12+ hour, 57+ min ago  (543+ words) South India is facing an unprecedented heatwave, with Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala experiencing dangerously high temperatures far earlier than usual. As global warming accelerates seasonal shifts, spring is rapidly disappearing, replaced by prolonged and extreme summer conditions that…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (586+ words) While the votes will be counted on May 4, the exit polls tomorrow may offer some hint at what's in store for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry and West Bengal, some of the most exciting state elections in recent times. While…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago  (901+ words) In this episode of Off The Beaten Track, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay spoke to historian S Irfan Habib, a scholar of Indian scientific traditions, on the history of Indian science, scientific temper, and the politicisation of knowledge. Habib said India's scientific traditions…...

19+ hour, 8+ min ago  (340+ words) PM Modi in Sikkim" After India gained independence in 1947, Sikkim did not immediately become part of the Indian Union. Instead, it remained an independent kingdom ruled by the Chogyal under the Namgyal dynasty. In 1950, the Indo-Sikkim Treaty made Sikkim an…...

17+ hour, 36+ min ago  (591+ words) ATF accounts for around 40 per cent of a carrier's operational expenses. The FIA, in its letter to the Civil Aviation ministry, further stated that the government should take steps to extend the same fuel pricing mechanism uniformly across both domestic…...

1+ year, 4+ day ago  (20+ words) Decision comes in light of the product being classified as a high-risk food; ban to remain till April 206...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (295+ words) In general, watermelon, a summer staple due to its high water content, is considered safe and is widely consumed. Representative image: Wikimedia commons A recent tragedy in Mumbai, where a family of four died of suspected food poisoning, has raised…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (107+ words) The outfit's national secretary general alleged the state has become a 'paradise for love jihadists' due to the stand taken by its Left government...

19+ hour, 57+ min ago  (194+ words) Kerala's bhajan rockstars Nandagovindam Bhajans is the same troupe that sections of the right wing had actively backed last year. Now they are under attack by the Sangh Parivar" Two seemingly unrelated incidents in Kerala have, within days, converged into…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (355+ words) China accounts for roughly 16 per cent of India's total imports, though that figure masks a much heavier reliance in key segments. In industrial goods, Chinese suppliers meet about 30. 8 per cent of India's requirements, according to the Global Trade Research Initiative…...