The decision follows the 2023 annual meeting between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Ashish Jitendra Desai, then the Chief Justice of the High Court, in which the project had been proposed to address, among other things, space constraints on its current…

In his speech, Netanyahu vowed to “finish the job” of eliminating Hamas in Gaza and slammed other nations for recognising Palestinian statehood

The Sixth Schedule under Article 244 provides for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions — Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) — that have some legislative, judicial, and administrative autonomy within a state

Actress Ruth Posner, 96, died at a suicide clinic in Switzerland last week because she felt that life with her “failing senses...and lack of energy was not living but existing”

Karur stampede deaths, Vijay rally crowd crush: Stampedes in India typically unfold at places of worship, sporting events, railways stations, and at large scale-gatherings such as the Maha Kumbh. There are a few reasons why these incidents happen frequently.…

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. Apart from high-level engagements with the US, a key emissions reduction announcement was made, coming at a time when Typhoon Ragasa hit parts of China.

Over the last decade, there have been multiple attempts in the US to regulate the use of the H-1B visas. Here's a brief history of the efforts, and the reasons why

Most economists expect that the MPC would continue to maintain the status quo in the upcoming monetary policy, to be announced on October 1. What happens to lending rates?

Generations of Dagars, as practising Muslims, have continued to pray to Saraswati and chant hymns from the Vedas. Here's a brief history of Dhrupad, and its remarkable practitioners.

The norms have specified minimum spending at the block level, based on their stage of groundwater extraction — “Over-exploited”, “Critical”, “Semi-critical” and “Safe”.

On Saturday, the United Nations Security Council reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, after the failure of a diplomatic marathon on the sidelines of the General Assembly this past week. What is the likely fallout?

In a social media post by via global government affairs handle Monday morning, X said that the order will allow 'millions' of police officers to issue 'arbitrary takedown orders' through the 'secretive' online portal called Sahyog

The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 is a central legislation enacted by Parliament to protect workers who migrate from one state to another for employment

In a recent study, economists from the RBI updated the Rangarajan poverty line for 20 major states. The result showed Odisha and Bihar have made the biggest improvement over the last decade or so, albeit over a low base

There has been a large buildup of American naval vessels in the Caribbean. The White House says this is meant to combat ‘narco-terrorism’. But a cursory look at history and Donald Trump’s own actions indicate that the actual motive might be something else…

India now commands the largest area allocated in the international seabed for Polymetallic Sulphides exploration.

The Opposition’s push to attract EBC voters seeks to fundamentally reshape Bihar’s electoral dynamics, and help rebuild the Congress’ voterbase.

For the first time, Trump's peace plan lays out in some detail the future of a post war Gaza, and lists out a ‘board of peace’ to oversee the implementation, headed by Trump himself.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board wants interoperability in LPG supply, which could effectively make cooking gas cylinder deliveries company-agnostic in case of delays.

Given the historically peaceful relationship of India with Bhutan, the two railway projects are expected to strengthen ties and increase trade in the entire area amid the flexing by China in the region.