Was China Behind Mumbai’s Power Failure in October 2020?
Amidst arguably tense border situations between India and China, a recent study by a US company, named Recorded Future, published on 1 March claimed that last year's massive power outage in Mumbai, wh...
2 Mar 202110min
Decoding India’s COVID Variants and Surge with Dr RR Gangakhedkar
The two big headlines on 1 March 2021 were first, that the Indian government began its second phase of vaccinations against COVID-19 with people above the age of 60 years and those above 45 with comor...
1 Mar 202118min
‘Against Indian Ethos’: Centre Opposes Same-Sex Marriages in HC
Only a biological man and a biological woman, in other words, a husband and a wife, make a family. That was the crux of the Centre's response to petitions seeking recognition and registration of sa...
26 Feb 202112min
Answering Your Questions About India’s Phase 2 COVID Vaccine Plan
India is all set to begin the second phase of COVID-19 vaccinations from 1 March and people above 60 years of age and those above 45 with co-morbidities are now eligible to get the vaccine. India will...
25 Feb 20218min
What Led to Aam Aadmi Party’s Surat Win in Gujarat Civic Polls?
The Bhartiya Janta Party on 23 February put up its best performance in the two decades by sweeping all six municipal corporations in the Gujarat Urban local body elections. The ruling party won comfor...
24 Feb 202112min
‘Not One Iota of Evidence’: Disha Ravi Gets Bail in ‘Toolkit’ Case
Delhi’s Patiala Court on Tuesday, 23 February, granted bail to Bangalore-based climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested on 14 February in connection with a toolkit on the farmers' protest that wa...
23 Feb 202117min
What Has Led to Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Maharashtra?
Stopping just short of a lockdown, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, 21 February announced a slew of new rules given the consistent rise of COVID-19 cases in the state. The state ...
22 Feb 202113min
Why Did Facebook Ban News Content in Australia Amid a Pandemic?
If you are a Facebook user in Australia, you may have woken up to a very different news feed on 18 February. And don’t worry, your account was not hacked. The social media giant took the nuclear op...
19 Feb 202111min
