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On May 11, 1998, three very special technological advances were showcased by India’s scientists. But beyond the headline-making events like Pokharan, the science and tech sector has made significant progress, while also boosting GDP. Challenges do remain, of fund allocation and of effective public-private partnership.

India successfully conducted three nuclear bomb test explosions at the testing site in Pokhran on May 11, 1998. While these tests caused an international outcry at the time, they cemented India’s status as a nuclear power.

Persona non grata is a Latin phrase which means “unwelcome person.” In diplomacy, it refers to a diplomat or foreign person whose entering or remaining in a certain country has been prohibited by that country.

Writer and columnist E Jean Carroll alleged that Trump had raped her at a Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York in the 1990s. The former US president rejected the claim and called her a 'complete con job'.

This single number denoting global temperature increase, very effective for communicating the dangers of climate change, is built on top of several layers of averages. To understand what is happening in India, all these figures need to be looked at.

Netflix docudrama series on the Egyptian queen’s life has landed in controversy because Cleopatra is portrayed by a Black woman in the film.

Imran Khan has been accused of not disclosing information on gifts presented to Toshakhana, and the revenue received from the alleged sale of these gifts. Here is how the case has unfolded in Pakistan.

Films based on the Ramayana have been made in India since the very birth of Indian film-making. Adaptations have ranged from straightforward mythological epics to movies set in more modern times, dealing with contemporary themes and issues.

The ongoing fighting in Sudan is forcing thousands to flee. The humanitarian emergency is spreading, creating a dangerous security situation in the Sahel region, experts warn.

The HC ruled that serving food for free or at cheaper rates to people who had already cast their votes would not be 'inducement', subject to some conditions. Here are the conditions.