Mithun Chakraborty is this year's recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The actor helped pave the way for Bollywood’s own disco culture. We explain

The four Pakistanis told the police they are linked to the Mehdi Foundation International. What is the MFI, and why was a Muslim family facing religious persecution in Pakistan? How has India dealt with MFI members before this?

Many from Ladakh have demanded administrative autonomy for the UT in recent years, citing ecological threats to the region, Chinese incursions on the border, and other concerns.

SBM’s focus areas were building individual toilets, community toilets, solid waste management, and leading awareness campaigns aimed at behavioural changes.

The loss of landmass in the Arun River basin, which spreads across Nepal and Tibet and is 75 km away from Everest, is causing the world’s tallest peak to rise by up to 2 mm a year, the study said.

Amid the controversy over the laddu prasadam at Tirupati, Hindu organisations have revived the demand to free temples from government control. What is the history and background of this demand?

The Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response (PPER) framework has called for a new Public Health Emergency Management Act (PHEMA), and the implementation of other measures to ensure a swift and effective response within the first 100 days of the outbreak.

A public war of words between the former members of popular folk-fusion band, Indian Ocean, escalated into a legal battle. Why is one of the country's most well-known bands engaged in a dispute over royalty payments?

Bihar is among India's most flood-prone states. The reasons for this are the state's unique geography, and a decades-old solution that has proved short-sighted. We explain.

Israel's air defence system is designed to protect against missiles fired from short distances (like by Hamas) to longer ranges (missiles that fly outside the Earth's atmosphere). Here's what its various elements are, and how they work.

The Mahatma held deep sympathies for the historically persecuted Jewish people. But this did not translate to him supporting the formation of Israel in Palestine.

The incursion marks the fourth time that Israeli soldiers have publicly entered Lebanese soil in nearly 50 years. It is also the first since Israel’s 34-day war in the country in 2006.

The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has led to the development of more than 20 supercomputing systems nationwide. Here is why this is a big deal

Market experts believe that tighter F&O rules could help limit speculation in the derivatives market, protect the interest of retail investors, increase constructive participation, and improve market stability.

The UP government has issued directives requiring all eateries to display the names and addresses of their owners and employees. In July, SC stayed similar orders passed in UP and Uttarakhand. What are the requirements for selling food in India? What powers…

Both presidential candidates are focused on seven electorally crucial “swing states”, where the race for the White House is widely expected to be won or lost.

Ahead of the US presidential elections in November, the port workers’ strike threatens to cause significant economic disruption.

Scientists have mapped out how 140,000 neurons are wired in the brain of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster after a ten-year effort

Climate change is causing glaciers to melt at an unprecedented rate. Among other things, this has led to age-old natural boundaries having to be redrawn.