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In its disclosure to the stock exchanges, NDTV has said a SEBI order from November 27, 2020 restrained Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy from accessing the securities market, and prohibited them from buying and selling

In the last couple of years, Colleen Hoover's books have made it to nearly every bestseller list in the US, with sometimes as many as six books in the top 10.

Simply put, this specialised olfactory sense goes against the common olfactory understanding of ‘one neuron, one receptor’. In humans, for example, whenever a smell hits the nose, it triggers a sensory receptor after which corresponding

A year after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, The Indian Express travelled to Afghanistan to report on what has changed on the ground since the time they were last in power, what’s on

As the pandemic hit lives, the economy, and livelihoods, 2021-22 witnessed a sharp spike in insurance policies being surrendered ahead of their maturity. What should you look for before surrendering your policy?

PM Modi first introduced the concept during the first National Ganga Council meeting in Kanpur in 2019, where he urged for a shift from Namami Gange, the Union Government’s flagship project to clean the Ganga,

Despite its association for centuries with the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religions, many in Europe and America see the swastika only as the defining symbol of Adolf Hitler's Nazi ideology. What is the new California

With another recruitment scam coming to light in Karnataka, Congress state chief DK Shivakumar said amid rising unemployment, 'scams like this are posing a threat to youth's future'. What is the KPTCL recruitment scam, and

The Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, recently criticised the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text, over its gender bias.

The Portuguese government agreed to loan the heart to Brazil for three weeks for the bicentennial celebration, after which it arrived in Brasilia in an airforce plane and its stay will be treated as a

Govt wants all bags of subsidised fertiliser to prominently say 'Bharat' and mention the subsidy scheme. But this might disincentivise manufacturers, and the scheme's political fallout remains to be seen.  

The Supreme Court Thursday took on record the report of the committee appointed by it to investigate allegations that personal phones were targeted illegally using Pegasus spyware. What has the committee found? To recall, what

Quiet quitting: While some acknowledge the need to strike a healthy work-life balance through quiet quitting, others consider it to be lazy, disloyal and potentially indicative of an overall downward spiral.

New research, published in the journal Current Biology, suggests that dogs can also cry happy tears when they meet their owners.

The Supreme Court will take up a review of its July 27 judgment upholding the law in an unusual open-court hearing today. What did the verdict say, and on what grounds have the petitioners sought

The Uber Files: Dean Starkman, Senior Editor, ICIJ, David Pegg, Investigations correspondent, The Guardian, and Ritu Sarin, Executive Editor (Investigations), The Indian Express take you behind the scenes of a global probe.

Three people familiar with the plan say it will forgive up to $10,000 in student loan debt for anyone who makes less than $125,000 a year.

NDTV, Adani Ambani News: Adani Group has acquired 29.18% stake in NDTV, and said it will launch an open offer to buy another 26% in the company. How did the deal happen? Why does Adani

Swiggy has announced a new "moonlighting" policy for its delivery personnel, which allows its employees to take up gigs or projects outside of their regular employment at the company. A look at the policy, and

Lumpy Skin Disease: Since the first case was reported on April 23 in Kutch, the disease has spread to 26 of Gujarat’s 33 districts and has claimed more than 4,000 cattle heads. Why is the

The South Korea-United States drills, called the Ulchi Freedom Shield, are scheduled to run until September 1. They are tri-service drills involving thousands of troops as well as live-fire exercises.

The Adani Group is “deeply over leveraged”, and may, “in the worst-case scenario”, spiral into a debt trap and possibly a default, Bloomberg, quoting CreditSights, has reported. When is a company ‘over leveraged’? What can

It is not clear if the former head of safety who was fired by Twitter in Jan 2022 is referring to the full-time India-based employees that the company was required to hire under Indian law.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is planning to remove toll plazas on national highways. Instead, it will use cameras to capture number plates and charge owners of vehicles. Here's how the plan will

While most of us are familiar with the yellow and reddish-brown gas giant, the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera, with its specialized infrared filters, has shown Jupiter encompassed in blue, green, white, yellow and orange hues.