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Since the Taliban seized control of the country, the national currency, the Afghani, has depreciated heavily. This comes at a time when the withdrawal of international financial support has severely strained the economy.

The club went on to declare that the context of the comments was simply “banter between friends” and Azeem Rafiq should “take such comments in the spirit in which they were intended.”

The word 'akhara' literally means a wrestling arena, and the akhara system is believed to have been started by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century AD to prepare a warrior class that could fight for

The department wants to block the $2.2 billion deal since it sees the deal as giving more control to Penguin Random House over the US publishing market.

While the TMC won all four seats, its vote share when compared with the BJP, and the performance of the Left and the Congress, tell an interesting story.

India had first proposed connecting solar energy supply across borders at the International Solar Alliance in 2018.

With COP26 underway, the climate crisis is in the spotlight. Here are the most important facts relating to how our planet has been changing.

Chief Minister M K Stalin has said the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will not be implemented in Tamil Nadu. Why is the DMK government opposed to NEP, and is it possible for the state

The facial recognition software introduced on social media site Facebook in 2010 will be shut down. What did it do, and why is it being shut down?

The Karnataka government has launched two new schemes, one to bring government services to citizens' doorsteps, and the other to redress public grievances.

Pekapeka-tou-roa or the long-tailed bat, one of New Zealand's two land mammals, was added in the Bird of the Year list by Forest and Bird.

Methane is the second-most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, after carbon dioxide, and, therefore, pledges related to cutting down its emissions are significant.

Take a look at how the company has grown, Elon Musk's journey to becoming the richest person, and Tesla's challengers in India and the world.

Govt lays down new norms for when bank staff may be investigated if a loan goes bad. How does this address staff’s fears, and how can it help the economy?

INLD's Abhay Chautala defeated the BJP-JJP's Gobind Kanda and the Congress's Pawan Beniwal.

The Madras High Court has quashed the 10.5% special internal reservation provided by the Tamil Nadu government to Vanniyars, a most backward caste (MBC). What did the court say?

Rajasthan Assembly bypolls: In the past one month, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has mentioned it more than once that he is confident of the Congress’s return to power in the 2023 Assembly elections.

Mandi bypoll results: The issue of inflation played out in a big way in the Mandi Lok Sabha bypoll, with electors venting ire against rising prices of fuel and essential commodities.

The Budget for 2020-21 had announced the revised Form 26AS, giving a more comprehensive profile of the taxpayer, going beyond just the details of tax collected and deducted at source.

According to police, the allegation against Pratip Chaudhuri was that SBI had sold properties that were worth Rs 200 crore to Alchemist ARC for only Rs 25 crore after seizing them for default on a

NEET Result 2021: A look at the top 20 candidates show that three each come from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, two each from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Delhi, and one each from Kerala, West

The ED is probing a money laundering case against Deshmukh, based on the first information report (FIR) filed by the CBI in April 2021 alleging corruption and bribery by the then minister.

This is the first time that India has taken any climate target in terms of its absolute emissions.

If implemented, the proposed Bill would modify an age-old customary practice of inheritance of the matrilineal Khasi tribe.

A 2021 Indian government study found that Jharkhand state - among the poorest in India and the state with the nation’s largest coal reserves - is also the most vulnerable Indian state to climate change.