In its analysis of trends seen from January to April, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) found that 46% of such frauds reported in this period — in which the victims cumulatively lost an estimated Rs 1,776 crore — originated in these three countries.

Cyclone rain-triggered landslides in the Northeast spotlights need for building resilience to multi-hazard disasters. About13% of India’s area, spread over 15 states and four Union Territories, is prone to landslides.

Under the premierships of Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India and Pakistan seemed poised to put aside their differences. Then the Kargil War happened.

A weather station in Delhi recorded a high of 52.9 degree Celsius on May 29 — unheard of in the capital. But another station in the same city recorded 45.2 degrees, pretty normal for the end of May. Leafier neighbourhoods often seem cooler than pockets of…

In 1892, Swami Vivekananda swam to the rock off the southern tip of mainland India, and meditated for three days and nights.

The new order has come in regard to a fresh request made by South Africa on May 10. The country approached ICJ, asking for an urgent order to protect the Palestinians in Gaza from “grave and irreparable violation of their rights”, owing to Israel’s ongoing…

The highest ever temperature recorded anywhere on Earth, 56.7 degree Celsius in a place called Death Valley in the desert of California, United States, was recorded more than 100 years ago, in 1913.

On February 6, 2004, a day before the 13th Lok Sabha was dissolved, many BJP MPs appeared confident about the NDA being voted back to power. However, the results favoured the Congress. Read more in part 14 of our series on the history of India's general elections.

Using a microscope, scientists Edgard Camarós, Tatiana Tondini, and Albert Isidro found cut marks around the skull’s edges surrounding dozens of lesions that earlier researchers had linked to metastasized brain cancer.

Punjab will vote in the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. It will be the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Blue Star. And then in 2015 on June 1, a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib (saroop), considered the living Guru of the Sikhs, was stolen from…

While UPA’s first term was full of several pro-people policies, such as the Right to Information Act, the second term was marred by conflict and confusion in the government, as well as allegations of several corruption scandals. Read more in part 15 of our…

How does the common man judge which exit poll is most reliable? What goes behind the making of an exit poll? Sanjay Kumar, Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), explains.

Sharjeel Imam was granted statutory bail by the Delhi High Court on May 29. Here is what that means, and why he will continue to be in prison

The Central Railways’ Mumbai Division will conduct a special block to undertake some infrastructure upgradation. Which train services will be affected and what should commuters do? Here is all you need to know.

The Left government in Kerala has been in power since 2016. Since then, it has also watered down the previous Congress regime’s stringent liquor policy. We recall

Recently, two flights of Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways faced significant turbulence on air. What exactly impacts such cases, and when can serious injuries happen? Could such incidents become more common?

Anil Gupta and Ajay Gupta were arrested in Dehradun recently in an abetment to suicide case. What are the allegations against their family members and what is their connection to India?

It has been reported that the blood samples of the accused minor in the Pune case were swapped before his blood alcohol level test. How can such tests and other methods help investigation agencies understand whether an accused person was drinking?

Parts of India are witnessing unprecedented high maximum temperatures. But what makes heatwaves truly deadly are warmer nights and high humidity

Ahead of the final phase of this year’s Lok Sabha elections, here is a rundown on how polling booths work, and what all goes behind the scenes