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 

The Global Risks Report 2019 forewarns us that we could be sleepwalking into a grim crisis

With China making the world’s first landing on the moon’s dark side, US’ Space Force could rev up soon

The clash between tradition and women’s rights, aided by hostile politics, is tearing God’s Own Country apart

From the most devastating floods in Kerala in a century to the great rescue of the Thai boys it was year that had us spellbound

The sudden withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan can empower adversarial forces

France’s 'yellow vest' movement against fuel taxes has now snowballed into a grab-bag of grievances

Given Baswaraj’s military capabilities, expect the naxals to intensify attacks, especially in their strongholds