Vijayalakshmi Bidari, who created history by becoming the first person from Karnataka to top the UPSC Civil Services ...

The haunted railroad bridge carried a reputation for mystery but what was found beneath it made the legend even darker.

Aspirin can be broken down through base hydrolysis to yield salicylic acid a compound with a long medical history.

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has said most maps skew the size of land masses, making Africa seem much smaller ...

DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...

Experts are of the view that smaller, retail-focused insurers may face pressure sooner, while larger diversified players can ...