Climate change has led to a rise in temperature and humidity, but the growing urban sprawl has also played a role in heating up Indian cities.

Despite initial differences, state chief ministers reached an agreement on the rate and sharing of proceeds of the proposed tax on consignment of goods moved in the course of interstate trade.

Participation of women at polling booths and as campaign workers, coupled with welfare schemes and reservation, marks a gender shift in the Indian political landscape.

Fifteen persons were killed by the Lala Ram-Shri Ram gang of dacoits in Asta village, about 15km from Auraiya on the bank of the Jamuna in Etawah district.

Uncapped players showed what they are capable of. The franchise didn’t have the highest wicket-taker in their ranks but they had three of the top five wicket-takers, which went a long way in scripting their success

Over the last decade and a half, the Tories made a systematic effort to transform the relationship with India that had been caught in a box defined by the British establishment’s paternalism on South Asian issues

Dissent is never an easy path to tread, but in choosing to stand behind stories of all that is broken, Kapadia offers hope

Under international law, heads of state are immune from criminal proceedings at any foreign or international court. At the ICC, however, no head of state can claim immunity.

When the campaign began, the competition appeared to be favouring the incumbent. As it closes, the central question that has arisen is whether the north will unsettle the BJP.

Four persons were killed in Punjab in the last 24 hours.

Global climate models indicate El Niño transitioning to ‘neutral’ in the coming month and developing into La Niña — associated with good rainfall activity in the subcontinent — by July-August. But the government cannot take chances.

The 15th Finance Commission underlined the need to modernise the country’s firefighting infrastructure. A rapidly urbanising country, with closely packed population clusters, cannot continue to pay short shrift to fire safety.

Terrorists shot dead at least eight persons travelling in a car near Tehri village in Ludhiana district in Punjab

A new exhibition and a new, lighter side to Kafka

Beijing’s moves are about power projection. Those with stakes in the region must watch the space

The tragedy should draw attention to frequent industrial accidents, need to plug regulatory and knowledge deficits

It tells a tale of how times have changed since Rakesh Sharma stepped into space

An Indian woman has done it. Bachendri Pal, 28-year-old economics lecturer from Uttarkashi in UP, became the first Indian woman to set foot on the summit of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.

The amount exceeds government expectations, creates space to increase capital spending, reduce deficit

Kant would have had to countenance hatred and notions of superiority based on race, religion or political ideology. He would consider them to be a canker on objective reality, ethics

Studies point to need for building resilience against such catastrophes

This cements her position as a unique voice, unafraid to meet history at odd angles

The healthy momentum can be seen across many leading indicators incorporated in the RBI economists’ report. GST e-way bills have continued to exhibit robust growth, as have toll collections

Even as an uneasy calm prevailed in the army-occupied areas of Bhiwandi, fresh violence erupted in new localities of Bombay and Thane with anti-social elements and underworld gangs using the deteriorating situation to their advantage.