WBSSC Recruitment Scam News: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict that invalidated the appointments of 25,752 teaching and non-teaching staff, saying the WBSSC selection process was “vitiated by manipulation and fraud”.

The study builds on the idea of emissions trading, which has been in operation in Europe since 2005 and in China since 2021, and has at times been criticised.

Adarsh Sanskrit village programme: The latest move is aimed at promoting Sanskrit, and comes on the heels of other similar schemes, such as financial incentives to girls and SC/ST students who opt for Sanskrit in Uttarakhand schools.

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

This pre-empting a judicial setback was seen on May 11, 2022, a day after the SC observed that “prima facie” the law on sedition seemed unconstitutional and could be struck down.

The petitioners flagged a number of issues with the 2025 law, including the omission of ‘Waqf by use’, and the inclusion of non-Muslims in Waqf boards

The European Central Bank has cut rates in the hope that lower borrowing costs will boost economic activity in the Eurozone area. But the circumstances in the US are different. And can Trump actually punish Jay Powell for the faulty economics that his own…

Will machines take over the world and make us their slaves? What is an ‘intelligent’ machine, to begin with? Science fiction is fun, but it is as yet just that — fiction

The judgment relates to a specific law and comes amid a time of greater advocacy for LGBTQ rights and a concurrent pushback from conservative groups.

Then President of India K R Narayanan said at the time that the killings belonged “to the world's inventory of black deeds”. Here is what to know about the case.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to sack Jerome Powell, whom he appointed to the Chair of the Federal Reserve in 2018. Such frictions are not unheard of in the US – or in India. But differences have mostly not been allowed to escalate into crises.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the inclusion of the two ancient Indian texts as ‘a proud moment for every Indian across the world’

Adam Smith balked at restraints on free trade ‘either by high duties, or by absolute prohibitions’. The return of high tariffs in the US under Donald Trump and Joe Biden mark the end of the era of hyper-globalisation propelled by the ideas of the classical…

The yatra has been suspended since 2020. Its imminent resumption is a part of a larger rapprochement between New Delhi and Beijing

A well-disguised slower ball is like a conjuror’s illusion. Everything about the bowler's action remains the same, but the way the ball travels and behaves changes dramatically. The success of the slower one, no matter of what kind, lies in this masterful…

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

This week saw some stocks and markets rebound. But multiple things — from a potential deal between the US and China, to the outcome of Trump’s tussle with the US Fed — remain in the air

China is a major trade partner for many countries in Southeast Asia. This relationship has become even more significant in the face of Trump imposing some of the highest tariffs on countries like Cambodia and Vietnam

A landmark 1935 ruling of the Supreme Court, now under review, effectively limits the power of the White House to dismiss top federal officials

Easter eggs history: Items such as hot cross buns, which are sweet and fruity loaves of bread baked with the shape of a cross, were traditionally eaten around this time of the year. The egg supposedly became a part of Easter around the 13th century.