01Via NDTV⏱ 2 min readOmar Abdullah Says MLA Was Offered Rs 20 Crore To Defect, BJP Slams ClaimAbdullah claimed that the offer was made by a Supreme Court lawyer associated with the BJP during a closed-door meeting with the MLA. He said the legislator personally informed him of the alleged offer.Start reading →
02Via NASA⏱ 2 min readWaxing Gibbous MoonThe waxing gibbous moon is nestled in the darkness of space in this June 26, 2026, image from the International Space Station. The space station was 264 miles above the Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar at the time. The waxing gibbous phase comes before the full moon phase. During this time, the Moon appears brighter […]Start reading →
01Via Mint⏱ 2 min readShipping lines halt fresh cargo bookings through Strait of Hormuz amid renewed attacksGlobal maritime trade suffered a fresh blow as cargo bookings across the Persian Gulf ground to a halt, amid a military flare-up in the Strait of Hormuz that shattered a fragile June ceasefire.Start reading →
02Via The Hindu⏱ 2 min readWhat’s China’s new ethnic unity law? | ExplainedThe legislation is the culmination of a policy trajectory that has been building for over a decade, beginning with the 2014 Central Ethnic Work Conference under President Xi Jinping.Start reading →
01Via Mint⏱ 2 min readMint Explainer | Why India is launching an index of services productionThe index of services production is intended to complement the index of industrial production by providing high-frequency information on the services economy, enabling better policy decisions and economic forecasting.Start reading →
01Via NASA⏱ 2 min readNASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space StationNASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition 74 crew advancing scientific research. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina will lift off at 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m. Baikonur time) […]Start reading →
02Via NASA⏱ 2 min readNASA Photographer Captures Images from F-18 Over WashingtonNASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give the public a front-row seat to the work happening behind the scenes. Jim Ross, a photographer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, […]Start reading →
01Via The Hindu⏱ 2 min readWhat a dolphin’s death in Kerala reveals about India’s marine plastic pollutionNecropsy of an endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin that washed ashore on Kozhikode beach recently reveals fatal plastic fishing net ingestion, highlighting growing threats from marine pollution and ‘ghost nets’. CMFRI data show marine mammal strandings remain high, with coastal dolphins among the species most vulnerableStart reading →
02Via The Hindu⏱ 2 min readWomen Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | DataShare of women parliamentarians has never exceeded 15% in the past general electionsStart reading →