Month: July 2026

Spain wins the World Cup, but did FIFA favour Argentina? | In Focus podcast

July 22, 2026 admin

Spain are world champions once again after a dominant FIFA World Cup campaign, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final. But beyond the result, the tournament has sparked fierce debate over contrasting footballing philosophies, refereeing decisions and the narratives that shaped the competition. FIFA final: Spain’s absolute domination over Argentina explained In this episode of In…

Sports

Fake Cabinet post scam targeting Kerala MLA: Cyber police identify prime suspect in New Delhi

July 22, 2026 admin

Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi The Cyber police have identified the prime suspect in a major cyber fraud gang that called Kerala MLA Vidya Balakrishnan allegedly offering her a Cabinet minister’s post in exchange for ₹3 crore. An investigation team led by Assistant Commissioner (Cyber Cell) S.M. Pradeep Kumar zeroed in on the suspect during their…

Nation

Convergent perils: luminaries demand human ethics not be outsourced to AI

July 22, 2026 admin

The view that artificial intelligence (AI) can pose an existential threat to humankind using technologies like nuclear weapons has been around for some years now. Last year, after examining such threats and risks, one study from the Rand Corporation, a global policy think-tank, argued that such risks could not be ruled out. The study also…

Science

Gill one point shy of world No. 1 in latest ICC ODI batting rankings

July 22, 2026 admin

Shubman Gill in action during third ODI against England, at Lord’s in London. | Photo Credit: ANI Three Indian batsmen — Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma — feature in the top five of the latest ICC ODI batting rankings released on Wednesday after the England series, with skipper Gill within touching distance of…

Sports

Air India extends Tel Aviv-Delhi flight suspension until September-end

July 22, 2026 admin

Air India has been continuously extending its suspension of operations on the route for several months due to the prevailing security situation in the region. File (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid renewed hostilities and growing security concerns in West Asia, Air India on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said it is extending its suspension…

Business

Abolition of NEET only solution to students’ issues: DMK leader Stalin

July 22, 2026 admin

DMK president M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said more than any other demand, the abolition of NEET must be at the heart of students’ protests in New Delhi. “Only scrapping NEET will provide a lasting solution to…

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Protesters gather at Shivaji Park in Mumbai; around 300 detentions reported on July 20

July 22, 2026 admin

People stage a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on July 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Demonstrators assembled at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) and marched toward Shiv Sena Bhavan. The gathering remained non-violent,…

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Why is Trump targeting Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site? Here’s what we know

July 22, 2026 admin

This June 15, 2026, photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, upper right, and the under-construction at Pickaxe Mountain directly to the south of it. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued threats to bomb Pickaxe Mountain, an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under…

World

Delhi Internet shutdown during CJP protest: Where does the law stand? | Explained

July 22, 2026 admin

The story so far: Mobile Internet services were shut down in parts of Central Delhi during the Chalo Sansad protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Thousands of people, led by the CJP, gathered on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…

Nation

2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

July 22, 2026 admin

Volunteers clean the skeleton of a Mastodonsaurus, a huge amphibian that walked the Earth 240 million years ago, at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland. | Photo Credit: AP Volunteers armed with chisels, brushes and protective goggles chip away at rock encasing the bones of a massive prehistoric amphibian in a glass-walled laboratory on…

Science