Unusually heavy rain has exposed the city’s broken urban planning, revealed its stolen natural waterways, and exposed its tolerance of illegal construction.

The child, who lives in Shahadra’s Harsh Vihar area, was diagnosed with the P2 strain of the virus around three weeks ago. The last recorded case of VDPV was reported from Beed, Maharashtra, in 2013.

From October 1, 2016, China’s Renminbi will be the fifth currency in the IMF’s Reserve Currency basket. Indian Express explains how the rules of global trade may change for India and the world as a result.

Amid controversy over the Bill introduced in the Delhi House, a comparison.

Governments, businesses, NGOs and academics have welcomed the initiative, which is being seen as a major step in the fight against climate change.

The outrage against Aamir was odd for a nation and an economy that is so smitten by the NRI dream.

As the national capital and surrounding areas gasp under a thick pall of smog, sales of indoor air purifiers have zoomed, here's an examination of the various questions around these machines

Is it mandatory to stand during the Anthem, or to sing along? What can happen to someone who does not do so? What is the legal position on this matter?

What negotiators from India will be pushing at the Climate Conference that begins in Paris today.

Wary after the Bihar result, Mamata Banerjee’s outreach to the Jamiat is a bid to pre-empt moves toward a mahagathbandhan in West Bengal, which is headed to polls the coming summer.

Ongoing efforts to raze walls erected by Partition open up possibility of dramatically reduced distances and unprecedented economic gains.

As Parliament gets down to business, one of the Bills pending for consideration is the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012, which seeks to amend the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. Activists led by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi have described the proposed amendment, which actually bans all child labour, as regressive. […]

At 9 am India time today, cricket will boldly go where few imagined it ever would. BHARAT SUNDARESAN explains how a Test under lights with a pink ball will change the 138-year-old game

The Einstein Field Equations, which ended the age of Newtonian physics and changed our perception of reality, are a century old this week, dating from Einstein’s lecture at the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Taxpayers used to file annual returns to the Income-Tax Department in physical form, attaching a lot of supporting documents. Both the taxpayer and the Department had to deal with mountains of paper.

Turkish air force F16 jets shot down a Russian Su24 bomber 3 km inside Syrian territory after it had travelled, by Istanbul’s own official account, for less than seven seconds over Turkish territory.

Here are five ways how Craig has developed the Bond character more roundly than his predecessors have.

SGPC was formed on November 15, 1920 at a Sarbat Khalsa (assembly of Sikhs) called at the Akal Takht to take control of gurdwaras from mahants.

A large bunch of Bills — some pending for several years — awaits action as Parliament meets in the Winter Session tomorrow.

In September, Telegram announced a feature called Channels, where users can broadcast messages to a number of followers. Channels has proved to be popular with the IS.

The mix of Sunni, Shia, Alawite and Christian populations, and the big ethnic Kurdish populations in the north of both Syria and Iraq, are a stew of ancient discontent, sectarian frustration and flagrant injustice.

When the world first became conscious of the need to tackle global warming and climate change, in the early 1990s, it was considered fair that those who had created the problem be made responsible for cleaning the mess.

The importance of terror insurance was brought home by the September 11, 2001 attacks, and the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai prompted India Inc. to opt for terrorism insurance cover in a big way.

The attack should have reminded the world just what the war against Islamist violence is about: savagery can only too easily bury in the sand the great achievements of great civilisations.