West Bengal tops country in acid attacks, crime against women drops marginally, reveals latest NCRB data

West Bengal tops country in acid attacks, crime against women drops marginally, reveals latest NCRB data

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto While there has been a marginal drop in the crime against women in the State, West Bengal continues to record highest incidents of acid attacks in the country, as per the Crime in India 2023 published on September 29. 2025. While the country recorded … Read more

What does Trump’s latest H-1B directive state? | Explained

What does Trump’s latest H-1B directive state? | Explained

The story so far: On September 19, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation increasing the fee for processing H-1B visas by about 60 times to $1,00,000. The White House underlined that the objective was to help “curb abuses that displace U.S. workers and undermine national security”. A tentative calm returned when Washington clarified the … Read more

From launch prep to astronaut training: Latest on Isro’s Gaganyaan mission

From launch prep to astronaut training: Latest on Isro’s Gaganyaan mission

India’s ambitious human spaceflight programme is entering a critical new chapter, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) gearing up to launch the Gaganyaan-1 (G1) mission in December. A senior Isro official has confirmed to IndiaToday.in that this landmark mission, the first in a series of crucial uncrewed test flights, will spend three days orbiting … Read more

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more

India’s latest MMR shows a declining trend

India’s latest MMR shows a declining trend

Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India declined to 93 per lakh live births in 2019-21 from 97 in 2018-20, and 103 in 2017-2019, according to the latest data released by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. The data show the highest … Read more

Calorie labelling has modest effect, latest evidence finds

Calorie labelling has modest effect, latest evidence finds

Getty Images Calories must now appear on menus in large restaurants and take-aways Putting calories on food labels and menus “is no silver bullet”, say researchers who analysed the best evidence to date on how effective the policy can be. A review of 25 studies on calorie labelling in a number of countries found a … Read more

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Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai. File. In a setback for the petitioners in the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023, the Bombay High Court on March 13 refused to accept applications seeking stay on the Union government’s Fact-Check Unit (FCU). The interim application was filed … Read more