Under the premierships of Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India and Pakistan seemed poised to put aside their differences. Then the Kargil War happened

A weather station in Delhi recorded a high of 52.9 degree Celsius on May 29 — unheard of in the capital. But another station in the same city recorded 45.2 degrees, pretty normal for the end of May. Leafier neighbourhoods often seem cooler than pockets of…

In 1892, Swami Vivekananda swam to the rock off the southern tip of mainland India, and meditated for three days and nights.

The new order has come in regard to a fresh request made by South Africa on May 10. The country approached ICJ, asking for an urgent order to protect the Palestinians in Gaza from “grave and irreparable violation of their rights”, owing to Israel’s ongoing…

In 1892, Swami Vivekananda swam to the rock off the southern tip of mainland India, and meditated for three days and nights.

The new order has come in regard to a fresh request made by South Africa on May 10. The country approached ICJ, asking for an urgent order to protect the Palestinians in Gaza from “grave and irreparable violation of their rights”, owing to Israel’s ongoing…

In 1892, Swami Vivekananda swam to the rock off the southern tip of mainland India, and meditated for three days and nights.

The new order has come in regard to a fresh request made by South Africa on May 10. The country approached ICJ, asking for an urgent order to protect the Palestinians in Gaza from “grave and irreparable violation of their rights”, owing to Israel’s ongoing…

The highest ever temperature recorded anywhere on Earth, 56.7 degree Celsius in a place called Death Valley in the desert of California, United States, was recorded more than 100 years ago, in 1913.

2004 & 2009: The first term of the Congress-led UPA government saw landmark legislation — RTI, MGNREGA, Right to Education — and the signing of the civil nuclear deal with the United States. The UPA’s second term was dominated by allegations of corruption…

Using a microscope, scientists Edgard Camarós, Tatiana Tondini, and Albert Isidro found cut marks around the skull’s edges surrounding dozens of lesions that earlier researchers had linked to metastasized brain cancer.

Punjab will vote in the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. It will be the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Blue Star. And then in 2015 on June 1, a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib (saroop), considered the living Guru of the Sikhs, was stolen from…

While UPA’s first term was full of several pro-people policies, such as the Right to Information Act, the second term was marred by conflict and confusion in the government, as well as allegations of several corruption scandals. Read more in part 15 of our…

How does the common man judge which exit poll is most reliable? What goes behind the making of an exit poll? Sanjay Kumar, Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), explains.

Sharjeel Imam was granted statutory bail by the Delhi High Court on May 29. Here is what that means, and why he will continue to be in prison

The Central Railways’ Mumbai Division will conduct a special block to undertake some infrastructure upgradation. Which train services will be affected and what should commuters do? Here is all you need to know.

The Left government in Kerala has been in power since 2016. Since then, it has also watered down the previous Congress regime’s stringent liquor policy. We recall

On May 21, a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was hit by sudden and severe turbulence over Myanmar. One passenger died and more than 70 passengers and crew suffered injuries, some of which were serious. On May 26, a Qatar Airways flight…

Anil Gupta and Ajay Gupta were arrested in Dehradun recently in an abetment to suicide case. What are the allegations against their family members and what is their connection to India?

Based on the blood alcohol level found in a sample, it is very easy to determine the levels at the time of the incident.

Parts of India are witnessing unprecedented high maximum temperatures. But what makes heatwaves truly deadly are warmer nights and high humidity