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Bill Cosby is a defendant in a trial over sexual assault allegations. This time, it is in a civil case in California relating to events in mid-1970s Los Angeles. A look at the key elements

The European Union has agreed to ban the bulk of imports of Russian crude and oil products in its latest round of sanctions following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Here are key facts about the EU's

Newly released provisional estimates show GDP rose 8.7% in 2021-22. While aggregates show the economy has gone past pre-pandemic levels, the recovery has not been uniform across sections.

Firearm violence is now the leading cause of death among people in the age group 0-19 in the United States, according to data recently released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The liquid nano urea produced by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) Limited comes in a half-litre bottle priced at Rs 240, and carries no burden of subsidy currently. By contrast, a farmer pays around Rs

Two years after they were stopped due to the Covid-19 outbreak, passenger train services between India and Bangladesh resumed Sunday. We explain the train link between the two countries.

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for supply of the indigenously built missile. A look at the history of its development, and its capabilities.

The Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard case is arguably one of the biggest celebrity trials of recent years. Memes, TikTok videos and Instagram Reels fueled by vignettes and screen grabs of the trial have more

The Centre is planning to develop a framework to curb fake reviews of products on e-commerce websites. What are fake reviews, and why do they pose a big problem? How do countries across the world

More than three centuries after the Salem Witch Trials took place in Massachusetts, the last of the alleged 'witches' has been exonerated. What were the Salem Witch Trials, and what happened in its aftermath? Why

Sugar will not go the wheat way, with both Maharashtra and Karnataka registering record production this year.

A warning by the UIDAI, later withdrawn, urged the public not to share photocopies of their Aadhaar with anyone as it may be misused. How safe is your Aadhaar data, and what can you do

India has reached a landmark figure of 100 unicorns with a valuation of more than $300 billion. What is a unicorn, and what does it take to become one?

There are over half a dozen associates and friends of Bambiha, including some based abroad and some lodged in jail in Punjab, who are running this gang now and updating their activities on the social

Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1517.

Spain's 'only yes means yes' bill, which is yet to be passed by the Senate, does not require the survivors to prove that they have been victims of sexual violence or assault.

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popular as Sidhu Moosewala, hailed from a farmer's family from Mansa's Moosa village. We take a look at his background, career and the controversies that surrounded him.

The RSS has been vocal in its support for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. However, after a first mention more than six decades ago, its resolutions did not speak of the dispute over the Kashi

Apart from telling us how robust was India’s recovery, provisional estimates also set the base on which the current financial year’s GDP growth will be calculated. We take a look at the components of the

Palme d’Or translates to ‘The Golden Palm’. But this honour at Cannes went through multiple iterations before taking its present form.

India appears to have put the worst of the pandemic behind, but multiple challenges loom at home and abroad for the remainder of the Govt’s second term.

Nepal has had a long and unfortunate history of plane crashes in the country. According to the Aviation Safety database, there have been 27 fatal plane crashes in Nepal over the past 30 years.

The West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA virus. According to the WHO, it is “a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese Encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae”.

The onset of the monsoon over Kerala marks the beginning of the four-month -- June-September -- southwest monsoon season over India, which brings more than 70 per cent of the country's annual rainfall.

Some reports appear to show that at least some of the gunman's communications used Apple's encrypted iPhone messaging services, which makes messages almost impossible for anyone else to read when sent to another iPhone user.