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Fog-induced disruptions have become commonplace in the case of the Railways. And for airlines, technology has blunted its impact — to an extent.

CBAM would apply a carbon-related charge to the import of goods from the power sector and energy-intensive industrial sectors from countries with lower environmental ambitions and regulations than the EU

Some experts say an increase in offers-for-sale — where promoters or early investors sell existing shares — is a sign of a maturing market. Others raise issues such as dilution of promoter stake and less

The frog suits in the 2025 Portland protests and the appearance of Pepe in the 2019 Hong Kong protests herald an increasingly popular trend of weaponising humour and absurdity to respond to perceived excesses

After connecting Kashmir and Mizoram, the Railways is expediting other key border projects which are strategic in nature. These include the Sivok-Rangpo line in Sikkim and the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag line which will serve as a gateway

In 2025, the conversation on the judiciary was dominated by off-court controversies. In 2026, the focus shifts back to the courtroom as the SC takes up several important issues related to citizens’ rights, freedoms and

Over the past decade, platform-based workers across the world have raised similar demands as in India — predictable incomes, social security, safety at work and protection against arbitrary termination

Reports suggested that around 27,000 customers were without power on Tuesday morning, more than a third of them in Michigan. More than 9,000 flights were delayed, and 889 were cancelled within, into or out of

Buyers and their reasons to purchase silver are different from that of gold, with the former a key component in the manufacturing of items like batteries.

Workers face uncertain income, a low base pay, algorithms that they say pushes them to ride for hundreds of kilometres a day in return for disproportionately low cash, compounded by rising fuel costs, and no

Several media reports indicated that these were among the largest drills conducted near Taiwan in recent years

tingless bees, as their name suggests, are a class of bees which either do not have stingers or have stingers that cannot cause much pain. They are found in tropical regions across the world, and

After a quiet 2025, the coming year promises a flood of sporting events and sagas — a last World Cup clash for Messi and Ronaldo, Rohit and Kohli’s defiance of time, Neeraj’s CWG comeback chance

Khaleda Zia's death comes at a time of political transition in Bangladesh. The country is heading to its first elections after four decades in which both Khaleda and her rival Sheikh Hasina will not participate.

A recent exhibition showcased India’s ancient board games, but their archaeological evidence has also been found globally, with some dating back thousands of years.

While most plants form a symbiotic partnership with mycorrhizal fungi, the fairy lantern is a mycohetertroph which manages to cheat this system, and steals all its energy and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that dwell within

The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe last week set aside the order of the division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court that had allowed the villages to retain their names

Khaleda Zia came to lead the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) following her husband’s assassination, and would go on to serve two terms as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Secondary aerosols formed from emissions hundreds of kilometres away can combine in the atmosphere and significantly affect the capital’s air. A key source of such emissions is coal-fired power plants.

This year, AI began changing the way people access knowledge on the internet, challenging Google’s stranglehold. While its promised efficiencies are yet to materialise, expect AI to further integrate itself into your everyday life in

The measure, alongside other recent policy changes, will likely impact the number of H-1B applicants and the profile of those who ultimately get the visa.

The Delhi High Court had held that an MLA was not covered under the definition of a public servant in the POCSO Act. The Supreme Court has prima facie rejected this view

2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal story: Khetarpal played a pivotal role in the Battle of Basantar, one of the Indian Army’s decisive operations on the Western Front in the 1971 War. A new film about his

Since the mid-1990s, the court has relied on two long-running public interest cases to regulate mining, construction, forest loss and urbanisation around the Aravallis.

Trade talks, neighbourhood polls, great-power ties: India’s choices will shape its global standing and regional stability.