The judgment underlines that comprehensive efforts to address child marriage should go beyond prevention and prosecution, and must include substantial measures to help those already in child marriages reclaim their agency.

Why has Israel acted against the UNRWA? How can this impact Gaza? We explain.

The Centre seems to have deliberately delayed the Census to ensure that delimitation is carried out immediately after it. However, a Census completed by 2026, or earlier, might not allow for an immediate delimitation.

US elections 2024: This is the first time since 1988 that The Post will not endorse any candidate. The LA Times made no endorsements from 1976-2004, but resumed the practice in 2008.

Maharashtra elections: There is no drought this time, unlike in the last two elections. But low soyabean, cotton and milk prices could still be cause for farmer disquiet

The findings could one day be harnessed to help protect astronauts from radiation during space missions, clean up nuclear pollution or improve cancer treatment, according to a report in Nature.

Dr Gareth Thomas, head of research innovation at NHM, told The Guardian, that the study’s findings should be “a wake-up call” to policymakers and enforcers of the legislation that it was not enough just to designate an area as protected.

Alzheimer’s causes a gradual decline in memory, thinking, behaviour, and social skills, and it is the most common cause of dementia.

What are the laws on withholding and withdrawing life support in terminally ill patients? Does this mean giving up on the patient, and are doctors expected to decide whether someone lives or dies?

In the long term, Punjab must diversify its crop base to avoid the problem of surplus which lies at the heart of the current crisis.

India has announced a pact on patrolling along the LAC, which is expected to set in motion the process ultimately leading to normalisation. However, Indian strategic circles are cautious about the next steps.

While the source of the infection is not known yet, McDonald's has stopped serving quarter pound patties and slivered onions in several US states. Both ingredients are primarily used in the burger.

The Act provides the legal framework for madarsa education where, apart from the curriculum of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), religious education is imparted as well.

The discussions under Convention on Biological Diversity, which have been extremely low-profile in comparison to climate change negotiations so far, are slowly gaining in prominence because of the growing realisation of the severity of the issue. Here's what you need to know.

Kazan is one of Russia's cities of the future — in the sense that it already anticipates some of the significant demographic changes that are contributing to the country's evolving national identity.

Ruvkun’s award was the fourth Nobel Prize resulting from C. elegans research, cementing the lowly soil worm’s outsize role in scientific discovery.

It is generally understood that when satcom services become more mainstream, low-lying and rural areas, and areas prone to natural disasters, will benefit from constant connectivity.

Why have concerns been raised over aging populations in South India? Can people be incentivised to have more babies to impact this trend? What role can internal migration play?

Stocktaking by the excise department has revealed that Andhra Pradesh has been losing out a huge chunk of the liquor revenue over the past few years.

In the 1960s, scientists discovered that some people produced extra amylase in their saliva. But it has only been in the past few years that researchers have been able to zero down on the amylase genes.

The farm sector’s share in employment is rising despite India registering high GDP growth rates in recent years, reversing a decades-old trend of rural India becoming increasingly less tethered to agriculture. Here's what could have led to this, its implications.

Coal will be central to India’s energy mix for at least another decade, and moving away from it poses a massive challenge.

Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in a Gujarat jail. Any investigating agency seeking to interrogate him would only access him within the jail premises. Here is why.

Now, scientists have made a major breakthrough in developing what has been long called the “holy grail” diabetes treatments — a “smart” insulin that responds in real time to fluctuations in one’s blood sugar level.