The court held that prior approval is not needed to investigate bribe demands unrelated to official duties. It clarified the scope of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Daler Mehndi controversy: An Uttarakhand minister interrupting Daler Mehndi’s performance has sparked questions about how ‘live’ is a live performance, and why pre-recording is often necessary.

The potential of CCUS to revolutionise India’s economy and liveability is enormous and comparable to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) revolution or ISRO’s space program.

The use of the new slogan mirrors the grim humor baked into the Cockroach movement in India, which has also been led by students calling for a better education system.

In India, the sentence a convicted person receives depends less on the offence than on the individual judge or Bench hearing the case. Could a Sentencing Council, that adheres to structured guidelines, remedy this, and how would it operate?

The detention of Feng Rui has renewed questions about the ‘picking quarrels and provoking troubles law’, which has also been invoked against dissenters in China.

French authorities confirmed the first known human case, saying it appeared to be “an exceptional case involving a severely immunocompromised patient”. We explain what the virus is, the risks, and how zoonotic infections work.

Ahead of the Assembly session at Gairsain, the government is holding an agenda meeting in Dehradun. The move has revived the dispute over where Uttarakhand's seat of power should lie — in the plains or the hills.

France, Albania, Belgium, Italy, Portugal: People across European countries are hitting the streets. Why do such protests happen, and what could be their economic consequences? Udit Misra explains in his weekly Graphs, Data, Perspectives column

Not every adult citizen is eligible to vote for Legislative Councils. Not all states have Legislative Councils, either. So what importance do these bodies hold for India's political system?

NavIC, India’s satellite-based positioning system, had stopped providing location data after the end of life and failure of atomic clocks, and recent failed launches of replacement satellites. NVS-03’s slated launch could change that.

It started as a Japanese high-speed rail project. After friction, it has evolved into a hybrid model: Japanese infra, European signal systems, Indian trains

The amended Census Rules explicitly include private school teachers and private sector employees as enumerators, though the earlier rules already allowed the appointment of “any person”. What changes then? And can the government legally compel private individuals…

This year’s El Niño is forecast to be among the strongest since records began. It is expected to severely affect agricultural outputs, lead to water distress and slow economic growth.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police Director-General Shatrujeet Kapur has said that Indian and Chinese troops have faced off at multiple locations in Arunachal Pradesh. Here’s a look at the factors behind the simmering tensions along the LAC.

Gujarat’s land disposal rules do not have a provision that allows land to be disposed of as a ‘gift’. The government has used its discretionary power to transfer the plot — and said that it should not be seen as a ‘precedent’. But several questions have been…

RBI's new trade regulations kicked in from October 1, requiring service exporters and importers to fill out a complex declaration. But even though individuals — such as freelancers — are exempt, banks are demanding that the forms be filled.

Negative campaigning has been part of US elections for centuries. From newspaper attacks to AI-generated ads, the tactics have evolved, but their effectiveness remains disputed.

Emirates is expanding premium economy across its India network as rising demand for premium travel offers a way to boost revenue, amid capacity limits on the India-Dubai route.

The term ‘Form 47 government’ first gained prominence during the 2024 Pakistan elections. Here is what happened then and why it has since been used to criticise the Pakistani State.