Can you convert the number zero(0) into a positive number using just one mathematical operator ?

Name one eight-letter word with 'kst' in the middle, 'in' the beginning, 'and' at the end.?

"That Restaurant always remains crowded. This is the reason why nobody goes there".

Can you find a flaw in this statement?

On 26-01-2022, Juli was murdered at her house in a city in India in the afternoon. There were three suspects in the murder and the following are the statements that were given by them:

John: I visited my village that day.
Jacob: I was out to deposit my house tax in the municipality office at that time.
Jonny: I was at a friend's place having lunch at that time.

Can you find out who is the murderer?

There are 2 people near the river and both of them want to get on the other side. The boat can only take one of them. But they got across.
How?

As we know that white starts the game of chess. Can you find the scenario shown in the picture below is possible when all the white pieces are at the original place while the black pawn is not as in the below picture?

The doctor prescribed you to take one pill from the bottle every half an hour. The bottle is now left with only three pills.

How long do you think you have before you run out of pills?

A train leaves from point A for point B at 80 mph. After half an hour, another train leaves from point B for point A at 60 mph.

Which of the trains will be farther from point A when they meet ?

In a football game, Christina defeated Teresa by 2 - 0 but no man from either side scored. How can this be possible?

Manish and Manoj play 5 games of chess.
Both Manish and Manoj win the exact same number of games. There is no tie at all.

How?