India-Canada ties have been in the freezer since September 2023, when Trudeau accused New Delhi of orchestrating the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. A change of government does present chances of a thaw.

Some 60 million people are under weather alerts across 30 states. Seven of them have declared emergencies: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas

The study, ‘Sleep microstructure organises memory replay’ was published in the journal Nature last week. It was carried out by scientists based at Cornell University in the United States.

In the case of the Indus script, scholars have struggled to solve many of these subproblems.

Dr Narayan Das Inakhiya, Senior Hydro-Geologist at the Rajasthan State Ground Water Department, attributed the incident to an “artesian condition”. Here is what to know.

Growing research has shown that even one drink per day can increase the risk of certain cancers such as breast, mouth, and throat cancers.

Is your car a product of 'badge engineering'? Automakers are turning badge engineering, essentially a cost-cutting technique, into a winning strategy. Here is how, and why.

The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act has been in cold storage for close to half a century. Why is it being brought back? And why was it first introduced?

One researcher said, “I think the message is that we have got to start to get people to realise that it (loneliness and social isolation) is part of a health thing... that they have to remain connected with other people”.

What is the mega Yarlung Tsangpo project planned by China? What does Beijing hope to accomplish by building the world’s largest hydropower dam, and how could India be impacted? Experts weigh in.

Tata Group’s Air India has announced the rollout of free in-flight Internet services on board domestic and international flights serviced by select aircraft in its fleet. Here is how this will work.

On the first day of 2025, here are the hard realities from the year gone by in diplomacy and foreign policy, and the opportunities and challenges that the new year will likely present.

What is the H-1B visa program in the United States? Why has there been a public row among supporters of Donald Trump regarding the program? What are some of its major criticisms?

New Technology Trends for 2025: The year 2025 will see recalibration of the actual use cases of AI — many large corporations are expected to cut the scale of deployment, limiting AI to areas where it has had visible impact. Users will increasingly find that this wondrous new technology is more of a copilot than a replacement for humans

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 showed rural spending growing at a faster pace than urban areas, narrowing the gap between the two, and also perhaps signalling a cut in consumption by urban households.

Nestled within the dough is a hidden coin (called flouri) – a token of fortune, love, and health for the lucky person who finds it in their slice. Here is the legend behind the tradition.

Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe was developed as part of NASA’s Living With a Star program to explore aspects of the Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society on Earth

Dr Singh’s views did not exactly align with the ‘Nehruvian’ approach to economic policy. Long before he changed the Indian economy in the 1990s, he tried to mould policy in the direction of broad-based economic reforms and liberalisation. Very early on, he proposed ideas that are now part of India’s policy consensus

Weight-loss treatments are on the cusp of a revolution, and could benefit large numbers of Indians after the main patent expires. Immunotherapies and personalised treatments could transform cancer therapy.

The hope of keeping global warming under the 1.5 degree Celsius limit is all but dead. The kind of emissions cuts required to keep this goal alive is unlikely to be achieved. But this is not the end of the world.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the slowing of Q2 growth is a “temporary blip”. But RBI has downgraded its GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 6.6% from 7.2% earlier.

In 2024, a record number of countries voted to elect new governments. 2024 was also the year in which, in India and elsewhere, political relationships became more strained and the middle ground shrank further. The year 2025 offers a window to look beyond elections.

The insect was first spotted in Washington state near the Canadian border in 2019. Efforts quickly began to track down and get rid of the invasive species which poses a threat to bees and agriculture.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake committed to not allowing the use of Sri Lankan territory for any anti-Indian activities.