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The Flag Code of India, 2002, recognises that “a perceptible lack of awareness is often noticed, not only amongst people but also in the organisations/ agencies of the government, in regard to laws, practices and

Taiwan is high on the summer travel list for US members of Congress on their August recess this year. A look at some key questions about US lawmakers' Taiwan trips, and why they matter.

Here are some facts about why shipping on the Rhine river is important for Germany's economy.

Thirty-three years after Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses blasphemous and put a bounty on his head in 1989, the author was stabbed repeatedly at a public appearance in

Polio is spreading in London, New York and Jerusalem for the first time in decades. In 2022 so far, there have been 177 cases.

Laxmibai, Durga Bhabhi, Rani Gaidinliu, and Velu Nachiyar, among others, embody the spirit of India's 'nari shakti', the PM said. Who were these remarkable women?

The Prime Minister took several names, including women, tribal, and spiritual leaders, and those who fought for India's freedom both within and outside the mainstream national movement.

DigiYatra will be rolled out at Varanasi and Bengaluru this month, and at five airports — Pune, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad — by March next year. What is DigiYatra and how can people use

On Friday, Trump’s office claimed that when he was president, he had a “standing order” that materials “removed from the Oval Office and taken to the residence were deemed to be declassified the moment he

As India celebrates 75 years of Independence, we take a look at the country's performance along several variables like GDP, average income, human development index and more

The 600-kg animal that had been seen off the coasts of several European countries for the past 2 years, was attracting huge attention. People had been swimming with it, taking photos, and putting themselves at

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also referred to the gun while speaking about the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative of the Centre during his Independence Day speech.

How did South Korea's 'Banjihas' come into being and what are the problems their residents face? We explain.

It was on August 15, 1972, that the Postal Index Number (PIN) was introduced in India. As the PIN code turns 50, we look at its history and evolution.

Nicaragua is predominantly Catholic, and the church was close to the Somozas from the 1930s until the 1970s, when it distanced itself from politics after many abuses were attributed to the dictatorship.

Experts have repeatedly raised an alarm over the plant being in an active combat zone.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's success nudged small investors towards equities, which was crucial for the growth of the economy. He always spoke his mind, and was the eternal optimist who gave investors hope and a long-term perspective.

Johnson and Johnson has announced that it will discontinue the sale of its talc-based baby powder globally in 2023. What is the reason for this? What were the lawsuits against J&J? Is the product safe

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: What happened during Partition, when India was divided into two nations amid terrible violence and upheaval? What is the relevance of those horrors of 75 years ago today?

So we asked three experts — two immunologists and an epidemiologist — to weigh in on some of the hundreds of questions we’ve gathered from readers over the past few weeks, based on their expertise

Canada's heavy backlog of visa applications, which is expected to touch five lakh in 2022 from India alone, has led to a high refusal rate. A look at why Canada is rejecting so many applications,

According to the official record of the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly, Dr Rajendra Prasad, who was in the Chair, announced that the first item on the agenda was “a Motion by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Colombo has cleared the arrival of the research and survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 in Hambantota, a strategic deep-sea port at India’s doorstep.

States in Australia are cracking down on the use of the swastika, and Dutch police are tracking miscreants who recently displayed the sign. How did an ancient Indian religious-cultural symbol conveying a sense of good

Hadi Matar was born almost a decade after the fatwa to kill Rushdie was issued, and Ayatollah Khomeini passed away. The evidence in Matar’s cell phone linking him to the Revolutionary Guard, however, suggests that