The current ceasefire proposal between Israel and Lebanon draws on the provisions of Resolution 1701 passed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) in 2006. Skirmishes across the border continued, and the resolution was never fully implemented at the time.

Today a viral meme, Chill Guy presents a marked contrast to recent social media trends that incorporate detachment.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon came into effect on Wednesday. Why did Israel agree to this deal? And what does this mean for the Israel-Lebanon frontier, and the region at large?

What is the NSSF and why has Delhi's Finance Department objected to the loan request? How is the Delhi exchequer's financial health, and what has the AAP said about "revdis" or freebies? We explain.

In 2011, Gupta and some others founded the Hindu Sena, an organisation that he claims has “lakhs of members” now, with units in “almost all parts of India”.

As Canada mulls removing LMIA from the Comprehensive Ranking System, students seeking to apply and secure permanent residency there may actually stand to benefit from the changed rules.

The National Institutes of Health is the United States’ medical research agency, like the Indian Council of Medical Research based in New Delhi, but with an exponentially larger budget

Here are the legal issues at hand in the controversy that has divided opinion on social media, and pitted Nayanthara, one of the most popular actors in Tamil cinema, against Dhanush, one of the industry’s most powerful figures

Despite recording the highest-ever area under rice cultivation this year, Punjab is expected to face a shortfall in paddy procurement by 14 LMT. We explain.

Petitions for banning ISKCON Bangladesh came amid recent clashes, after the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das. What is his link to ISKCON and what is the history of the organisation?

Studying bromalites helped paleontologists piece together how the reptiles came to rule a part of the prehistoric world.

Under the scheme, a three-year UG programme can be completed in five semesters instead of the standard six, or be extended up to two additional semesters.

A medieval Gothic masterpiece, Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) is one of the French capital's most beloved and visited monuments

If the director, senior management or the persons in charge of the service provider firm found of committed any offence under the law, they will be liable for imprisonment for a term not less than three years which may extend to ten years and with a fine…

Black Friday: In the 1980s, Black Friday was described as the day stores began to turn a profit for the year and as the biggest shopping day in the United States.

The scientists have described their observations in the paper, ‘Imaging the innermost circumstellar environment of the red supergiant WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud’, published by the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics last week.

A district court has admitted a petition which claims that a Shiva temple lies underneath the shrine of the revered Sufi saint in Ajmer

Australia’s measures are based on concerns over social media’s negative impact. However, there are issues in enforcing age-related restrictions and arguments against imposing blanket bans

In suing ExxonMobil, California has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste.

What is the prior sanction provision? How does it work? And what are the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgement for ED cases against public servants?