The Supreme Court said, 'The State in exercise of its power under Articles 15 and 16 is free to identify the different degrees of social backwardness and provide special provisions (such as reservation) to achieve the specific degree of harm identified.'

Why do IBA and IOC regulations differ on female eligibility and what does the rulebook say in other major sports?

The targeted killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders have increased the possibility of all-out war in West Asia to perhaps its highest level since the October 7 attacks on Israel. What could Iran do now?

Algeria’s Imane Khelif defeated Angela Carini in 46 seconds. Her gender attracted speculation and abuse, even as the Olympics’ committee supported her admission as a woman athlete. What is the larger issue?

Criticising the Budget in Parliament, Rahul had said that a “lotus shaped chakravyuh” controlled by six men had trapped India’s people in the same way that Abhimanyu, Arjuna’s young son, had been trapped and killed by the Kauravas in a chakravyuh or padmavyuh…

The targeted killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders have increased the possibility of all-out war in West Asia to perhaps its highest level since the October 7 attacks on Israel. What could Iran do now?

Throughout Olympic history, the cauldron has been a giant fixture on the ground, usually located in or near the main stadium. Paris is the first to have a moving, floating, air-borne cauldron.

The largest post Cold War prisoner swap between Russia and the West was concluded this week. Here is how prisoners often act as pawns in international power politics, and why securing their release is not ‘easy’.

Over the years, there have been many sports and events that have disappeared from the Olympic schedule. Here is a look at five such events.

A push for direct-seeded rice and zero-tillage wheat, using a new non-GM herbicide-tolerance technology, has the potential to reduce the environmental footprint of India’s two major cereal crops.

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the Presidential race in July dramatically shook up the US presidential race. What happens now and what does this mean for India?

Ukraine is taking direct action to limit the flow of Russian oil and gas to Europe, much to the irritation of two EU member states.

Mining the valuable metals and rare earths found in the ocean floor could permanently damage fragile marine systems.

The Indian Army erected a 190-foot Bailey bridge in Wayanad and it has been crucial in facilitating the movement of heavy machinery and ambulances. The modular bridge has its origins in World War 2.

With RBI expected to leave the repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) that are linked to the repo rate will not increase, giving relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.

With RBI expected to leave the repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) that are linked to the repo rate will not increase, giving relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.

With RBI expected to leave the repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) that are linked to the repo rate will not increase, giving relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.

With RBI expected to leave the repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) that are linked to the repo rate will not increase, giving relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.

With RBI expected to leave the repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) that are linked to the repo rate will not increase, giving relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.

With RBI expected to leave the repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent, all external benchmark lending rates (EBLR) that are linked to the repo rate will not increase, giving relief to borrowers as their equated monthly instalments (EMIs) will not increase.