WhatsApp has moved the Delhi HC over the new social media rules that come into effect today. Cyclone Yaas makes landfall today and we wish safety for our readers in Bengal, Odisha and to some extent Andhra too. In our Science section today we introduce you to two significant items that show just how far tech can influence us and it is scary.
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May 25 – People Of Japan vs Olympics, Trouble in Lakshadweep
The Japanese are having less to do with the Olympic Games scheduled for July as anger mounts over official apathy. Lakshadweep’s acting administrator’s new draft rules are causing a stir in the island with parliamentarians now writing to the President to recall the acting administrator.
May 24- Mindless Forwards, Virus ‘Retreat’ in US
Relying on random WhatsApp forwards has finally caught up with Ramdev who was forced to apologise and withdraw comments. Cyclone Yaas is gaining strength and is expected to make landfall on May 26. Belarus has forced a commercial aircraft to land just to arrest a dissident in what many countries now call a “hijacking”. And in today’s Monday Explainer we look into Unicorns.
May 23 – Get Both Shots!
tudy has found two vaccines highly effective against the Indian variant, but there is a catch, you need both doses. There is a killer volcano erupting in Congo.
May 22 – GoI Locks Horns With Pfizer, Twitter
ndian govt are at loggerheads over legal protection, there is a new coronavirus and they are found in dogs, and then there is the GoI vs Twitter story
May 21 – Black fungus plague India; Adani is rich. Very rich.
Israel, Hamas agree for a ceasefire but for how long? 55 mn people were living in displacement by the end of last year and climate change had a lot to do with it
May 20- Antarctica gives birth
New testing and vaccination protocols are in and you may want to give that a look. John le Carré fans are in for a treat!
May 19 – Darwin’s Collapse
In News of Today: There appears to be little relief in the Middle East, the GoI is having an image problem and is throwing the kitchen sink at it, and an iconic natural structure has fallen.
May 18- Cyclone Tauktae Weakens After Mumbai Fury
Newslaundry investigation into Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation finds environment violations, Cyclone Tauktae made landfall yesterday and arrives weaker in Gujarat today. Elon Musk greatly upset cryptocurrency world with just one word: “Indeed…”.
May 17 – No End in Sight To Middle East Crisis
Julian Sancton’s new book that speaks on Roald Amundsen’s ruthless strategy to win the race to the South Pole against Robert Scott. We also look at the Covid situation which seems to have eased slightly in north India for now, but seemingly not the govt’s tolerance for criticism. In this week’s Short Explainer, we check out the Ultra Low Cost Carriers model, which GoAir (now GoFirst) aims to adopt.
