(1) Nipah virus cases recorded in Kerala Kerala recorded two cases of the Nipah virus in Malappuram district as of Friday last week (July 4, 2025). The State sees a resurgence in the virus on a seasonal basis every year for the past couple years. India has recorded seven outbreaks of the virus since 2001. … Read more
Police convicted for recent custodial deaths in India: zero | Data Point Ajith Kumar, a security guard, died last Saturday while in police custody in Sivaganga district | Video Credit: Sambavi Parthasarathy, Thamodharan B Ajith Kumar, a security guard, died last Saturday while in police custody in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu. Kumar’s death is … Read more
Data shows that Tamil Nadu has a long history of police brutality “Even a murderer would not have caused this much injury to a person”, observed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday during the hearing of a batch of Public Interest Litigation petitions over the custodial death of Ajith Kumar, a … Read more
Young men cool off in a step well amid scorching weather on a hot summer day in Rajasthan | Photo Credit: – Over the last 10 years, traditionally cooler cities such as Bengaluru and Mumbai have been experiencing more days with above-average temperatures than Delhi, as India grapples with increasingly severe heatwaves. A comparison of … Read more
Representational photo | PM Modi’s participation in the BRICS summit is one of the key events to look for during the tour. | Photo Credit: ANI Starting Wednesday, July 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour across two continents, covering Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia. With a wide … Read more
A fire officer stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Adnan Abidi Earlier this month, a London-bound Air India plane crashed soon after take off in Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 people aboard. This was one of the deadliest … Read more
The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently issued an order for holding Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls for Bihar. This exercise will then be carried out in all the States. The order is antithetical to the tradition of this august institution. From the first election held in independent India, the ECI has played a … Read more
(1) Shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was “in effect”, after the truce, which he announced early morning, seemed unravelling following accusations of violations from both sides, prompting Mr. Trump to curse them and issue a rare public demand to … Read more
Deaths due to liver diseases have been rising steadily in India. While this trend has been evident for some time, three patterns — across sex, age, and States — may offer some clues as to why. Diseases of the digestive system, with liver diseases accounting for a substantial share, was the eighth leading cause of … Read more
A new global index has been launched to assess how 25 countries perform across five technology sectors: AI, biotechnology, semiconductors, space, and quantum. India lags significantly behind the top three — U.S., China, and Europe — across most technology sectors. Developed using public and commercial data, the Critical and Emerging Technologies Index allows policymakers to … Read more