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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?

Official language of India, Hindi Diwas 2025: What debates did the Constituent Assembly see on the adoption of Hindi, Hindustani, or Sanskrit as the official language? What was the Munshi-Ayyangar formula?

The Battles of Imphal & Kohima gave the Japanese Army on of its biggest ever defeats, and put a nail in the coffin in its imperial ambitions

The manner of Karki’s appointment has generated curiosity, with protesters flocking to the messaging app Discord to cast an informal vote in her favour. Here is what to know about the platform dubbed “Slack for

Sardar Patel had famously said that an independent Hyderabad would constitute a “cancer in the belly of India”.

Charlie Kirk, who was struck down by an assassin’s bullet, was a gun rights advocate. There are more guns than there are people in the United States. As other countries took common-sense steps on gun

In India, the term first gained traction in early 2017, after Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut used it to describe director Karan Johar on a talk show. She called him a “flagbearer of nepotism”, saying he

The arrest of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik is not the first time a sitting Jammu & Kashmir MLA has been arrested. The Supreme Court’s decision after the arrest of Bhim Singh in 1985 remains a

Data show that political violence in America is rising, becoming more partisan, and more focused on elected officials. Behind this disturbing trend is polarisation, misinformation, and the easy availability of deadly firearms

Twenty seven months after the conflict in Manipur began in 2023, a number of key issues remain unresolved in the state. Here’s what you need to know

The Amritsari or Ambarsari Kulcha is the iconic stuffed flatbread made from refined flour, baked in a tandoor until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. What gives the Amritsari Kulcha its legendary

The move is part of the state’s ambitious plans to populate the site as a second home for cheetahs, after Kuno. What concerns will have to be addressed?

A new book looks at the relations between India and Pakistan through the prism of the Indus Waters Treaty. What Pakistan desires is not more water, but control over flows. India ensured the Treaty survived

Kirk had never held office; he was not even an official staffer in Trump’s campaign. His killing will be one of roughly 20,000 gun homicides that take place in the US this year.

The 12th-century temple in Puri is considered the main seat of Lord Jagannath. The annual rath yatra here attracts lakhs of devotees. ISKCON conducts its own yatras (ceremonial processions) separately. Here's what the dispute is.

Biosignatures refer to an object or structure that may have a biological origin – that is, it may have been formed by a living organism.

In a landmark speech on September 11, 1893 at the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago, a 30-year-old Vivekanda preached about religious tolerance and called for an end to fanaticism