What truly stood out on Sunday was Alcaraz’s extraordinary comeback from being two sets down. | Photo Credit: JULIAN FINNEY Grand Slam finals carry an unmistakable aura. When a Slam final stretches into a five-setter, it signifies an enthralling contest between evenly matched rivals. Add multiple tie-breakers into the mix, and the sense of parity … Read more
Several recent articles in the mainstream media suggest that a delimitation exercise — if carried out with population as the primary criterion for allocating parliamentary constituencies (PCs) — would disproportionately disadvantage the southern States. Proponents of this view argue that the southern States, having adhered more rigorously to family planning norms than their northern counterparts, … Read more
FILE PHOTO: An Indian Air Force (IAF) light combat aircraft “Tejas” flies during the “Aero India 2021” air show at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: SAMUEL RAJKUMAR In the weeks following Operation Sindoor, there have been discussions on the efficacy of India’s home-grown defence capabilities, and confidence in them. As India’s defence … Read more
The RBI Bulletin (May 2025) provides foreign direct investment (FDI) figures for the fiscal year 2024-25. Two contrasting narratives have emerged from it. Focusing on the headline number, government sources and many media outlets have reported that India received an unprecedented $81 billion of gross inflows. Looking closer at the same data, others have highlighted … Read more
(1) 11 die in stampede at RCB cup celebration What began as a day of rapturous celebration over the IPL victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned into one of crushing tragedy in Bengaluru on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) evening when 11 people died and 33 were injured after a massive build up of fans … Read more
Data Point: Student Visa Crackdown in US | Video Credit: The Hindu The U.S.’s move to pause all new student visa interviews is just the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration targeting international students and universities. Just a few days ago, the administration tried to stop Harvard from enrolling international students. … Read more
Students from India and China together formed more than 50% of all international students U.S. last year | Photo Credit: TINGSHU WANG The U.S. has paused scheduling of new visa interviews globally and expanded its vetting of accounts of foreign students on social media. This is the latest move in a series of intrusive measures … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently projected that India will edge past Japan to become the world’s fourth largest economy in 2025. While this marks a notable milestone, comparisons based solely on absolute Gross Domestic Product (GDP) offer limited insight into the lived realities of people. Absolute GDP figures are useful for understanding the size … Read more
(1) Plastic nurdles wash up on Kerala coast after container ship sinks Several containers washed ashore along Kerala’s lower coast after a container vessel – MSC ELSA 3 – sunk over 30 nautical miles away from Kochi port on Monday (May 26, 2025). The vessel had 643 containers, 13 of which had hazardous cargo. The … Read more
This article forms a part of the Data Point newsletter curated by The Hindu’s Data team. To get the newsletter in your inbox, subscribe here In May 2025, the world watched India and Pakistan edge into yet another military stand-off, following years of strained ties rooted in history, politics, and trade. The Pahalgam terror attack and … Read more