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It makes China’s borders ‘sacred and inviolable’. In India, some read it as a Chinese attempt to stay put at current positions; others say it’s Chinese actions that count.

Judges are calling for the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, accusing him of making deals with political parties, especially with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, and even securing a ministerial berth for one

A look at who the colleges in the other eight districts are named after, and the political significance of choosing these names.

Gautam Navlakha's partner has claimed that confinement in the anda cell is adversely affecting his health

It is the largest pan-India scheme since 2005 for the creation and improvement of long-term public healthcare infrastructure. The government will spend Rs 64,180 crore on the scheme from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Bihar bypolls: The results will not have an immediate impact on the numbers in the House; however, they will likely have a bearing on the wider political situation in the state.

COVID-19 AY.4.2 Variant: What is it, where did it come from, and should we be concerned?

Australia has announced that it will achieve net zero emissions by the year 2050. What is the meaning of net zero? Why is its plan being criticised?

America's billionaires have seen their collected wealth surge 70% since the start of the pandemic to over $5 trillion. That gain from March 18, 2020, to this past month is equal in size to Biden's

A look at why the Ellenabad bypoll is important for the farmers protesting against the three central agriculture laws, and how they aim to hit the ruling BJP.

Beetle species named after coronavirus. Before that, insects called P. coronavirus, A. quarentnus, S. covida.

Once inaugurated on November 4, the spruced-up space will be known as Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park, after a Korean queen believed to have had Indian roots.

While countries at climate meetings regularly commit to collective action, few have been meeting their targets. These targets are not binding, and developing countries will require much more funding.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies notes that hunger in Afghanistan has increased substantially since 2014 due to major droughts, floods and economic and security challenges. 

Over the last week, SDRF has recovered 24 bodies, including those of 12 trekkers, and rescued over 1,300 people

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has emphasised the need to ban narcotics and hookah in the state in a meeting with police officers from across the state. Here's why

After weeks of tension, Sudan's military seized power in a coup. Here is some background to the events.

Nomura has downgraded Indian equities from ‘overweight’ to ‘neutral’ as it feels that while the upside is priced in, emerging headwinds could pose risks.

The bill defines an illegal religious structure as a “temple, church, mosque, gurudwara, Bodh vihar, Majar etc, constructed on a public place without authority of law”.

The Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission will provide support to 17,788 rural Health and Wellness Centres in 10 'high focus' states and establish 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres across the country.

While most experts expect India to post an economic recovery that is above the world average in the coming year, public perception of key economic variables is far less sanguine.

Though the government has so far categorically denied a "shortage" of the fertilizer, it is being distributed from police stations in the state, under the strict watch of police personnel. SUKHBIR SIWACH explains the problem,

The fact that Covid-19 vaccines reduce severe disease and deaths from the disease has often been stressed. But do they also impact mortality from causes other than Covid-19?

COP26, which begins next week in Glasgow after a year’s delay, will seek to finalise the rules for the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate. Why is this important, and what else in on the agenda?

Zia Mustafa was arrested in 2003 by J&K Police as the mastermind of the Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri Pandits in March that year.