PM Modi Gangaikonda Cholapuram visit: What is the history of the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple built by Rajendra Chola? What is the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival? What is the politics around PM Modi's visit to the temple? We explain, in 3 points.

For more than four decades, the bindu, which can be translated as “dot” or “point”, served as an anchor for most of Raza’s artistic compositions. Here are its many associations with meaning and memory.

Over the decades, the Congress missed several opportunities to reach out to OBCs. It also failed to claim credit for policy changes with regard to OBCs that were, in fact, initiated by Congress governments. Here’s how.

Washington is awash in conspiracy theories these days. Here are a few, from Hillary Clinton's 'daily regimen of heavy tranquilizers' to the belief that 'America is run by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles'.

As Israel, with American support, continues to batter Gaza, there is a growing rift in the world — including in the West — with regards to Israel & Palestine. But it is unclear what this will amount to on the ground.

Trump EU tariff deal, US EU trade deal 2025: The deal announced by Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, sets a baseline tariff rate of 15% on all European goods, effective Friday August 1.

While living wage standards would benefit all workers, the impact could be more significant for women, who face higher opportunity costs

What is this bird census in Kaziranga, what was the methodology involved, and what are the concerns surrounding grassland birds?

Launched in 2022, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) aims at development and upgradation of stations over the Indian Railways network.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, states that the formal declaration of a famine comes with caution. Here's how a famine is declared, who declares it, and what such a declaration could mean for Gaza.

A change in the base year and GDP computation methodology has increased the size of the Nigerian economy. India, too, is in the process of updating its GDP data.

While reports of China inviting the US President for a World War 2 commemoration parade in Beijing are unconfirmed so far, analysts have weighed in on why it might have positive implications for the country.

The clashes followed months of tensions over a century-old border dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours. What is the history of this dispute, and what happens now?

A few reforms proposed in school and higher education have made their way into classrooms. Others are stuck in Centre-state tussles & institutional delays

Having hosted big ticket events including the FIFA World Cup, Qatar joins the race even as India makes an impressive pitch to stage the event in Ahmedabad.

The areas in which this critically endangered bird lives are also crucial for the expansion of India’s wind and solar energy capacity. The top court has been seized of a petition that seeks to protect the bustard from going extinct.

Flash floods lead to the death of more than 5,000 people annually in India. With soaring global temperatures, they are expected to increase in frequency and become more intense. A study has put the spotlight on areas that are most vulnerable to flash floods…

Once deployed, NISAR will be the most powerful Earth observation satellite in space, producing data and high-resolution images that will facilitate research in a variety of fields

Nehru 1962 war Assam speech explained: What exactly did Nehru say in his radio address during the India China war, and did he bid 'bye bye' to Assam? What was his remark about not a blade of grass growing in Aksai Chin? We explain.

Six people were killed after a bomb planted on a motorcycle went off. Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit are among the accused. The NIA, which took over the investigation in 2011, found several flaws in the probe carried out earlier…