Mentioned under Article 279A (1) of the Indian Constitution, the GST Council is responsible for making recommendations to the Union and the states on important GST-related issues.

Amid sudden postponement of the NEET-PG exam, following irregularities in this year's NEET-UG exam, we look at why in 2015, the Supreme Court cancelled the existing medical entrance exam and directed that the re-test be conducted within four weeks.

The pudding-like dish is made with local ingredients and has several stories of its possible origin. Over time, it has become an important part of Goa’s culinary history.

Greece is moving toward a six-day workweek, while several other countries are experimenting with shorter office hours. The government hopes to make up for missing workers and fight black market labor. Can it work?

Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon has earlier described the hijab as “foreign clothing” and taken steps to minimise the visibility of public religiosity. It is deeply linked to his politics and grip on power.

Members of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin taking oath today. Lok Sabha terms begin from the day the EC declares the results of the elections, but to participate or vote in the House, MPs must first take oath.

This is the second time in the past year that such a resolution has been passed by the state assembly. Here is why

Extreme weather events are causing ever greater destruction, forcing insurers to increase their premiums where they can.

Worth $1.2 billion, Project Nimbus is a Google-Amazon collaboration which provides the Israeli government with cloud computing infrastructure on its soil

The government has allowed the trading of surplus electricity generated from “linkage coal” in the country's power markets amid increasing demand this summer.

Armed assailants attacked a synagogue and a church in Russia’s Dagestan on Sunday. Here is a brief history of the region, and its socio-political makeup.

Among the excesses of the Emergency, the Sanjay Gandhi-led campaign of forced mass vasectomies might be the most infamous. Forty nine years after the Emergency was declared, here is a quick recall.

Rules under The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act have been notified. As Govt struggles to contain the fallout of exam cancellations, how can the law help in the future?

The primary objective of satellite is to look for gamma-ray bursts across the universe. Once found, the satellite will measure and study their electromagnetic radiation properties.

The law is more stringent than the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and has the punishment of either a life term or a death sentence.

The law is more stringent than the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and has the punishment of either a life term or a death sentence.

The 53-day-long mission has brought back sample for the far side of the Moon, which is very different from the near side.

US prosecutors said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wanted to go to a court close to his home of Australia but not on the continental United States.

Julian Assange shot to fame in the early 2010s, when his website WikiLeaks made public some confidential information, including on US military operations in Iraq. It also brought espionage-related charged against him, but his long-running legal battle is…

Canada spent many years and an enormous amount of money on the investigation and ultimately botched it up. A total 329 people were killed, and only one man was ever convicted and spent time in prison.