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Charlie Kirk murder: Tyler Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and committing a violent crime when children are

The idea is simple but ambitious: all insurance needs—life, health, and general insurance, including motor, travel, property, and agricultural policies—can be accessed on one platform.

While the Mumbai Monorail was announced amid much fanfare, ever since the service started in 2014, its running has been far from smooth. Here's what ails the Monorail.

What are prefabricated porta cabins, and why have Bihar's newer airports taken this route? We explain.

Modi 75th birthday schemes, PM Modi welfare programmes: PM Narendra Modi himself visited Madhya Pradesh, where he launched the “Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar” and “8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah” campaigns at Dhar

Extreme rainfall or cloudbursts have led to landslides, mudslides, flash floods, and swollen riverbanks, resulting in large-scale destruction, loss of life, and communication disruptions.

The apex court closed all complaints against the facility and notably barred future proceedings over the same allegations, which ranged from animal smuggling to financial irregularities.

The study analysed 213 heatwaves that occurred worldwide between 2000 and 2023. It showed that due to global warming, heatwaves between 2000 and 2009 became about 20 times more likely, and about 200 times more

Superstardom in South Korea also means heavy scrutiny from fans, who can quickly morph into critics and harassers. Their backlash has roiled careers and, in a few extreme cases, culminated in celebrities dying by suicide.

Sweeping new regulations will change how cars look, sound and run. The goal is to make them more 'agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable,' governing body FIA says.

China’s scrutiny of Nvidia is not being seen as an isolated case, but the latest in a series of actions in its AI race with the United States.

While employee unions continue to demand a return to the Old Pension Scheme, the government last August announced the UPS. Here's what this scheme is, and why it is slow to take off.

 What has TikTok’s journey been in the US, and what has happened under Trump?

What are stablecoins, and how are they different from other cryptocurrencies? What risks have regulators flagged regarding stablecoins?

77th Primetime Emmys Awards, Emmy Awards winners: Here's a breakdown of television’s top prize — its origin, who runs it, how the winners are chosen, and a look at major historic wins.

Corn import tariffs India: For now, it is unlikely that India will relent to the US demand to cut tariffs or allow imports of GM corn. That likelihood is even less ahead of assembly elections

Supreme Court Waqf Amendment: While refusing to put a blanket stay on the entire amended Waqf law, the SC temporarily put on hold certain provisions. We explain what the court said.

This is an age old system of self-governance among Jharkhand’s Ho adivasi community, which, since British times, has been a central feature of the state’s administrative apparatus.

Whether the Supreme Court can set a timeline for the President and state Governors to give their assent to legislative Bills has become a contested federalism issue. What have the states and the Centre argued?

Tractor sales are buoyant this year and poised to cross the one-million mark for the first time, on the back of a good monsoon. GST rate cut should further help, though there are transition problems

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, Trump threatened tariffs on China via Europe, and a survey showed the changing global perceptions of China in recent years.

Unite the Kingdom rally: What exactly happened in London on Saturday, and who is Tommy Robinson? Why are so many in the UK angry, and with whom? We explain, in three points.

Charlie Kirk murder: Several unfired cartridges were found along with the rifle, and soon, it was reported that some were engraved with “transgender” ideology. But in the lab, analysts did bot find transgender messaging. Some

The benchmark for how India treats foreign divorce decrees was set more than three decades ago in Y. Narasimha Rao v. Venkata Lakshmi (1991). Here is what courts have ruled over time.

The study, which involved schools that adopted PAL and those that didn’t, showed that learning rates doubled among students who used it. What is PAL?