Who is Ashley Tellis, Indian-origin US adviser Ashley Tellis arrested: Ashley Tellis, an Indian-origin foreign policy expert on United States and South Asian affairs, was arrested this weekend after authorities allegedly discovered more than 1,000 pages of…

The ruling settles the dispute before the temple and dargah atop a hill, which is a protected monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, where religious customs are subject to statutory regulation.

SC on green crackers, Delhi NCR firecracker rules: This temporary relaxation modifies a series of previous orders by the Delhi government and the Supreme Court that had imposed a complete ban on all kinds of firecrackers in the NCR in recent years

The current clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan is over the TTP, whom Pakistan terms 'Fitna-al-Khawarij' and accuses its neighbour of harbouring. Why is Pakistan using this term as a tool in its fight against the militant group? We explain.

Pakistan Afghanistan relations: Afghanistan was the only country to oppose Pakistan’s entry into the UN. Despite some shared ties, there has been much to divide Pakistan and Afghanistan. Here are the five broad issues.

Rare earths are not very rare, but challenges in ensuring the economic viability of extraction and processing mean that one country — China — has effectively monopolised these vital minerals. Now, Beijing is using them as a strategic lever in its ongoing…

Experts and farmer unions demand a consistent and science-backed policy on hybrid paddy rather than reactive bans and sudden market shifts that leave both farmers and millers in the lurch

The future looks bright for LG. For Tata Capital, the picture isn’t as clear-cut. Here is why.

India’s inability to feature even in an expanded, 24-team Asian Cup — despite a far bigger population, more players, better grounds and a lucrative league — points to a hopeless situation and an alarming slide in football.

Sahara group asset sale 2025, Adani bid for sahara assets: For Adani, the acquisition aligns with its strategy of expanding and consolidating prime real estate and hospitality assets. For Sahara, it could be the last major effort to resolve a decade-long…

A change in methodology has meant that the latest estimates of India’s elephant population are not directly comparable with previous ones. But looking beyond the numbers, India’s national heritage animal continues to face significant challenges

Mutaqqi's trip to Deoband underlines old ties between India and Afghanistan and the influential role Indian institutions have played in Southeast Asia. We explain.

Takaichi was elected the first woman president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party early this month, while neighbouring China expressed doubts over her chances of becoming PM. Here is what she needs to do to assume power, and the hurdles she faces.

The significance of the Taliban leader’s visit to Darul Uloom was 'personal' for him and 'political' for the new Kabul-Delhi engagement. We explain why.

For a generation of listeners, MTV was the definition of cool and the ultimate vehicle for consuming popular cultural trends

Ahead of COP30, a climate expert explains the continuing relevance of the conference amid Washington pulling out, the 1.5-degree Celsius target on its way to be breached, and climate activists calling for major reform in the UNFCCC

The boycott call, which extends to all properties affiliated with Rowling, aims to create financial consequences for the author who has lent her conviction and money to anti-transgender rights advocacy for years. Here is what to know.

In Explained’s new weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra looks at the lowered economic competitiveness of Europe, which essentially ran the world until a century ago.

Gold prices rising in India, Gold investment India 2025: According to Morgan Stanley, Indian households own 34,600 tonnes of it, which is worth roughly $3.8 trillion – or 89 per cent of the country's GDP.

Even as the film has come under some criticism for casting doubts on the monument’s well-established history, such claims about the Taj are not new.