In terms of their impact on the international trading and monetary system, Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are comparable to Richard Nixon’s 1971 dollar devaluation and Paul Volcker’s 1980s' interest rate hikes
Pakistani-origin Rana facilitated the travel to India of David Headley, the LeT operative who scouted targets for the 26/11 terror attacks. Rana’s arrival marks the culmination of a lengthy process to bring him to face justice in India
Functionally, clock towers are all but redundant today. Yet new ones keep coming up from time to time. This is because beyond telling time, clock towers serve various symbolic purposes.
With respect to the incident in Noida, it is unclear how delivering chicken biryani instead of vegetarian biryani can spread a “disease dangerous to life”. Here's what the case is.
The new station, Hatsushima, replaced a weathered wooden complex which was completed in 1948. Since 2018, it has been automated, like many smaller stations in Japan. The station, served by a single line with trains that run one to three times an hour, serves around 530 riders a day.
The extraordinary power to pass orders to do “complete justice” is sparingly used by the Court, especially when it involves other Constitutional authorities.
With some exceptions, the equivalence certificates will be valid for all academic institutions under the UGC, for higher education and research, and for employment in cases where a qualification recognised by the UGC is essential. Here's all you need to know.
The pink bollworm has brought down India’s cotton production by a quarter in the last decade. While a few seed companies have developed new genetically modified hybrids resistant to the dreaded insect pest, regulatory barriers are coming in the way of their commercialisation.
Hitters have been raving about these unique, bowling pin-shaped bats. How do they work? And are they really better?
The moves threaten to reverse decades of campaigning by activists who say there should be a global ban on a weapon that blights huge swathes of territory and maims and kills civilians long after conflicts have abated.
There is a significant shift in India’s remittances landscape — from the Gulf to Advanced Economies. What does it signify, what challenges does it present? Skill harmonisation and mobility agreements will be key
Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on imports from the Heard and McDonald Islands. Exactly what these imports might be is anyone’s guess.
In 1930, Congress passed a bill sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis Hawley of Oregon to raise import duties on 20,000 goods to protect American farmers and businesses.
When Donald Trump first spoke about reciprocal tariffs, his idea was fairly straightforward: the US would simply levy the same tariffs on imports from a particular country as the tariffs levied by that country on imports from the US.
With Italy boasting one of the most desirable passports in the world — it ranked third on the 2024 Henley Passport Index — the change will affect thousands, although the 60,000-odd applications currently pending review are out of the new decree’s ambit.
IMD has said this summer will be extremely warm, and have above-normal heatwave days, which can have severe impacts. Although several states have heat action plans, their implementation is inadequate
Empuraan is the sequel to Lucifer, a 2019 action-thriller starring Mohanlal as political fixer Stephen Nedumpally, and Prithviraj Sukumaran as his sidekick, Zayed Masood.
Buddhists want the repeal of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 (BGTA), under which the temple is currently governed
All the opposition members in the panel sought to undo the proposed 44 amendments to the 1995 Bill
Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation to a host of physical and mental illnesses, from fatigue and weakened immune systems to anxiety and depression
For many years now, alarm bells have been sounded about the lake’s depleting water levels.
Globally, the market for farm machinery is bigger than that for tractors. That is starting to happen in India too, with rising agricultural labour shortages driving demand for farm machinery from harvesters to rotavators.
Sarhul, literally “worship of the Sal tree”, is among the most revered Adivasi festivals. It is rooted in nature worship and celebrates the symbolic union of the Sun and the Earth.
Unlike other public servants, judges are not bound to make this information public, and in the majority of cases, they have not done so.
The quake took place on the Sagaing Fault, which runs north to south through the centre of Myanmar, and is prone to earthquakes.



