Hand-held device developed to detect bacteria

It could be useful for anti-bioterrorism measures and environmental monitoring applications besides healthcare

Terrorism has a hidden health legacy – as 9/11 shows

Around 10,000 people have been diagnosed with cancer linked to 9/11, to date. Data suggests that many more will be killed by toxic …

Claims that poaching funds terror groups in East Africa may not be true

Accusations on tribals will divert attention from the illegal trade’s main facilitators, says a new report

Does poverty trigger extremism?

Two recent developments could precipitate a global debate on whether poverty triggers extremism

Taliban take-over of Afghanistan: India should be a first responder in the humanitarian crisis

The exit of American forces from Afghanistan has underscored the gravity of the new turmoil in India’s neighbourhood. DTE speaks with …

‘See Afghans as brothers and sisters with whom we have ties since Mahabharata, not some distant aliens’

The second and final part of DTE’s interview with former ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, where he discusses the situation in Afghanistan, …

The neuroscience of terrorism: how we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brains

A study of two brains in Barcelona between 2014 and 2017

Pakistan sees 70 per cent drop in polio cases

Government attributes decline to crackdown on militants

AAP rides on drug abuse issue in Punjab

Activists say Punjab may lose an entire generation to drug abuse