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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicLab accident

Topic: Lab accident

Off The Cuff with Katherine Eban

It is possible that we may never find out whether the virus jumped directly to humans from an animal or leaked because of a...

What is gain of function? Research field back in focus as Covid linked to China ‘lab accident’

Gain of function research focuses on growing generations of microorganisms under conditions that cause mutations. For years, there has been an ethical debate around it.

Explosion at Indian Institute of Science kills 1, injures 3 in Bengaluru

Four technicians of a private company were carrying out an experiment when the explosion occurred suddenly at around 2.20 pm, police said.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.