A view of the Madras High Court building in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Convinced with the Indian nationality of a 67-year-old woman of Chinese origin, the Madras High Court has directed the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to issue her a passport so that she can visit her eldest son, an … Read more
The lesser-known origin of Madurai jasmine | Video Credit: L BALACHANDAR From being stitched into garlands, to adorning women’s hair, the jasmine flower is everyone’s favourite pick. The word malli, or jasmine in Tamil, is inseparable from Madurai. The most sought-after variety of the plant is cultivated in vast areas around the city. However, the … Read more
Dr Robert Redfield makes the claim at a US congressional panel’s first hearing into Covid’s origins. Source link
The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic. Here’s what we know. Source link
Beijing hits back that the outbreak’s origin is “about science and should not be politicised”. Source link
Crowded, live animal markets, many scientists agree, provide an ideal transmission hotspot for new diseases to “spill over” from animals. And in the 18 months up to the beginning of the pandemic, a separate study showed that nearly 50,000 animals – of 38 different species – were sold at markets in Wuhan. Source link
FIFA 22 is getting its first major patch — labelled Title Update #1 — that comes with a bunch of gameplay changes, chiefly in the goalkeeping department. As you might have read in FIFA 22 reviews, including ours, goalkeepers are really powerful in EA Sports’ new football sim. But they also seem to be broken … Read more
The office that oversees US spy agencies could not establish how the coronavirus pandemic began. Source link
China says a proposal to audit labs shows “disrespect to common sense and arrogance towards science”. Source link
Apex Legends servers have been hacked in an attempt to save Titanfall — a seven-year-old game that is almost unplayable now due to multiple hacks. Apex Legends players have shared on Twitter that they are unable to get into a match and are instead getting a message that says “SAVETITANFALL.COM, TF1 is being attacked so … Read more