A bench, led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, barred courts from passing “effective orders” in cases related to the Places of Worship Act till further orders.

The main goal of the Paris Agreement — holding global annual average temperatures within 1.5 degree Celsius of pre-industrial averages, two degrees Celsius in the worst case scenario — seems more distant than ever.

The Bench was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act of 1991 when it ordered that no fresh cases of this nature can be filed.

Order applies to both pending suits and those that may be filed in future. In its Babri Masjid ruling, SC said 1991 Act was part of ‘basic structure’ of Constitution. This may be relevant as it hears challenge to 1991 law.

Researchers found that overall, ultra-processed foods comprised more than half of all calories consumed at home, rising from 51% in 2003 to 54% in 2018. Here is why this was flagged as a concern.

The end of five decades of rule over Syria by the house of al-Assad represents a decisive turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics. Perhaps the biggest impact will be on Iran, but no actor in the region will be untouched.

The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, following a heated debate between the government and the opposition MPs

Weather models had predicted the onset of La Niña as early as September. But that has not happened. Here is why La Niña is ‘delayed’, and why global models erred in their predictions

The star of Pushpa 2: The Rule was arrested on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt

Cold wave conditions across north India generally set in by mid-December and last until January. What explains the early onset, along with cold nights and warm days?

To create this granular dataset, the researchers utilised the brains of five stillborn babies in the second trimester — a period when human brains grow rapidly in size and complexity

By official FIDE records, Gukesh became the 18th recognised, undisputed world champion at just 18, which makes him officially the youngest. But a Ukrainian Grandmaster called Ruslan Ponomariov would like to make a point

Firefly Sparkle is among the earliest galaxies humans have observed, which formed merely some 600 million years after the Big Bang

What are the collector rates and how are these determined? Which districts generate the most revenue for Haryana through property transactions? We explain.

FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it’s not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It’s more about missing social time.

The Kerala government aims to facilitate the exit of TECOM, the majority shareholder in the Kochi SmartCity project. The current dispute centres on the question of remunerating the Dubai-based company on its exit. We explain.

Trump's announcement follows similar moves by fellow Republican Party members to repeal the practice of resetting the clocks twice a year. We explain what Daylight Saving Time is, and why it is critiqued.

The Supreme Court is hearing a PIL which says that “the presence of Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) to address sexual harassment is inconsistent” in political parties

Employee-turned-whistleblower Suchir Balaji had alleged that OpenAI had flouted the norms of fair use under the US copyright act in sourcing data for its GPT-4 model to analyse and train on.

The recognition of a religious community, such as Muslims, as OBC beneficiaries based on religion has led to contentious debates. Whether Scheduled Caste religious converts are eligible for reservation is another issue that has been challenged in court.