Changing geopolitical situations and India's security calculus have made engagement with the Taliban necessary, but New Delhi has tricky territory to navigate.

In Explained’s new weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra looks at the size of India’s GDP growth in recent decades, in relation to a few other countries.

László Krasznahorkai, whose fiction walks the knife-edge between despair and grace, has become the second Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

In India, lawyers are strictly forbidden from advertising their services or soliciting work. The foundation for this rule lies in the Advocates Act, 1961

For the first time, a technique to generate true random numbers is ready to be deployed in real-life situations. It potentially paves the way for the development of hack-proof digital security.

Longer routes around the Cape of Good Hope resulted in vessels spending more time at sea than usual. This impacted the profit margins of Indian companies, but the signing of the deal does not assure relief.

The Bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said that the couples had already begun the process before the Act came into effect, and that the new restrictions could not take away their right to have a child through surrogacy

The Bihar government has estimated it will spend just under Rs 42,000 crore as capital expenditure in 2025-26. This is only 14 per cent of its total expenditure. How is the rest of the amount being spent, and what do key indicators show about Bihar's economy…

Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Machado has long been one of the strongest advocates for democracy in the country that has long been under a repressive dictatorship.

Gold and silver rally continue, Gold Silver ETF India: Analysts expect some corrections in prices in the near term due to profit booking, but maintain a bullish outlook on gold and silver prices over the long-term.

The sector’s share in Gross Value Added (GVA) has doubled since the early 1950s, averaging 62.5% over the first half of this decade. Agriculture and allied activities, while still essential, now contribute to about 15% of the GVA. But industry, at around…

Conversion therapy refers to psychological or behavioural interventions aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Swadeshi has been one of the most influential ideas in Indian politics since the mid-19th century. But its empirical track record, as a guide for economic policy, has been wanting

In a social media post, Lecornu announced that he had accepted the responsibility 'out of duty' and promised to 'put an end to this political crisis that exasperates the French people and to this instability that is harmful to France's image and its interests'

The relentless rally in AI-focused tech stocks, while stretching valuations, comes alongside genuine worries regarding the monetisation potential of AI, and concerns regarding the health of the world trade system and the US economy

Here is what to know about the latest set of agitations, their place in the long history of youth-led agitations and where they differ

The move follows the sweeping export controls on rare earths and associated technologies announced by China earlier this week. Here is everything to know.

Experts suggest that La Niña may lead to a colder winter in several parts of India, especially in the northern region. It may result in cold waves and increased snowfall in hilly regions

The cheesemakers didn’t mind that their prized product was changing color, but they were curious about the cause

The ambitious project seeks to confront the illicit trafficking of stolen items, particularly as a result of colonialism