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Apps and services designed for convenience have become instruments for tracking individuals in an age where nearly every transaction, message and delivery request leaves behind an electronic fingerprint.

Last week the Bombay High Court suspended a two-year sentence imposed by the Nashik Magistrate Court, but refused to stay his conviction, making him eligible for disqualification as an MLA. Here is what to know

Octopuses possess great problem-solving skills (such as opening jars and untying knots), and are champions of camouflaging. However, their growing numbers could impact the marine ecosystem.

Aravalli Hills Controversy Explained: Environment Minister said no relaxation for mining in Aravallis, but portions of the hills near NCR may now be opened to construction.

The upheaval broke out on December 11 after the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a popular student leader

Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, and Talwandi Sabo are associated with three of the five Sikh Takhts. Here is what changes for them.

Despite its box-office triumphs, discussion around the Avatar franchise continues to centre on its perceived lack of cultural relevance. Does the series have a cultural footprint — and does it matter?

National mathematics day: We explore the Hardy–Ramanujan number to explain two things about the legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, on his 138th birth anniversary.

Election Commission electoral trusts: Electoral trusts are one of the funding channels for political parties. They became a preferred source of political donation for companies in 2024-25 after the SC scrapped the electoral bonds scheme

The Bill also recognises social exclusion beyond the caste factor and penalises discrimination based on “morality, social acceptance, political inclination, sexuality or any other basis”.

With existing capacities far from exhausted, Indian companies have chosen to reduce debt, sit on cash and make financial investments.

Certain weather conditions, along with pollution, are behind the prevailing fog in Punjab and Haryana. Here's why the fog isn't lifting.

Assam East Pakistan Plan: PM Modi said Assam's first CM Gopinath Bordoloi 'stood against his own party to save the state' from being separated from India. Here's what happened in 1946, and how Gandhi backed

While Opposition MPs have called the Bill an “excessive centralisation of higher education”, educationists have said that it provides for structure, and its impact will depend on details that are yet to be worked out.

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir recently visited Tripoli. Despite the Muslim nations’ geographical distance, Pakistan and Libya once sought to develop close ties, with some common strategic goals.

The new Combined Physical Test will shift the focus to consistent fitness from constant tests, say officers, freeing up time for personnel to pursue other activities

In India, collision with trains is a leading anthropogenic cause of elephant mortality. Here's how such incidents can be reduced.

The lack of a data exclusivity provision is what has given India’s pharmaceutical industry, which thrives on marketing cheaper generics, its edge in the global market.

'The Lost Generation', an article published in Compact magazine last week, alleges that DEI practices have squeezed young, white men out of prestige jobs in sectors such as media and television. It has reignited the

The new GDP series is just over two months away. Will those numbers be more in line with high-frequency indicators?

The concerns on TikTok’s ownership date back to 2020, when Trump accused the app of mishandling the Covid pandemic and spreading conspiracies about the origins of the virus. He went on to sign an executive

The files are not everything that the Justice Department has regarding Epstein. The department has said it will continue rolling out the documents in the coming weeks. Here are 5 things to know from the

A working paper from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade provides an insight into how India may address the use of copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence models

The Bill proposes to give more powers to the markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), decriminalises minor lapses and strengthens market infrastructure institutions (MIIs)

In India, DWR of varying frequencies — S-band, C-band and X-band — are commonly used by the IMD to track the movement of weather systems and cloud bands, and gauge rainfall over its coverage area