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West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana are the worst hit by inflation

The Army has floated a Request for Information to purchase Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) for high-altitude areas and for deserts and plains. What are PMVs, how are they utilised, and who manufactures them?

Despite the crisis, Pyongyang may not necessarily be willing to accept help from foreign entities, including the UN, NK News said.

The mandatory condition of obtaining PAN for deposit and withdrawals would help the government in tracing the movement of cash in the financial system.

Iran is scheduled to put to death Ahmad Reza Jalali, a Swedish doctor, by May 21. Here's a look at the forces at play in Jalali's case.

John Lee has been elected the leader of Hong Kong after winning an election held through a closed voting system. What was different about this election? Who is Lee, and what does his win mean

The necklace, worn by popular US YouTuber Emma Chamberlain, originally belonged to Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.

Six months after initially falling ill, 68% of participants reported at least one long Covid symptom.

Since 2014, when the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) started compiling data on sedition, 399 sedition cases have been filed across the country, including a high of 93 in 2019, and 73 in 2020.

Supreme Court order on the sedition law: Although the court did not explicitly stay the provision — no criminal law in force has ever been stayed by the court — it virtually stalls the operation

Last year, doctors had protested against the delays in 2021 NEET-PG counselling. We explain why this year, some want the examination postponed.

Marcos Jr, commonly referred to as Bongbong, has come to power 36 years after the infamous dictator Ferdinand Marcos was deposed and exiled along with his family in the People Power Revolution.

A G Perarivalan was sentenced to death by a TADA court in 1998 in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, and the sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1999.

Why are Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen Rooney and Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah Vardy locked in a court battle, dubbed the Wagatha Christie case?

A two-judge Bench of the Delhi High Court has delivered a split verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the exception provided to marital rape in the Indian Penal Code. What is the case about?

Tomato flu — what are the causes, symptoms, treatments and precautions? We explain.

What is the controversy over Nrupathunga University, which was inaugurated earlier this month by Union Home Minister Amit Shah? How has the university reacted?

Ferdinand Marcos Jr has swept an election in the Philippines and will begin a six-year term as president at the end of June. Here's what to expect from a Marcos presidency

What must NGOs do to ensure they are granted FCRA clearance? On what bases are FCRA approvals withdrawn?

What is the sedition law? What are its origins? What are the legal challenges to the provision? How have other countries dealt with sedition? We explain.

On May 4, NASA's InSight lander detected a quake on Mars, the largest ever observed on another planet. What is a 'marsquake', and what causes it?

Apple is discontinuing its portable music player iPod. A look at why it was launched back in 2001, the journey is charted for the company, what led to its downfall, and what next for the

A look at the ASI rules that disallow worship at some monuments under its purview, and why religious rituals are allowed at some other sites.

The age pyramid shows India’s population is young, which, NFHS-5 notes, is typical of developing countries with low life expectancy. The pyramid also shows that fertility has decreased considerably in the last 5 years, it

The rupee fell to an all-time low on Monday, and is currently at 77.20 to the American dollar. What is the significance of this exchange rate, how is it determined, and what are the takeaways