Makki was a close aide of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, and the deputy chief of the organisation behind the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008

Some farmer leaders and the Punjab government have criticised the policy, saying it echoes the controversial farm laws introduced in 2020 and repealed in 2021 following protests.

The roots of interactive art go back to the early 20th Century when surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali and Joan Miro challenged conventional notions of art

The High Court asked the aviation regulator to investigate whether the supply of oxygen in the long-haul Boeing 777-200LR aircraft was adequate in case of emergencies

President Yoon was impeached on December 14 following his failed bid to impose martial law. Why has the Acting President been removed now?

Dr Singh’s views did not exactly align with the ‘Nehruvian’ approach to economic policy. Long before he changed the Indian economy in the 1990s, he tried to mould policy in the direction of broad-based economic reforms and liberalisation. Very early on, he…

Sea otters are a rare species as humans excessively hunted them in the 18th and 19th Century. They were mainly hunted for their thick, soft fur

The Houthis, who have been in a strong position in the civil war in Yemen since 2021, have sought to use the window of opportunity opened by the war in Gaza to expand their regional footprint. They are now the only pole of the ‘axis’ standing, and have remained…

While the speed of information flow in the human brain is just 10 bits per second (bps), a typical wi-fi connection processes 50 bps. One bit is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store

Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe was developed as part of NASA’s Living With a Star program to explore aspects of the Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society on Earth

Fighter jets are loosely classified in terms of generations, which indicate when they were developed and their technological capabilities.

South Korea Plane Crash News Update: Bird strikes are being examined as a possible reason behind the recent aeroplane accident in South Korea. How do bird strikes become a safety hazard for flights? We explain.

What is a 'state funeral', and what is national mourning? Who is accorded these, and what are the rules? We explain.

Survival in any crash depends on a plethora of factors, but there are some limited studies that show that the back of a plane could be the safest spot to sit, if and when that one-in-a-million crash occurs.

Shyam Benegal is among the foremost directors of India’s Parallel Cinema wave. His films also challenged social norms and prized authentic portrayals of marginalised groups, at a time when films like ‘Sholay’ set the template for mainstream Hindi films.

Over the past few years, Indians have been the majority of H-1B visa holders in the US. Here's how the programme did under Trump's last term.

Nestled within the dough is a hidden coin (called flouri) – a token of fortune, love, and health for the lucky person who finds it in their slice. Here is the legend behind the tradition.

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 showed rural spending growing at a faster pace than urban areas, narrowing the gap between the two, and also perhaps signalling a cut in consumption by urban households.

New Technology Trends for 2025: The year 2025 will see recalibration of the actual use cases of AI — many large corporations are expected to cut the scale of deployment, limiting AI to areas where it has had visible impact. Users will increasingly find that…

Docking is the process by which fast-moving spacecraft approach each other, slow down, and are finally joined together. This capability has to be mastered in order for India to build its space station