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This summer, India’s top grid operator is anticipating power shortages from April to October, with May and June flagged as “high-risk months”. Here's why.

From the Emir of Qatar and Monaco’s Prince Albert II to actress Michelle Yeoh and Nita Ambani: an exclusive club of influential people will meet on Thursday to pick the most powerful person in sports

Now, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which carried four astronauts to the ISS on a routine assignment, is bringing back Williams and Wilmore on its return journey. Two other astronauts, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, who

Not quite. The reasons have to do more with the country’s miserable performance in recent white-ball tournaments, a clash of dates, and the policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Trump has repeated claims by the Heritage Foundation. Its Oversight Project last week said it had analysed thousands of pages of documents with Biden’s signatures, including pardons, which it claimed was signed by an autopen.

President Donald Trump’s push to ‘Make America Great Again’ through aggressive tariffs could end up having an impact opposite to the one that he wants. Meanwhile, MAGA is making the Rest of the World Work

Daniel Kahneman was an authority on how humans make decisions and the imperfect reasoning they often employ. Recently, it was revealed that he chose to end his life last year through assisted dying, raising several

Why has Trump targeted the Houthis afresh, and how do they manage to retain their attack capabilities? What are the group's ties with Iran, China, and Russia?

Rasha Alawieh, 34, is a Lebanese citizen who visited her home country last month to visit relatives. She was detained on March 13 when she returned from that trip to the US

Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express.

The Gurpatwant Singh Pannun-led Sikhs for Justice is a pro-Khalistan group that is banned in India. According to the Centre’s submission, it has repeatedly threatened India’s political leaders (including PM Narendra Modi).

The exchange rate between the dollar and the euro saw a sharp change between the day Trump won the election and the day he took oath of office, with the euro weakening. But since then,

Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, where JD Vance made the speech that was seen as a turning point in the America-Europe alliance, spoke to Shubhajit Roy about the emerging global order, and

The deportation of 261 Venezuelans, including suspected members of the gang, was carried out on Saturday. By the time a federal court halted the move, two planes carrying immigrants had already left the country. Here

A new study adds another angle to the much-disputed Miller-Urey hypothesis, which argues that life on the planet emerged from a lightning strike. The analysis says that water sprays are sufficient for generating organic compounds,

Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express.

What is the Kollam offshore mining proposal, and who is protesting against it? We explain.

Although Canada has tightened the screw on immigration, there continues to be a demand for skilled foreign national workers in certain fields

India is home to an estimated 3,681 tigers (range 3167-3925), as per the last population estimation released in 2022-23, but the density of tigers in certain regions raises concerns.

A plot of 25.75 acres was allotted to M/s Ceylon Beverages Can Pvt. Ltd, of which Muralitharan is one of the three directors, in Kathua. What is the row over this and what is the

The Chinese retaliatory tariffs have not been sweeping and across-the-board. But even while selective, they have hit where it hurts the most.

Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express.

PM Modi podcast host: Fridman and his podcast have been credited for making complex questions of science and technology accessible. However, critics have questioned his 'neutral' stance and the choice of certain guests.

IMD Heatwave Alerts India: If temperatures in your area are high, that does not automatically mean your region is experiencing a heatwave. How does the IMD define a heatwave? Why does it issue specific warnings

The new policy could signal the start of a new era of German assertiveness. Behind this decision are domestic factors, as well as the need for self-reliance amid a new Trump administration.