Here is the story of the disastrous Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war which lead to the deaths of more than a 1,000 Indian soldiers and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
The telescope has the world's largest digital camera, which is the size of a small car, weighs 2,800 kg, and boasts a staggering resolution of 3,200 megapixels. Such components will help provide comprehensive images of the night sky.
Both the Madras and Delhi High Court cases involved “preventing incitement to the commission of an offence”, which is one of the valid grounds in law for authorising phone tapping.
India’s foreign exchange earnings from services and private remittance transfers today exceed that from the ‘visible’ goods exports. These ‘invisibles’ have also remained safe from geopolitics and tariff wars
Given the strict enforcement of the Olympic Charter by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), India are hoping not to diminish their hopes of hosting big-ticket international sporting events in the future.
While having a meal in space is not a piece of cake, astronauts enjoy fairly appetising and nutritious packaged food. With missions becoming longer, scientists are now trying to grow food in space itself
The directive from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), intended to force end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), a major source of vehicular pollution, off the roads, is grounded in long-standing court orders and strong environmental concerns.
On July 2, 1776, 12 of the 13 member-states of the Congress “unanimously” observed that the colonies “are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.”
Built in Kaliningrad, Russia, INS Tamal is set to be the last Indian warship purchased from a foreign country. This is a result of decades of efforts by the Navy at achieving maximum indigenisation in shipbuilding.
Are generative artificial intelligence models built on stolen creative work? The first two judgments addressing this question in US courts have sided with tech companies. But the matter is far from settled
The policy seeks to check the proliferation of illegal colonies and arrest haphazard urban growth, while ensuring landowners remain stakeholders in development, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said.
According to Jharkhand forest officials, the tiger is believed to have entered the state from Chhattisgarh a couple of years ago. It had been camera-trapped both in Palamu Tiger Reserve and Dalma wildlife sanctuary — to the north-west and south-east of Ranchi respectively — indicating exploratory movements.
In 2011, the 14th Dalai Lama had said that when he was ‘about 90’, he would ‘re-evaluate whether the institution…should continue or not’. He turns 90 on July 6
The film, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, is yet to be released in India as it has not been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for over a year.
Calling the DST “a direct and blatant attack” on the US, President Donald Trump had on Friday announced the termination of all trade discussions with Canada. With the contentious tax out of the way, talks between Washington and Ottawa will likely resume.
Why PM Modi’s 9-day, 5-nation trip — one of his longest visits overseas — beginning Tuesday (July 1) matters.
The 42nd Amendment introduced the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble. But secularism is inherent in the Constitution, a theme that runs through several provisions.
From being India’s top supplier to stopping exports, China has triggered a shortage of the key fertiliser DAP. But both the industry and farmers have adjusted to that. Here's how
Incidents of spoofing or jamming can potentially cause havoc and disrupt maritime, air, and even road traffic
Two GLP-1 drugs — Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide — are now available in the Indian market. Here’s how they work, how they were developed, and their various benefits
This “special intensive revision” of rolls will eventually cover all states and Union Territories, the ECI has said.
Over the years, courts have asserted that police or prosecution agencies cannot issue summons to lawyers for advising their clients.
While Shukla’s trip is a significant achievement, it would have to be utilised to benefit the space program of India.
Trump has forced a fragile truce on Israel and Iran. Tehran needs space to negotiate and recuperate. Israel has shown it can conduct a stand-off war against the Iranian homeland. What next for Iran and the region?
The Emergency was declared on June 25, 1975, under Article 352 of the Constitution, which at the time allowed such a proclamation on grounds of “internal disturbance”.




