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Assembly elections 2022: Nothing new in Akhilesh Yadav's EVM fraud claim; a look back at the use of EVMs and the many tampering allegations

The veracity of Electronic Voting Machines, first used as an experiment in 1982 in India, has been questioned several times in the past — from LK Advani in 2009 to the Opposition in 2017 during the Assembly elections

India’s agricultural exports rose remarkably despite COVID-19, may cross $50 bn in 21-22

This year, the country is also expected to witness the highest ever exports of meat, marine products and rice, with around 50 per cent share of rice exports in the world market

Explained: The NSE co-location scam, how Ravi Narain and Chitra Ramkrishna are involved

Certain brokers were said to have benefitted from preferential access to NSE's trading platform between 2010 and 2015. Through this explainer, we try to decode what the colocation case is all about, the chain of events dating back since 2009

Egyptian researcher develops brainwave-controlled wheelchair for those with paralysis: All you need to know

An electric wheelchair for people with tetraplegia, a condition when patients are unable to move their upper or lower body, was designed by an Egyptian researcher Abdelrahman Omran

Crazy, mad, losing-your-mind…? Mental health challenges go beyond that

Depression is the third leading contributor to the global disease burden.

Hydroxyurea gets DCGI nod for treatment of sickle cell anaemia: all you need to know

Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of disorders known as sickle cell disease. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body.

South Africa hit by fourth COVID-19 wave: What we know about country's surge in cases

South Africa is being hit by a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant which has been detected in seven of the country's nine provinces, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday

WHO updates air pollution guidelines, says it kills seven million per year: What does this mean for India?

India continues to remain one of the most polluted areas across the world, with harmful pollutant levels much higher than recommended

Got COVID-19 after two shots?: Four factors that increase the risk of vaccinated people getting infected

According to the COVID Symptom Study, the five most common symptoms of a breakthrough infection are a headache, a runny nose, sneezing, a sore throat and loss of smell

Explained: Mexico confronts complex position on immigration, internal migration

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Thursday said the strategy of containing migrants in the south was untenable and more investment was needed to keep central Americans from leaving their homes