Rogue waves defy the average sea state, and are twice the size of surrounding waves, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
A three-judge SC Bench took up the issue of Governor's immunity after a contractual employee of the West Bengal Raj Bhavan moved a petition against Governor CV Ananda Bose, alleging sexual harassment.
With digitised and individualised immunisation records since birth, the government hopes to identify and reach the small proportion of children currently outside its vaccine net.
Microsoft said that a preliminary cause for the disruption was a configuration change “in a portion of [its] Azure backend workloads”, which resulted in connectivity failures that affected Microsoft 365 services dependent on these connections.
Maize production in India has more than tripled over the last two decades, making it a private sector driven green revolution success story. Maize has now gone from being a feed crop to a fuel crop
Elon Musk cited this law as the reason for moving SpaceX headquarters out of the state in the US. What are the law's provisions?
There are some concerns that a Trump-Vance administration may place restrictions on immigration that could potentially impact Indians seeking to go to the US for education and jobs.
In absolute terms, 2.04 million children remained under-vaccinated in 2023, slightly lower than the 2.11 million children in 2019. An expert said that the “slight” drop is a call to intensify efforts.
The informal sector plays a crucial role in generating jobs and absorbing semi-skilled and unskilled labour. It is closely watched for employment trends. Over the last 7 years, 16.45 lakh jobs have been lost in the non-farm informal economy.
“In view of the foreign funding case, May 9 riots, and the cipher episode as well as the resolution passed in the US, we believe that there is very credible evidence present to have the PTI banned,” Information Minister Atta Tarar said. What are these cases?
IAS probationer Puja Khedkar is facing a DoPT inquiry. Actions of civil servants are governed mainly by the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, and the IAS (Probation) Rules, 1954. What do they say, and how does the OBC reservation apply?
The Supreme Court's judgment will alleviate the anxieties of many people who, following the enactment of The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the proposal to have a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), are worried about minor spelling mistakes in their and their parents’ names.
Obesity drugs are also not one-time miracle solutions for weight loss. But in recent years, the development of such drugs globally has been game-changing.
Since land in Delhi is a central subject under Article 239AA of the Constitution, the proposed law will not fundamentally change who controls land policy in the capital.
SC ruling is essentially on the ambit of Section 19 of PMLA. While this is taken up for consideration by a larger Bench, Kejriwal has been released on interim bail
A new study, ‘Repeated plague infections across six generations of Neolithic Farmers’, published by the journal Nature on Wednesday, suggests that disease, specifically the plague, may have been the primary driver.
The court also held that “any bail condition which enables the Police/ Investigation Agency to track every movement of the accused by using any technology or otherwise would undoubtedly violate the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21”.
The asteroid Apophis may not pose a threat, but asteroids are headed towards Earth all the time. Once in a while, they may pose threats. The Indian space agency might send its own spacecraft, or collaborate with other space agencies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the neutral ground of Vienna to send a message to both Moscow and the West. The India-Austria relationship was born in trust and friendship, and holds great promise for the future.
The police claimed to have received reports that the duo was “likely to attempt to cause a public order issue”. The activists, however, said that they simply wanted to hand a memorandum to the minister regarding the contentious proposed Upper Siang Multipurpose Storage Project.
While the ruling follows a 22-year-old landmark precedent, it sparked a discussion on the chequered legal and political history of the right to maintenance of Muslim women.
The award for the PM was announced in 2019, for “exceptional services in promoting special & privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India and friendly relations between the Russian and Indian peoples.”
The petitioner has sought damages to the tune of Rs 2 crore, alleging that the said content is “palpably false” and defamatory, and that its reputation was being tarnished and goodwill discredited.
The storm, which tore through the Caribbean islands earlier this month, killed at least 11 people after triggering intense floods and dangerous winds in Jamaica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and northern Venezuela.
After the first round of voting on June 30, RN was in pole position to be the largest party, and possibly even secure a majority. The far right has been thwarted at the cost of a hung parliament, and significant political uncertainty ahead.





