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The Group of Seven nations will formally announce a ban on Russian gold imports in the latest round of sanctions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Here's how a G-7 Russian gold ban would work.

Hermit, a sophisticated spyware, is believed to have targeted iPhone and Android devices in Italy and Kazakhstan. How is it deployed on a device, and what exactly does it do? How did it get past

In a report titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy', government think-tank Niti Aayog has made observations on labour force participation of women and persons with disabilities, and made recommendations to companies.

Under the anti-defection law, a member of a legislature can be disqualified if he or she has voluntarily given up membership of their political party; and if he/she votes or abstains from voting in the

Turkey, which has been a member of NATO since 1952 and has the second largest military force in the alliance, has repeatedly opposed Finland and Sweden’s entry. What are its grievances?

Zero-Covid strategy aims to drive down the number of Covid-19 cases by imposing strict lockdowns, closing borders and imposing travel bans.

Why are women, post the overturning of 'Roe V Wade' by the US Supreme Court, anxious about their digital footprint in general, and about their data with period apps in particular?

Amid China’s aggressive push to increase its Pacific sphere of influence, the US and its allies have launched a new initiative called ‘Partners in the Blue Pacific’. What is being done to counter China? Why

About $40 billion in foreign bonds, about half of that to foreigners. Before the start of the war, Russia had around $640 billion in foreign currency and gold reserves, much of which was held overseas

Maharashtra Shiv Sena political crisis: References have been made to the landmark judgment in 'Kihoto Hollohan vs Zachillhu And Others' (1992), in which Supreme Court upheld the sweeping discretion available to the Speaker in deciding

This comes at a time when Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are engaged in a tussle over the "real" Hanuman Janamsthal. What is the Karnataka govt’s Hanuman temple plan? What is Andhra’s claim, and how has

Sidhu Moosewala's song titled SYL — named on the under-construction Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal — was recorded just weeks before the singer’s murder, and was released on June 23.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a case related to irregularities in a chawl redevelopment project at Mumbai's Goregaon. What is this project, and why has Sanjay Raut’s name come

In two petitions moved before the Supreme Court, the Maharashtra rebels have raised four key issues, involving provisions of the Constitution and Rules of the Assembly. Arguments on Monday referred to two major judgments of

In overturning Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court might have ruled along sharply divided ideological (political, religious and constitutional) lines, yet there is overwhelming academic evidence to suggest that the 1973 ruling had positively

A team of researchers has found that the female hormone estradiol suppresses psoriasis. The protective role of the hormone has provided a basis for its therapeutic potential, according to a media release from Kyoto University.

The SPP would have brought the Utah State National Guard and the Nepal Army working together on “humanitarian and disaster management”. It was to be signed during Deuba's proposed visit to the US in July.

The Western sanctions on Russia were predicted to inflict unbearable pain on Putin's government. The EU's dependence on Russian energy has prevented that from happening so far, and Russia's export outlook continues to look good

The G7 is an informal forum of leading industrialised nations, which include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Representatives of the European Union are always present at the annual

The Iskander-M missile has a range of 500 km and it can carry a payload of up to 700 kg. It is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads.

There are worries that Republican legislators might soon introduce “personhood bills” which would legally recognise embryos as ‘persons’, making IVF treatments more difficult and perhaps criminalising the discarding of surplus embryos.

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann, a former IPS officer who had resigned in protest against Op Bluestar in 1984, had not won a single election since 1999 when he had wrested the

The coat hanger serves as a symbol of the reproductive rights movement and a reminder of the gruesome pre-Roe era. It symbolises a desperate last resort for women who have been denied legal abortion services.

The German government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz still plans to get the G-7 to commit to collective progress on curbing global warming, and one of the ideas being discussed is the creation of a climate

According to a spokesperson for Toyota, the hub bolts on the wheels of the concerned bZ4X battery EVs run the risk of loosening “to the point where the wheel can detach from the vehicle” after