In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra contextualises recent GST data. Despite large collections for October, 20 states have collected less revenue than in the era of pre-GST taxes.

The ruling has come after the SC modified its own order in August on stray dogs in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Here is a look at the previous orders by the apex court on stray dogs

Environmental historian Sunil Amrith spoke to Kaushik Das Gupta about his book The Burning Earth, climate change, and why technological fixes are inadequate in the face of the crisis

While foreign policy analysts have come to expect the unexpected from Trump, this was unusual even within that context. It was, after all, a US President acknowledging China’s great power status, treating it as somewhat equal to the US in the global power…

Both the High Court and family court did not deliberate on whether the Lambada community as a whole had become “Hinduised”, and limited the scope of their verdicts to whether the particular marriage had been conducted according to Hindu rituals

The major problem remains that the current nature of academia is resistant to change and blocks visionaries. Until this system is dismantled and replaced with transparent hiring, merit-based funding, and visionary leadership, India will remain a land of potential…

Sensing this gap, a research team from BITS Pilani Hyderabad’s MMNE Lab, led by Professor Sankar Ganesh and Dr Atun Roy Choudhury, has created India’s first customised Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) scale, which can be accommodated in a small device with existing…

While the producers of 'Kaantha' have denied any connection to Bhagavathar, the speculation sheds light on the culture of stardom in Tamil cinema.

Ayni was India’s only full-fledged overseas base, and its location offered India a military foothold in central Asia and leverage over Pakistan. Its presence to project influence in the region dominated by major powers like Russia and China

With the Assembly elections underway in the state, this is the eighteenth part of a new series on the chief ministers of Bihar, from Shri Krishna Sinha to Nitish Kumar

Fujian, China’s most advanced aircraft carrier yet, will significantly bolster Beijing’s blue water capabilities

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that no US government official would attend the upcoming G20 Summit in Africa later this month over purported 'human rights abuses.' Here is what to know

On the tariffs issue in the US Supreme Court, while all three liberal judges expressed clear signs of scepticism, the big concern for Trump is that three conservatives too have openly expressed some doubts. Here's what has emerged after the nearly three-hour…

Among nations, New Delhi seems to be paying the steepest price for purchasing Russian oil, in terms of the high US tariffs imposed on it. A trade deal with the US, involving higher purchases of American energy, could be a way out for India.

Why did the hilly region of Uttar Pradesh want a state of its own? How was this demand finally achieved? In 25 years, how has Uttarakhand performed on various parameters? We explain.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann earlier said that the state would approach the High Court over the education ministry’s notification, saying it was “unconstitutional”.

Sinha's legacy is kept alive by his family, which is well-knitted in politics and public life.

It’s now been more than 30 years that countries have been getting together to deliberate on a coordinated global response to climate change.

Lalu brought about a decisive shift of political power in Bihar. But the high rate of crimes and lagging growth under him shadow his legacy.

Although it originated on 4chan, the Groyper movement blossomed on Discord, a messaging service for gamers that has also served as a breeding ground for fringe ideologies catering to alienated young men. Who are the Groypers, and what do they want?