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Two words — “perestroika” and “glasnost” — will forever be associated with Gorbachev and, in essence, will be his legacy

Gautam Adani is now the world's third richest man. His flagship Adani Enterprises started with the commodity trading business in 1988. Here is how it turned into one of the largest conglomerates in India.

NASA has a long history of naming its missions after mythological figures. Starting in the 1950s, many rockets and launch systems were named after Greek sky deities, like Atlas and Saturn, whose Greek name is

The Karnataka High Court has allowed Ganesh festival celebrations to go on at the ground, saying that unlike in the case of the Bengaluru Idgah, there is no dispute about the title. The Anjuman-e-Islam has

KRK first grabbed public attention around the time of his film Deshdrohi’s (2008) release. He not only featured as its protagonist, a champion of migrant North Indians in Mumbai, also produced and wrote the story

Mikhail Gorbachev was a tragic figure who failed in the historic mission he had defined for his own country.

Can a virus help the body fight back against cancer and boost the immune system to tackle the disease better? Here are findings of a new study published in the journal Cancer Cell.

The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the Idgah grounds in Bengaluru. What was the case about, and why was there a controversy? What happens now?

Fighting is raging around Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. This poses extraordinary risks — the reactors may be sturdy, but a disaster can take place in other ways.

A timeline of the dispute surrounding Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet Idgah shows how the state government pushed for expansion of the use of the Idgah land.

Russia had already cut gas flows through Nord Stream to 20% of capacity.

This explainer digs deep into how Libya fell apart and how the latest dispute unfolded? Are there any chances of a political deal? How does it all affect Libya's oil?

By its own admission, the NCRB says there are limitations to data, such as dependence on FIRs registered, and the 'Principle Offence Rule'.

Sonali Phogat was declared dead in St Anthony's Hospital in Anjuna on August 23. She died after a heart attack that was initially thought to have been triggered by blunt injuries, but which is now

The temples in Kerala do not share their revenue with the state government. Instead, all five autonomous Devaswom (temple) boards have budget allocation from the state government every year.

About 2,300 party members from across the country will gather, mostly behind closed doors, at the cavernous Great Hall of the People on Beijing's Tiananmen Square for a once-in-five-years congress that typically runs for about

Is this the first time the naval ensign is being changed? What is the Saint George's Cross that features on the ensign and which other countries have discarded George's Cross as their naval ensign? We

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet will raise global sea levels by at least 10.6 inches or 27 centimetres because of 'zombie ice'. what led to this? What happens next, and by when? What

Transplanted trees in general have a poor survival rate, but which kind of trees can be transplanted and how expensive is transplantation? What are the the steps involved in transplantation? We explain.

An Iraqi Shia scholar, militia leader and the founder of the most powerful political faction in the country right now, Muqtada al-Sadr rose to prominence after the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein government. Here is

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness caused by a virus.

NASA Artemis 1 mission to the Moon: It has been 50 years since the six Apollo human moon landings between 1969 and 1972. There has been huge progress in space exploration since then.

Negotiations involving 168 countries, including the European Union, to agree on a UN treaty for protecting oceans failed Saturday. What is this treaty, and what are the risks of countries failing to reach an agreement?

5G will allow for much faster Internet speeds and lower latency compared to 4G. Peak speeds could touch 10 Gbps, compared to the 100 Mbps for 4G. While 4G latency is 10-100 millisecond, on 5G

The program’s first step is the upcoming test flight of NASA's new Moon rocket, the Space Launch System, with the Orion capsule on top where astronauts will sit during future missions. This is an uncrewed