An economy in a freefall and a series of missteps are taking Iran and the US towards a collision

With any team now capable of besting the other, the World Cup tourney promises razor’s edge contests and excitement

Voters across 28 European Nations will choose their representatives amid a surge of populism and against the backdrop of Brexit 

May marks the end of World War II and that there has been no repeat of a world war for nearly a century despite multiple disputes is a big triumph

There is more to Leonardo da Vinci, who died 500 years ago on  May 2, 1519, than just arts -- arguably his biggest USP even today -- if one were to play on his obsessive interest in optics, perspective and visualisation.

Feuding politicians and lax intelligence sleuths make the deadly attack in the island nation all the more painful

The WikiLeaks founder’s arrest has got the world debating if there is a line that should not be crossed even while dispensing truth

The first ever-direct image of a black hole is as hot, as fiery and as beautiful as science fiction imagined

After two decades of coalescing around the national parties, this election could put the regional non-aligned parties in the driver’s seat 

It is indeed what he does that defines DC’s greatest fictional creation and the endgame isn’t here. Not yet

There is a significant electoral dividend in improving people’s happiness, and it’s not just about money, stresses the World Happiness Report

The new campaign ‘weapon’ promises unmatched access for politicians but people would do well not to get carried away by misinformation

The first slave voyage of 1619 marked the beginning of the ‘Middle Passage’, the journey from Africa to the ‘New World’ plantations, and into slavery. The year 2019 is the 400th anniversary of this event of extraordinary impact

Lightning fast internet, massive data capability, connected self-driving cars, better remote surgery and new virtual reality applications – it promises all

Reservations, which opened windows of opportunity and respect for the denied, did not come easy

The US sanctions have lost much of their bite owing to the European Union refusing to pull the plug on the nuclear deal

Efforts at political point scoring doesn’t take anything away from the largest religious congregation of devotees at Ardh Kumbh

2019 marks the quincentenary of the first circumnavigation of the world, undertaken in 1519 by Ferdinand Magellan

The longest shutdown in American history may return from Feb 15 if President Trump does not get funds for the border wall with Mexico