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Why India's music industry continues to fail its non-featured artists

Non-featured artists power India's biggest songs, but remain unpaid and unnamed and in the age of digital streaming, their fight is for credit and a fair share in royalties

Delhi to launch ₹3.21 crore artificial rain project: How it will be done

Backed by IIT-Kanpur and IMD, the ₹3.21 crore project aims to trigger artificial rain over Delhi using cloud seeding technology to reduce PM levels and build evidence for future urban use

Could Trump win a Nobel Peace Prize on Pak General Asim Munir's nomination?

The Nobel Committee follows clearly defined rules for who qualifies for the prize and who is eligible to nominate candidates. Here's what the rules say

These are the bunker buster bombs used by US to hit Iran's nuclear sites

Built to pierce hundreds of feet of rock, the US-only GBU-57 bunker buster bomb may be the world's only weapon capable of reaching Iran's Fordow nuclear site and Israel doesn't have it

Khamenei succession: Who might replace Iran's powerful Supreme Leader?

The Supreme Leader is the most powerful figure in Iran. What happens if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is no longer able to fill that role?

Explained: What is the new ₹3,000 FASTag-based annual pass for highways?

The government will roll out FASTag-based annual pass from August 15 to ease toll payments and cut congestion; aimed at private vehicle users for smoother highway travel

Explained: How a tanker crash near Strait of Hormuz impacts oil and India

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, 33-kilometre-wide maritime corridor between Oman and Iran but despite its size, it handles over 20 per cent of the world's oil supply

Explained: India's 1-km quantum leap that makes eavesdropping impossible

India's quantum leap in communication: A big entry into an era where hacking alters the message and instantly alerts both sender and receiver - securing every transmission by design

Why 'No Kings' protests are targeting Trump's Flag Day military parade

The 50501 Movement is planning nationwide protests against Trump on 14 June, opposing authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and a costly military spectacle in Washington

Air India crash: What is a black box and how does it aid an investigation?

An Air India flight crashed near Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar on 12 June, killing 241 people; the black box, now recovered, may help investigators uncover what caused the disaster

Decoded: How Iran and Israel's decades-old conflict exploded into war

Iran's nuclear programme has long been at the centre of Israeli fears, with Tehran's enrichment advances seen by Israel as an existential threat

Bed rotting: Stuck in bed all day? Know what it does to your mental health

Doctors explain how prolonged time in bed could signal depression, burnout, or anxiety and share recovery tips to reclaim your energy and motivation

How China gained control over the global rare earth minerals supply chain

China has intensified its dominance over the global supply of rare earth elements by adding critical minerals to its export control list, further straining already fragile global supply chains

Explained: India's 2027 census to include caste count, trigger delimitation

India's 2027 census will be digital-first and include caste data nationwide for the first time since 1931, marking a major shift in the world's largest population count

Operation Spider's Web: What we know about Ukraine's drone attack on Russia

On the eve of the second round of peace talks, Ukraine launched a massive drone attack, destroying $7 billion worth of aircraft, representing 34% of the Russian bomber fleet

Can you still use power banks on planes? Some airlines tighten the rules

After a tarmac fire destroyed an aircraft in South Korea, airlines and regulators across Asia and the US are tightening rules around power banks and lithium batteries

What is TACO trade and how 'Trump chickening out' helps investors profit

US President Donald Trump says what critics call 'chickening out' on tariffs is really strategic negotiation, but investors are profiting from the volatility

Explainer: What Musk's 130-day DOGE tenure achieved, and what it didn't

Elon Musk is stepping down just 130 days into his 180-day appointment as a 'special employee' by US President Donald Trump to lead DOGE in cutting $2 trillion in federal spending

RBI's ₹2.69 trillion dividend to govt: Where does its money come from?

RBI's record dividend this year is driven by dollar sales, rupee asset earnings, and tweaks to the Jalan panel formula, giving the govt more fiscal room

Phillora 1965: How India won one of South Asia's biggest tank battles

The Battle of Phillora, fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, was one of the largest tank battles in South Asia, marking a major Indian Army breakthrough in the Sialkot sector