The Centre had opened a fresh round of lateral recruitments, from the private sector and elsewhere, into senior posts in the bureaucracy. Why are reservation policies for SC, ST and OBC communities not applied here?

While it seems unlikely, the outbreaks in Africa and Europe have put health authorities on high alert, pushing for urgent action to curb the virus' transmission.

With two major natural disasters unfolding within 48 hours, India's disaster preparedness leaves much to be desired. An expert explains the status of India's disaster readiness and suggests a way forward

Nearly 4,000 people have lost their lives to lightning strikes in the last 11 years. The proposal, accepted by the government in July, is a step to reduce the number of deaths.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra comes from a political dynasty, with two Prime Ministers from her family having been overthrown in past coups. Her family's return to the centre of Thailand's politics comes amid a period of turmoil.

India and Bangladesh have an extradition treaty, under whose provisions Bangladesh may seek the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But this does not necessarily mean that she will be extradited to her home country, where she faces a number…

X has said a Brazilian Supreme Court judge threatened arrest against its legal representative, over the company’s refusal to censor some accounts. Elon Musk has previously rallied against the same judge. Here’s what happened.

While the expression “once in a blue moon” implies a rare or unusual occurrence, blue moons are surprisingly not a rare astronomical phenomenon. However, the sighting of a blue moon and a supermoon in the same instance is uncommon and will next be seen in…

As the coffee chain comes to terms with a new management, it finds itself needing to address three points of concern to improve customer experience

The Digital Competition Bill has been proposed to curtail the spread of big tech companies in India, curbing anti-competitive practices before they actually take place, and promises to impose heavy penalties.

Allahabad HC has directed the state govt to look at the selections afresh after candidates who appeared for the 2019 Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination (ATRE) alleged irregularities, including in the application of reservation provisions.

The findings could help researchers better understand the water cycle of Mars, which in turn could unlock questions related to the evolution of the planet’s climate, surface, and interior.

Hayflick’s discovery fundamentally changed the understanding of aging — especially the thesis that cells are capable of being immortal, and aging is simply a factor of externalities such as disease, diet, and solar radiation.

NASA has a critical decision to make on how to bring its Starliner astronauts home. There are two options on the table.

The ruling Congress party termed the Karnataka Governor’s move to grant sanction for prosecution against Siddaramaiah as a “political conspiracy”, and pointed to a few sanction requests still pending with him.

The nomadic community of shepherds has also been demanding ST status for long. With elections approaching, they hope the demand for grazing rights will get some traction

The yacht was carrying 22 people, including 12 passengers and 10 crew members, when the storm hit. Among the six people still missing is 59-year-old tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, known as the 'British Bill Gates'

Reservation for SCs and STs was implemented in the open-market recruitments. However, there was no reservation among officers who were promoted from the state civil services.

Climate activists have welcomed Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz as running mate due to his record of climate action. However, even if Harris-Walz win, it is unlikely to significantly change US climate policy

The specifics for creating a time standard for the Moon are not clear yet. An OSTP official, however, told Reuters that like on the Earth, atomic clocks can be deployed on the lunar surface to set a time standard