Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. But early Christians did not celebrate his birth, and no one knows on which date Jesus was actually born

Why is Greenland important for the US? When did the US last buy territories, and what efforts has it made in the past to acquire Greenland? We explain in three points.

A reward of $1 million Hong Kong dollars (around $130,000) has also been announced for information leading to arrests of activists based in the UK and Canada.

The hope of keeping global warming under the 1.5 degree Celsius limit is all but dead. The kind of emissions cuts required to keep this goal alive is unlikely to be achieved. But this is not the end of the world.

It is not just December, rather all months named after numericals — September (from septem meaning seven), October (octo meaning eight), November (from novem meaning nine) — that are nomenclaturally anachronistic. Why is that?

The Ken Betwa Link Project envisages transferring water from the Ken river to the Betwa river, both tributaries of the Yamuna. Here's why this was needed, who the project will help, and concerns about its impact on the Panna tiger reserve.

Many violent incidents in Punjab between January and October were attributed to gangsters but their nexus with militant groups is now out in the open.

The Land Acquisition Act 2013 came into force on January 1, 2014. If it is already in force, why are farmers protesting to demand its implementation?

In 2014, the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal passed a resolution in Vidhan Sabha to restart board exams for class 5 and 8, saying it was keeping in view the “drastic fall in learning outcome levels” of the children.

The day after Christmas sees a pile-up of sporting fixtures, notably the Boxing Day Test at the MCG and a string of high-profile games in the English Premier League.

The Noida International Airport, coming up at Jewar, will connect cities including Agra, Mathura and Gautam Buddh Nagar among others.

Vajpayee was a Member of Parliament for 47 years — he was elected 11 times to Lok Sabha, and twice to Rajya Sabha — and left behind an enduring legacy.

The Russian mRNA vaccine under development can be “personalised” based on the genetic analysis of each person’s tumour to identify mutations called neoantigens. What are neoantigens, and how do they work?

The year 2024 saw a significant departure from alleged ‘judicial evasion’. In 2025, the Supreme Court, under three Chief Justices of India, will take up several important issues, impacting the personal lives and religious beliefs of citizens, as well as their…

One reason why the tsunami resulted in widespread destruction was that the capabilities of early warning systems were limited. For instance, tsunami risk was considered low in Indonesia, one of the worst-hit countries, according to a report by Euronews

The ‘no-detention’ policy, a part of the Right to Education Act, has been a source of debate recently. We explain the rationale behind its introduction and why some later argued for its removal.

Donald Trump’s appointment of Chennai-born Sriram Krishnan as his top AI adviser has split Trump supporters due to Krishnan’s positions on skilled immigration, and why restrictions on it should be loosened

A Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma last week held that the interest rate charged by banks could not be challenged as an “unfair trade practice”

Between 2017 and 2020, Matt Gaetz reportedly paid thousands of dollars to women for drugs or sex, including to a 17-year-old. He was earlier picked to be the Attorney General in the incoming Trump administration.

In the run-up to the 2016 US elections, then-Republican candidate Donald Trump also played up the idea that Christmas needed to be reclaimed, as did his advisor Elon Musk recently. Here is how it began.