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Nicaragua has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and will now officially recognise only China. What's behind the decision to switch ties? What incentives did China provide?

As China's capital decks itself up to host the Winter Olympics in February 2022, several countries have announced a diplomatic boycott of the event. Does this affect athletes' participation?

We explain NASA’s new mission named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer or IXPE, the instruments it is carrying and its importance.

India has extended the suspension of scheduled commercial international flights till January 31. Why? When will regular international flights resume?  

The United States, Australia, Britain and Canada have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. What does this mean? How are Olympics athletes reacting? What other boycotts have happened in past Olympics?

The latest World Inequality Report flags India as a poor and very unequal country, with the top 10% holding 57% of national income in 2021, and the bottom 50% holding just 13%. Breaking down the

Several companies have announced public issues to raise funds through non-convertible debentures. How big is the NCD market? What should retail investors look for?

Yusaku Maezawa and another space tourist Yozo Hirano–who will document the billionaire’s space flight–made the trip led by Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin.

The Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project. What is this project, and how was it conceptualised? Which regions will benefit from it?

New Zealand plans to make it illegal to sell cigarettes to anyone aged 14 and under from 2027. The ban will remain in place for the rest of the person's life. That means a person aged 60 in

India’s highest literary award, the annual Jnanpith is bestowed on writers for "their outstanding contribution towards literature".

The announcement comes at a time when India is taking steps towards allowing delivery of goods through drones.

Bipin Rawat dies in chopper crash: Unlike the structures for the military, where the second-in-command to every officer officiates if the lead officer becomes indisposed, sources said there is no immediate line of succession envisaged

The helicopter that crashed killing Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and others was an MI-17 V5, from Russia. A look at its features and capabilities, its acquisition by the IAF, and previous mishaps it

WHO has presented an update on the current situation on four key issues on Omicron — transmissibility, clinical severity, risk of reinfection and the potential impact of the vaccines.

The bright red caps serve to make leaders and workers of the SP instantly recognisable in UP's crowded political scene, while making, according to the party, a bold social statement.

🔴 Ambergris, which means gray amber in French, is a waxy substance that originates from the digestive system of the protected sperm whales.

To substantiate the need to "save precious time by focusing on the areas of actual dispute", the court relied on the poems.

The RBI has kept the repo rate – the rate at which the RBI lends funds to banks – unchanged at four per cent and the reverse repo rate - the rate at which RBI

The authors have described their findings as proof-of-concept that response to the vaccine may be affected by the body’s circadian rhythms.

The Nagaland govt has called for repeal of AFSPA in the wake of public outrage against the killings in Mon. What impunity does the Act give the armed forces, and how have earlier attempts at

The constitutionality of AFSPA was challenged in the Supreme Court in 1997. What did the court say in its ruling?

Optical communications systems are smaller in size, weight, and require less power compared with radio instruments.

Ebrahim Ebrahim, who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC), spent over 15 years in the Robben Island prison along with Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada for taking a position against the apartheid

Sinicization means transforming religious beliefs, faith, practice, rituals in accordance with Chinese culture and society.