Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi operate in a sector called prediction markets, or opinion trading, which allow users to wager on the outcome of future events. Here is what to know

According to the 25-page indictment, since 1999, when Maduro was first elected to public office, he, his wife, Cilia Flores, his son, Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, and his fellow indicted Venezuelan leaders participated in a 'relentless campaign of cocaine…

Maria Corina Machado, 58, has been one of Maduro’s staunchest opponents over the past two decades. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 'for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.'

Last month’s relaxation of prohibition in GIFT City marks the latest chapter in the tussle between Gujarat’s decades-old law and the removal of what is seen as a deterrent to investors.

The issue pertained to whether electricity wheeled from an SEZ to the DTA could attract customs duty. While electricity imports carried a nil rate of duty, the centre sought to levy duty on electricity cleared from SEZs into the domestic market via a series…

What is the history of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)? How have the countries attempted to manage border issues, and why does China continue to lay claims on Arunachal Pradesh? Former diplomat Ashok K Kantha explains.

Two senior officers of the Traffic Police, Joint Commissioner Kime Kaming and Additional Commissioner D K Gupta, spoke to Alok Singh on why the drive has been launched, and how prosecution will proceed.

The UAPA, in its original state, did not address terrorism at all. Behind its current, sweeping form is a series of incremental and bipartisan amendments

The HC Division Bench called the the apprehension of unrest 'an imaginary ghost created by them for their convenience sake and to put one community against other community under suspicion and constant mistrust.'

Trump Venezuela oil plan: While Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves, it accounts for less than 1% of global production. There are multiple hurdles in the Trump administration’s plans to expand the country’s vast but struggling oil sector.

Soon after delivery workers went on strike on New Years’ Eve, arguments broke out on social media site X between defenders of the gig economy and its critics. These became a visible front in a broader debate over an economic model that employs millions of…

Much of what is known about the events at Turkman Gate during the Emergency comes from memoirs, inquiry records, journalistic investigations and later oral histories. We recall

The recent killings of people associated with kabaddi reveal that the sport has grown into a high-stakes, lucrative business, with big money, betting syndicates, rival federations and gangsters all vying for a share of the pie

A demonstration by shopkeepers in Tehran over the economy has spiralled into a rising wave of anger in Iran against the ruling regime. These demonstrations differ from earlier protests in terms of the trigger, but mirror them in significant ways

As Assam heads to polls, the state government has recommended a complex new framework to grant ST status to six communities that make up a third of the state’s population. Existing groups say this will dilute their rights.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is the only India-headquartered organisation among the 60-plus institutions that the United States has now exited.

James Laine's 2003 book, 'Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India', included some statements about the 17th-century Maratha ruler which many political outfits saw as insulting to his legacy. The furore had led to violent protests and attacks

The Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme will become effective January 1, 2027, if the DMK returns to power in the state. TAPS guarantees a pension of 50% of the last drawn monthly salary to all state employees retiring on or after January 1, 2027.

By disassociating completely from the international climate regime, the US might be jeopardising its own long-term interests. Here's how

Despite the report’s fate, Gadgil continued to champion the cause of protecting the fragile mountains from mindless development. The recommendations are brought up to this date, whenever ecological disasters occur in the Western Ghats.