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Since the advent of the Narendra Modi government, the ED has gone after politicians suspected of corruption with far greater alacrity than other central law enforcement agencies.

La Niña refers to the ENSO phase in which sea-surface temperatures are cooler than normal. Continuance of La Niña into 2023 is not bad news from the Indian standpoint, but it is not the same

National Logistics Policy: Logistics broadly includes facilities crucial to trade. It accounts for 13 to 14% of India’s GDP, almost double of what the costs are in developed countries.

Under the looming ban, the EU will need to replace an additional 1.4 million barrels of Russian crude. What are the alternatives available?

Recalling the events of 2020 when the Gehlot government was threatened by an internal revolt, the CM said that back then the MLAs had to protest for calling a session of the Assembly, and hence

The dollar's rise affects nearly everyone, even those who will never leave the US borders. Here’s a look at what’s driving the US dollar higher and what it can mean for investors and households.

More than 150 delegates will deliver speeches from the UNGA podium, in the backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions, a climate crisis and global food shortages.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council courted controversy recently over the ratings of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, which changed from A to A+. What is NAAC, and how is the accreditation process carried out?

The SC has called the CBI a caged parrot, and CJIs have expressed doubts over its credibility and said it is no longer trusted. Attempts to secure its independence have been opposed or overturned by

The Centre is constituting a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of members of Scheduled Castes, or Dalits, who converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. What happens here

The row over the alleged video leak from a university in Punjab has brought in its wake another predicament — a confusion between Chandigarh University and Panjab University. A look at the two colleges, and

As Amarinder Singh joins the BJP, a look at how they can help each other, and whether there is more than meets the eye.

The old pension scheme was discontinued on April 1, 2004, and replaced with the National Pension Scheme.

The Centre plans to introduce a new scheme – PM PRANAM, which stands for PM Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana. What is this scheme, and why is it being introduced now?

In a letter to brick kiln owners, the PPCB has said that the Punjab government is formulating a policy for the mandatory replacement of 20% coal with paddy straw-based pellets.

Videos during Amini's funeral in Iran showed women protesting with their headscarves in their hands and shouting anti-government slogans.

Leicester violence: According to media reports, trouble started after the Aug 28 India-Pakistan cricket match and escalated over the weekend. Police, the local MP, and community leaders on both the Hindu and Muslim sides have

Notwithstanding a historic cut in corporate tax rates, investments (as a percentage of GDP) have remained stagnant in the past eight years. By contrast, investments contributed handsomely during the 10 years of UPA rule, notwithstanding

Accumulating large reserves of forex and food has helped India immensely. There is a cost to stockpiling — but that is similar to spending on defence and a standing army, and its utility is proven

According to estimates by Pew Research Center, a major nonpartisan think tank based in Washington DC, in 2020, about 64% of Americans, including children, were Christian.

The first task for the investigation agency is to identify the social media intermediary through which the objectionable content in any form i.e., picture, video, voice message, is being spread.

Ponniyin Selvan means the son of Ponni (the Cauvery River). The novel was penned by author and freedom fighter Kalki Krishnamurthy, and serialized from 1950-54 on a weekly basis in Tamil magazine ‘Kalki’.

The core policy concern is what to prioritise: economic growth or controlling price rise. The latter cannot be done without hurting the prospects of the former. The Govt wants high growth as elections approach, but

The collegium system allows judges to appoint and transfer themselves. It has been debated for long, and sometimes blamed for tussles between the judiciary and the executive, and the slow pace of judicial appointments.

The new list, issued on September 13, has included more cancer medicines, newer diabetes drugs, and even four drugs that are under patent.