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Washington is awash in conspiracy theories these days. Here are a few, from Hillary Clinton's 'daily regimen of heavy tranquilizers' to the belief that 'America is run by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles'.

Over the decades, the Congress missed several opportunities to reach out to OBCs. It also failed to claim credit for policy changes with regard to OBCs that were, in fact, initiated by Congress governments. Here’s

For more than four decades, the bindu, which can be translated as “dot” or “point”, served as an anchor for most of Raza’s artistic compositions. Here are its many associations with meaning and memory.

PM Modi Gangaikonda Cholapuram visit: What is the history of the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple built by Rajendra Chola? What is the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival? What is the politics around PM Modi's visit to the temple?

The huge popularity of 15-minute deliveries from online platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart derives from the great convenience that it offers to customers. But the model faces stresses and challenges, and its

The agreement, if realised, is expected to set a baseline tariff rate of 15% on most European imports into the US. Earlier this month, Trump had threatened to increase this rate to 30%, effective August

Since being announced in 2021, the mega dam on Yarlung Zangbo has raised concerns in India and Bangladesh about the impact it may have on the flow of the river

Lovable is essentially a company that offers an AI-powered app development platform, allowing users to build entire web applications using natural language prompts

WHO data show that 99% of the world’s population breathes air containing high levels of pollutants

In recent years, the world has witnessed a boom in the growth of renewable energy capacity. However, this has not reduced the use of fossil fuels, which has led to an unabated rise of greenhouse

On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested a 45-year-old man who claimed to be the ‘Ambassador of Westarctica’ and run a fake embassy of the micronation. What are micronations, and why do

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, an important summit was held in Beijing, India took another step towards normalising ties with China, and the Medog dam project saw a

Among the hierarchy of chess titles that include International Master (IM), FIDE Master (FM), Candidate Master (CM), and their female-specific counterparts (WGM, WIM, WFM, WCM), the Grandmaster title stands as the most prestigious and challenging

While there is broad scientific consensus against the study’s findings, the retraction nonetheless is contentious, and potentially opens a pandora’s box for academic publishing.

The MoHFW said that subject experts held “detailed internal deliberations for formulating minimum standards” following which the draft minimum standards were finalised.

Dr Sudhir Kakar, the ‘father of Indian psychoanalysis’, was born on July 25, 1938. His work changed the landscape of psychoanalysis in India

A tight global supply, the result of lower production in the Philippines and Indonesia, plus diversion for the production of biodiesel, has made coconut oil the most expensive of all cooking oils today

The Trump administration accused Columbia University of failing to protect its American students from harassment, resulting in the cancellation of $400 million in research funding

Hogan’s suit, which was bankrolled by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, has had a lasting effect on cases involving celebrity privacy

With the proliferation of AI tools, the Kerala High Court has come up with guidelines for their use in judiciary. The court has limited the use of such tools, and differentiates between 'general' AI tools

India UK trade deal 2025, US tariffs on Indian goods: India and the US have concluded a week-long round of trade negotiations earlier this month to finalise an interim trade deal seen as crucial for

The court has held that countries are under a legal obligation to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling is not binding — but it could move the needle on international climate action

New Delhi extracted enhanced market access in export-oriented sectors such as marine and animal products, including seafood, dairy, and meat products, with tariffs reduced to zero from up to 20 per cent.

Today, Scotch whisky sells more than American, Japanese and Irish whisky combined. How did it originate? Why did Scotch become so popular world over?

The rise is driven primarily by the Russian central bank’s tight monetary policy and optimism after US-Russia talks in February raised hopes for a peace settlement in Ukraine.