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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is one of the most widely accepted global agreements — but why didn’t India sign it? While most countries joined to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, India chose a different path. This decision raises an important question: what made India step away from a treaty the world embraced?

Kashmiri saffron is known to provide a beautiful golden colour and pungent, aromatic flavour to food. The history of this crimson spice can be traced back to the Persians who brought it to the country from Iran.

For the first time, scientists from the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have planted hing saplings in Himachal Pradesh’s Kwaring village.

"It’s not the patient’s fault that they got infected. Attacking them and the doctors and nurses who treat them is like committing a sin. After all, we are all human, and it’s our collective responsibility to offer assistance."

Only diplomatic visas and visas for international organisations, employment and projects will be exempt.

"When we were deported from Poland to Russia, I was four. It was such a hell that it wiped out almost everything from my mind. It is in India that I have my first childhood memories. Happy memories that I can recall," says a Polish refugee who visited Valivade village earlier this year. #LostTales #History

When Vishnudas Chapke had initially conceived this trip, the plan never included a trail that could take him around the world.

From culinary legends to regional variants, we unravel the fascinating tale of how the gulab jamun become an inevitable part of Indian lives.

For Clifin, the World Cup is the biggest celebration of football and there was no way he would miss it.

Here's the forgotten story of Rabindranath Tagore's historic visit to Iran and the fascinating perspectives his Persian sojourn left behind.