In the end, the Madden Julian Oscillation and Indian Ocean Dipole failed to cancel out the warming of the Pacific — a situation the Met Office had predicted as early as in April, giving govts time to prepare.

While the number of patients has increased sharply, the symptoms, seemingly paradoxically, have become less virulent.

American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, has announced a ‘master plan’ to colonise Mars by 2040.

Princely states, even the Raj, had recognised the need to correct social disadvantage.

He was a top commander of the Pro-Pakistan militant outfit Hezbollah, and after his arrest and release, joined the separatist Muslim League.

New Delhi has now twice made high-level dialogue with Islamabad conditional upon Pakistan not talking to the separatists. Who are the Hurriyat? What is their politics? Do they speak for the people of the Valley?

The picture of Bose, his head bleeding but his fists clenched, refusing to give up the march, was in some ways reminiscent of the militant left movements of the late 1960s.

India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus ahead of the global target date, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday. Indian Express explains what this achievement means.

The objective of the DNA Profiling Bill, 2015, is to establish a regulatory framework for DNA testing, and setting standards and guidelines for laboratories doing these tests.

The importance of GSLV-D6: Confirming India’s ability to go farther, carrying heavier payloads.

While decadal growth rates are declining among all religious communities, the decline has been sharper among Muslims than among Hindus over the last three decades.

The Patidar community in Gujarat is battling falling agricultural incomes and an overall socio-economic squeeze, which has led to powerful frustrations building up among the youth.

Aspirations of ethnic federalism are powering movements of the kind that exploded in the killing of eight policemen in Tikapur this week.

When global stocks plunged on Monday after a sell-off in Chinese shares, investors were asking whether the rout in equities, commodities and currencies would be like the last Asian currency crisis in 1997. India weathered that storm, but after Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government conducted nuclear tests on May 11 and 13, 1998, economic sanctions by […]

The 5G world, once established, will not be just about Internet speeds.

The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) was unveiled in the NDA government’s first budget for developing infrastructure around core heritage areas of 12 cities.

An explanation of why the anonymous hacking of a cheating web site is worrying men and women with secrets around the world.

The central bank managed to add $ 34 billion through inflows from foreign currency deposits and a concessional swap facility for banks.

Investors seem to have matured as well. Unlike in 2008, investment advisers did not receive many frantic calls on Monday, and investors seemed to understand the situation much better

The sharpest fall in China’s stocks since 2007 came despite Beijing’s latest attempt to support the equity market.

Sensex fell 1,624 points, or 5.94 %, on Monday, the most in over 6 years, raising fresh apprehensions about India’s ability to tide over uncertainties triggered by a slowing China.

First Lieutenant Shaye Haver and Captain Kristen Griest of the US Army may not have broken the military’s brass ceiling, but they have definitely cracked it. Last Friday, they were awarded the prestigious Ranger tab to pin on their uniforms after becoming the first women to pass the 62-day Ranger training course, considered the most […]

4.56 lakh girls were missing on average every year for the period 2001-12. The reason is sex-selective abortions, which though declining in number, continues in the country.

How is the new bidding process different from earlier occasions? What concerns were raised by the bidders?