Over-speeding remains top cause of death in road accidents, according to a report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Over 1.7 lakh people died in road accidents in 2023, the highest since 2005, according to a report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. … Read more
A comprehensive analysis of the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s Assembly part-wise list of over 65 lakh deleted electors in Bihar reveals multiple anomalies. The patterns suggest potentially problematic issues that demand deeper investigation. Our analysis of the deleted voter data reveals eight distinct categories of anomalies. The ECI has provided the information of deleted … Read more
A protest in Berlin in solidarity with the children of Gaza | Photo Credit: NADJA WOHLLEBEN In a post on X criticising the Dutch Foreign Minister, Caspar Veldkamp, who resigned after failing to secure new sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar wrote, “Europe must choose: Israel or Hamas. … Read more
Proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI An analysis of MPs and MLAs across India shows that 31% of MPs and 29% of MLAs have declared serious criminal charges against them. As the analysis was conducted immediately after the most … Read more
(1) Parliament bans all real-money games The Rajya Sabha passed a Bill that banned the advertisement and operation of all games where money is used for betting, regardless of whether it was skill-based or chance-based, on Thursday (August 21, 2025). The Bill came after reports of suicides in the country of people who had taken … Read more
Of India’s 148 million gamers, 25% are paying gamers. | Photo Credit: macrovector The Parliament passed a Bill banning the advertising and operating of all kinds of real money games (RMGs) through any channel, imposing penalties and imprisonment on violators. The move has triggered praise and criticism from different players in the gaming industry. Whether … Read more
Watch: Bihar SIR: The mystery behind 7 lakh more women elector deletions | Data Point
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) checks documents during Special Intensive Revision at Jogbani, a municipal council area of Araria District in Bihar | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP A granular look at deletions in the special intensive revision (SIR) carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar shows women electors significantly outnumbered men in … Read more
In 2018, when POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched, the government had set a target to reduce stunting among children in India by at least 2% points each year. A stunted child is too short for his or her age as a result of chronic or recurrent malnutrition. In 2016, 38.4% of children under five were stunted … Read more
According to a report published in June by a U.K.-based charity, nearly 6 million donkeys are killed every year globally to produce a traditional Chinese medicine called Ejiao. This problem of animal cruelty, according to data and reports, is fuelled by a gap between demand and supply in China. It has also led to many … Read more