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.

President Donald Trump’s statement Wednesday did nuance the warning this time over the tapering of Russian oil, saying this is “a process” and indicating it could take time.

Carbon dioxide concentrations increased by a record amount between 2023 and 2024. Man-made activities like burning of fossil fuels, and natural variabilities in CO2 loop lead to this unprecedented rise

In a year when scores of Indian immigrants were deported from the US under the Trump administration, issues of immigration have come starkly into focus. Here’s what the government plans to do.

CO2 concentrations increased by a record amount between 2023 and 2024. Man-made activities like burning of fossil fuels, and natural variabilities in CO2 loop lead to this unprecedented rise

Gold ETF inflows 2025, Gold investment trends India: Rising preference for gold as an investment option amid a lacklustre domestic stock market performance is also driving higher flows into gold ETF.

The order came a month after the Indian government gave a letter of assurance to the Belgian government that described the conditions in which the fugitive diamond trader would be incarcerated in India if he were to be extradited. Here is what to know.

The asymmetry in the military capabilities of Afghanistan and Pakistan is stark. But the Taliban government in Kabul cannot be seen to be cowering to Pakistani aggression

Restoring the practice was one of the key promises made by the National Conference during the 2024 assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. And on Thursday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah fulfilled this promise on completion of his government’s one year in office.

What is the genesis of László Krasznahorkai's writing? Why would anybody write a novel, their very first novel, that could potentially invite the ire of a communist dictatorship? In the answers to this lie the secret of the Hungarian's genius.

The modus operandi involved sharing of crucial information relating to regulatory actions that emanated from a regulator (CERC) and which was bound to have severe impact on the listed securities of IEX

India, despite being a cricketing powerhouse, does not have a specific law that criminalises match-fixing. The BCCI has thus argued for a wider interpretation of the offence of cheating.

No Kings protests 2025, Trump tariff policies: The large turnout at the No Kings protests seems more a societal pushback against MAGA belligerence, as the US economy continues to shrug off doomsday predictions. But that may not last. Here are the emerging…

Green crackers release fewer toxic particles, but the chemistry behind the sparkle is not entirely clean. Here's how green crackers work, where they succeed, and what needs improvement.

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we discuss continued US-China tensions, an update on purges of top PLA leaders, and more.

Andrew has scaled back his public engagements since 2019. In 2021, Virginia Giuffre sued him, saying that the American financier Jeffrey Epstein arranged sexual encounters with the prince starting when she was 17.

Israel Gaza strikes, Israel Hamas conflict 2025: Israeli strikes have returned to Gaza less than a week after ceasefire was declared. What led to this, and what has happened in Gaza in the past week?

Till last year, reining in food inflation was a top policy priority. But now, with a glut situation and most crops – from soyabean, maize and cotton to millets and pulses – selling well below minimum support prices, the focus may shift from the consumer to…

The government has rapidly increased its expenditure on creating physical infrastructure and brought in several policies to boost consumption. Yet, private sector investments into the economy are lagging

The number of eye injuries is small relative to the number of Americans who play pickleball, estimated to be at least 19.8 million. But some injuries were serious enough that they could lead to vision loss