suchir Balaji had alleged that OpenAI had flouted the norms of fair use under the US copyright act in sourcing data for its GPT-4 model to analyse and train on.

The recognition of a religious community, such as Muslims, as OBC beneficiaries based on religion has led to contentious debates. Whether Scheduled Caste religious converts are eligible for reservation is another issue that has been challenged in court.

With intermittent fasting becoming one of the biggest fad diets on the planet, researchers have attempted to better analyse its outcomes. Not all of the results have been positive.

Compared with Rahul's, Priyanka Gandhi's maiden speech was longer, touching on a wider variety of issues. Here's how Rahul Gandhi's debut speech in Parliament went, back in 2005.

The broad story of Eklavya and how he lost his thumb are well-known. But what happened to him after the episode with Drona? What questions of 'dharma' and duty are raised by his story? We explain.

In the Constituent Assembly, Ambedkar and Mushi challenged some of the criticisms around UCC. However, Ambedkar also said the exercise of government power over personal laws “must reconcile to the sentiments of different communities”.

Low stocks and production uncertainties make wheat imports inevitable, while Indonesia’s biodiesel blending programme has caused global palm oil prices to soar.

Santa Ana-driven wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape. However, experts say the wildfire season in California has lengthened in recent years.

The seven-member committee, headed by former ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan, was constituted in June this year in the wake of a NEET-UG exam paper leak. Here are its recommendations.

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote about 400 letters to Chief Ministers. Why did he write these letters? What does one of the letters say about reservation?